TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » e-readers http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Are E-Book Sales Declining in Canada? http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/are-e-book-sales-declining-in-canada/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/are-e-book-sales-declining-in-canada/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 15:15:03 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=85490 An interesting report is circulating the book blogs, alleging that e-book sales in Canada are down almost five percent. I’ve seen reporting on the Booknet Canada report on at least 3 blogs (for example, here and here and here, but nobody seems quite sure what to make of it. We’re selling lots and lots of devices here in Canada, aren’t we? We’re Kobo’s [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/are-e-book-sales-declining-in-canada/feed/ 4 Ted Heller comes out without a jacket http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ted-heller-comes-out-without-a-jacket/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ted-heller-comes-out-without-a-jacket/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 14:15:14 +0000 Paul St John Mackintosh http://www.teleread.com/?p=85480 As already noted in TeleRead, author Ted Heller has recently been bemoaning his woes as a self-publisher in Slate. He’s now followed up with a further bulletin on his tribulations as an e-reader, first run on The Weeklings and also aired since on Slate. In particular, he cites the demise of that mobile billboard, the [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/ted-heller-comes-out-without-a-jacket/feed/ 0 E Ink Releases Mobius, a Large-Format Flexible Display http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/e-ink-releases-mobius-a-large-format-flexible-display/ http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/e-ink-releases-mobius-a-large-format-flexible-display/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 15:49:44 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=85044 A few days ago, Sony announced they they were launching a large format reader aimed at the educational market. E Ink is making the screen, which has been touted as flexible and durable. Here’s the relevant section of the press release: E Ink Mobius will be the first flexible display technology that will go into [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/legal/study-30-percent-of-flyers-have-left-on-their-electronic-devices/feed/ 0 Forgot to Turn off your Kindle in flight? You’re not alone! http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/forgot-to-turn-off-your-kindle-in-flight-youre-not-alone/ http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/forgot-to-turn-off-your-kindle-in-flight-youre-not-alone/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 16:47:29 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=84712 The Consumer Electronics Association released some interesting data yesterday about electronic devices on planes. • Ninety-nine percent of flyers bring a portable electronic device on a flight with them. That’s a lot of gadgets! • Thirty percent of them have forgotten to turn off a device at some time. Whoops! Another interesting breakdown is this: The study [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/reading-2/forgot-to-turn-off-your-kindle-in-flight-youre-not-alone/feed/ 0 On my honeymoon, I fell in love all over again… with my e-reader (and my wife, of course) http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/on-my-honeymoon-i-fell-in-love-all-over-again-with-my-e-reader-and-my-wife-of-course/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/on-my-honeymoon-i-fell-in-love-all-over-again-with-my-e-reader-and-my-wife-of-course/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 19:30:18 +0000 Brian Howard http://www.teleread.com/?p=84304 I hope you’ll pardon me as I jog my ocean air- and sun-addled brain back into something resembling normal functioning with a story from my just-ended honeymoon. On Saturday, my newly minted wife and I got back from Tulum, Mexico, where we spent a week on the beach relaxing and—if we’re being completely honest—recovering from [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/on-my-honeymoon-i-fell-in-love-all-over-again-with-my-e-reader-and-my-wife-of-course/feed/ 0 Morning Links: Pocketbook announces two new readers http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-pocketbook-announces-two-new-readers/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-pocketbook-announces-two-new-readers/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:49:30 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=83903 Pocketbook Announces Two New Readers (Good e-Reader) The Battle of the Book Pubbing Platforms (Indie Reader) Writing on an Android Tablet (Galleycat) eBook Publisher Power Rankings: Hachette is #1 (DBW) Kindle Daily Deals: More than 60 books!

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-pocketbook-announces-two-new-readers/feed/ 0 Study shows tablets continue to overtake e-readers http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/study-shows-tablets-continue-to-overtake-e-readers/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/study-shows-tablets-continue-to-overtake-e-readers/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:00:31 +0000 Susan Lulgjuraj http://www.teleread.com/?p=82810 My e-reader sits on the bookshelf, dust growing on it every day. My Nook Simple Touch used to be one of my favorite gadgets—I carried it everywhere, even just to sneak a couple of pages here and there. I’ve replaced my e-reader with a tablet. I ordered a Nexus 7 last July (a birthday present) [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-how-hugh-howeys-wool-became-a-self-published-smash-hit/feed/ 0 Morning Links: Are the French preparing an e-book revolution? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/morning-links-are-the-french-preparing-an-e-book-revolution/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/morning-links-are-the-french-preparing-an-e-book-revolution/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:12:19 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=82316 E Ink Remains Committed to E-Readers Despite CEO Change (Good E-Reader) The deal Goodreads should’ve struck (hint: it wasn’t with Amazon) (Paid Content) Are the French preparing an e-book revolution? (Media Shift) The e-book continues to slowly but surely gain ground in France (Rude Baguette) Kindle Daily Deals: Chasing Rainbows by Kathleen Long (+ 3 [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kickstarter/morning-links-33-kickstart/feed/ 0 DBW’s “When will Kindles become free?” misses the mark http://www.teleread.com/kindle/dbws-when-will-kindles-become-free-misses-the-mark/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/dbws-when-will-kindles-become-free-misses-the-mark/#comments Sat, 16 Mar 2013 00:33:56 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=81517 It’s interesting to me how often people misunderstand the appeal of Amazon and its products. Over at Digital Book World today, Beth Bacon asked, “When will Kindle’s become free?” While it’s not a bad question—and I do think the day of the free Kindle (or another brand of e-reader) is coming—I think she missed an [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/dbws-when-will-kindles-become-free-misses-the-mark/feed/ 1 Check out my first-ever e-book reader! http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/check-out-my-first-ever-ebook-reader/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/check-out-my-first-ever-ebook-reader/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:26:27 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=81361 I mentioned earlier that it’s been spring cleaning week here. Well, in amongst one of those random boxes of this and that, I unearthed this gem: my first-ever e-book reader! Back when I purchased this puppy for $50 plus shipping off eBay (a fortune!), it was 2005 and I was living in New Zealand for [...]

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