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Apr.27.2012
Don’t believe all that hype about government interference that is designed to foster an Amazon monopoly of the ebook business. What the six major publishers were alleged to have done was collude in fixing prices that, if true, was a desperate act that they must have known would fall afoul of...
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Mar.23.2012
It's official. We're a tablet family. My husband bought me an iPad 3 - our first tablet - and of course one of the first things I did was try out reading on it. I have a few book apps on it, but I was most excited to try out the Kobo app, because of this thing called "Kobo Pulse" (website: http://...
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Jan.09.2012
Like 'em, hate 'em or (unbelievable) be indifferent to 'em, eReaders are still invaluable tools for every author. Those books have to come from somewhere and the market for the product just keeps growing. Authors, read 'em and cheer.
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Kobo Posts Record Holiday...
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Dec.19.2011
I just finished reading my friend Rob Byrnes' novel Holy Rollers yesterday, the second to feature the characters affectionately dubbed "The Gang That Can't Do Anything Straight." If you've read any of his previous books, you know to expect a lot of giggles, several laugh-out-...
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Oct.28.2011
The lines are getting blurred in the book world. I still prefer to go with a traditional paper publisher, but they do seem to be standing on the pier waving the future goodbye.
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Kobo to become a publisher
Kobo, the firm behind Indigo's eReader...
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Oct.12.2011
Now that BORDERS Stores have permanently closed, KOBO, their former eReader partner, has turned to the Internationally successful FNAC and FNAC.com in their journey towards a productive online literary future. According to a KOBO press release:
KOBO is excited...
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Aug.14.2011
Light a cigar! Open a fizzy drink! Eat some chocolate! Have an organic carrot! My first ebook went on sale February 4th, 2011:Since then I've added 5 more:and we've finally sold 1000 copies (I say we because I know some of you have bought copies and I thank you sincerely--your imaginary...
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Jun.24.2011
that is the question. But what is the answer? As I think about this, I feel like I am in the 1980s all over again when trying to decide whether to go with a Betamax or a VHS player/recorder. Everything that we had read about the differences said the Betamax was far superior, yet in the...
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Jan.31.2011
No one would ever accuse me of being an early adopter. The last time I plunged into cutting-edge technology was when I bought a first-generation iPod back in 2001, and only then because I was buying a new laptop and figured, in for a penny, in for a pound.
Since then, I never install software until...
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Jan.12.2011
My winter issue of Icarus Magazine arrived a couple of days ago, and I opened it with the intention of quickly skimming through the table of contents and the interview, and then tucking aside the magazine for reading on my upcoming train trip to Toronto. Instead, my eye caught on the first line of...
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