eBooks and eReaders Archives

Nooks Will Be Available at Barnes & Noble Stores Beginning Wednesday

February 10, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest book-selling chain, said that its Nook electronic reading device would be available for purchase in its stores starting Wednesday, reports The New…

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Electronic books now come in snack sizes

February 8, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Who has time to read a whole book anymore? That’s the thinking behind a new publishing venture by the FT Press, a unit of Pearson, which has introduced…

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Web not yet the answer to college textbook costs

February 8, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Most students still prefer print to digital textbooks, and even if they didn't, college campuses so far have made very few titles available online, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Asustek plans Eee Book eReader and tablet PC to rival iPad

February 5, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Netbook pioneer Asustek Computer plans to launch its own eReader device and a tablet PC to rival Apple's iPad in the second half of this year, PC World…

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Textbook firms ink e-deals for iPad

February 3, 2010 by Staff and wire services reports

Major textbook publishers have struck deals with software company ScrollMotion Inc. to adapt their textbooks for the electronic page, as the industry embraces a hope that digital devices…

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Future of eReading might not be iPad, but Blio

November 5, 2013January 31, 2010 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Despite all the buzz about Apple’s iPad tablet and how it could be useful for reading electronic textbooks, a new software program on the way might hold even…

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Educators intrigued by Apple’s iPad

November 5, 2013January 28, 2010 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Apple’s new tablet computer, the iPad, could push other companies to bring more color-capable eReaders to the market in a move that could make digital books more commonplace…

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Amazon unveils 70 percent Kindle royalty plan

January 20, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Amazon.com has unveiled a program that will give authors and publishers a larger share of revenue from each Kindle eBook they sell beginning on June 30, 2010, PCMag.com…

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France plans its own rival to Google Books

January 13, 2010 by Laura Ascione

France's culture minister on Jan. 12 unveiled a plan to develop what he hopes will prove a uniquely Gallic competitor to Google Books, reports the Associated Press.

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e-Reader boom kindles variety of new options

November 5, 2013January 8, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

When most people think of electronic book readers, Amazon's thin, white Kindle probably springs to mind. But that could be about to change: A cascade of new eBook…