+ AAP Reports Publisher Book Sales for July (American Association American of Publishers) E-book sales continue to grow, with a 150.2 percent increase over July 2009 ($40.8 million); year-to-date E-book sales are up 191.0 percent. Downloaded Audio Books also saw an increase of 38.4 percent over last year, with sales of $6.6 million this July; and the category was also up 35.3 percent year-to-date. Physical Audio Book sales decreased 35.6 percent in July with sales totaling $8.7 million; sales for the year to date are down 0.6 percent. + "The US eBook Market For 2010? $500...

That's what Brave New World is reporting. Foxit has discontinued its ereader and will also shut down its European branch. The Foxit reader was priced at $199 and used to be a low price leader, but, of course, that's no longer the case. Foxit will continue business at its California headquarters and focus on licensing its software....

Nicolas Gary of AcutaLitté sent me an email alerting me to this news which he carried on his website. The shakeout of the minor players is beginning. This is the reason I don't cover all the small "wannbees" ereaders coming out of China. They will never see the light of day here in the US or in Europe. Here is a Google translation of the French article: The news we received was last week, and now the thing is formalized. Foxit Europe closes its doors permanently. As of September 2010, the firm n'officiera more in our latitudes, and...

I just got an email from Fictionwise offering the eSlick reader for $260. Along with the reader they are giving a $100 Micropay Rebate to spend on Fictionwise ebooks. The offer also appears as a banner on the front page of the Fictionwise site. Full details here....

ActuaLitte is reporting that the two have teamed up to an eSlick store. The store will sell Fictionwise books, as well as some of B&N's own ebooks. ActuaLitte is also reporting that the latest Foxit firmware upgrade is giving trouble with some 32MB machines and a revised firmware should be available by the end of the month. ...

No review yet, just the unboxing pictures, but they promise too add their thoughts in a while.  TeleRead has asked for a review unit, and we’ll report if they send us one.  Meanwhile: ...

From the Foxit website:  The first set of eSlicks have sold out and the next set will ship out around middle to late April. If you have preordered before February, your eSlick will ship around late February or early March. You may remember that the eSlick is new e-book reader that is optimized for reading in the PDF format. Credit to eReport for the link....