It’s a fact of life that any piece of technology you buy will soon be obsolete - be it a mobile phone, computer or just the humble TV in the corner of your room, while you’re unboxing it some guy in marketing is putting the finishing touches to an ad campaign heralding the arrival … [Read more...]
Your new eBook reader will soon be obsolete, but you should buy it anyway
November 23, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Ebook 2.0 Era Has Arrived
November 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Introduction In the early part of the last century when TV was first introduced, the format of early TV programs were borrowed directly from their radio predecessor. “Actors” were hired to fill the screen by reading from a visible script. It was only later when people realized … [Read more...]
Travelling light and readers as a business tool
October 28, 2009 By 1 Comment
When I headed out of London for my summer break this year I was conscious of being far less burdened than in previous years. Instead of a selection of large paperbacks and too-heavy hardbacks my single backpack carried a select change of clothes and my increasingly indispensable eBook … [Read more...]
UK media fawns over Kindle, fails to mention DRM and other drawbacks
October 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Did you spot it? In case you didn't, the UK media spent much of yesterday fawning over Amazon's Kindle, their obvious delight at finally being able to pre-order one and further indulge themselves in some faux Friends/Sex in the City world blinding them to the pitfalls of a reader … [Read more...]
How will Amazon respond to Sony’s open standards move?
August 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
Sony’s announcement this week that it’ll drop proprietary eBook formats is rightly being seen as a challenge to Amazon and their Kindle device, all eyes are now on the US online retailer to see how they’ll respond. It’s long been clear that to succeed any new entertainment … [Read more...]
Why I’m not excited by Sony’s new readers
August 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Sorry to be a grouch but the admittedly sparse details we know about Sony’s leaked new ebook readers really aren’t that exciting. Maybe it’s because I’ve not long had my Sony PRS-505, but I can’t excited about the entry level PRS–300’s reduced 5” screen even if … [Read more...]
