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FastPencil: Turn Your Blog Posts into a Published Book
Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 20, 2009 9:42 AM / 1 Comments
Writing a book will never be easy, but FastPencil's mission is to make things easier for authors by bringing this process online and to collaborate with others. FastPencil takes writers Continue reading »


Kindle Everywhere: Amazon Launches Windows Application
Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 10, 2009 9:53 AM / 4 Comments
Amazon just released a free e-book reader application for Windows PCs. The Kindle for PC application allows Amazon customers to read Kindle books on their Windows XP, Windows Vista and Continue reading »


Shovelware: Developers Now Launch More E-Book Apps Than Games in iTunes Store
Written by Frederic Lardinois / November 2, 2009 11:02 AM / 2 Comments
According to a new survey conducted by mobile analytics company Flurry, developers now launch more e-book apps than games in Apple's iTunes App Store. Games now represent 13% of the Continue reading »


Barnes & Noble Will Sell QUE eReader in Its Stores Next Year
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 27, 2009 9:45 AM / 2 Comments
Exactly one week after the announcement of its nook e-book reader, Barnes & Noble today announced that it will also sell the Plastic Logic QUE proReader. The QUE will be Continue reading »


Barnes & Noble's Nook eReader Launches Today: Here Are the Details
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 20, 2009 12:29 PM / 4 Comments
Barnes and Noble will launch its rumored Nook eBook reader later today at an event in New York City. Thanks to an early leak of the device on the B&N Continue reading »


BookServer: A Plan to Build an Open Web of Books
Written by Sarah Perez / October 20, 2009 6:21 AM / 4 Comments
The Internet Archive has just unveiled their ambitious project called BookServer, which will allow users to find, buy, or borrow digital books from sources all across the web. The system, Continue reading »


Spring Design Announces Android-Based Dual-Screen eReader
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 19, 2009 9:05 AM / 0 Comments
Spring Design, a relatively unknown hardware design company, just announced that it will enter the eBook market with a dual-screen eReader based on the Android operating system. This device, the Continue reading »


More Details Emerge on "Google Editions," Google's eBook Store
Written by Sarah Perez / October 15, 2009 6:19 AM / 6 Comments
At the Frankfurt Book Fair, Google announced more details about their upcoming online ebook service known as "Google Editions." Originally revealed earlier this year, Editions will be a hosted electronic Continue reading »


German Chancellor Tells Google: "You Can't Just Go Around Scanning Books"
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 12, 2009 12:10 PM / 8 Comments
On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel used her weekly video podcast to attack Google and the Google Book Settlement. According to Merkel, the Google Book Settlement disregards international copyright laws. Continue reading »


Holiday Outlook for eReaders and eBooks: Even Better Than Previously Thought
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 7, 2009 8:42 AM / 6 Comments
There can be little doubt that eBook and eReaders are having a breakout year. Today, Forrester Research moved its original projection of 2 million US eReader sales in 2009 up Continue reading »


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