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Apps to Make You Literate

Uloop | Posted 06.28.2011

Read More: College Students, iPad Apps, iPhone Apps, Literacy, Wordbook, Ibooks, dictionary.com, Word of the Day, Education Apps, Project Gutenberg, Ibookstore, College Apps, College News

Reading can, at times, feel like eating sandpaper. But fortunately there are some great apps to help you get literate.

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How eBook Reader Bill Of Rights Benefits Authors

Digital Book World | Andy Woodworth | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Authors, Kobo, Ibookstore, Ebook Reader Bill of Rights, Kindle, Ebooks, Ipad, Books News

About a week ago, Sarah and I posted the Ebook Reader’s Bill of Rights. We’ve watched it bounce all over the blogosphere much to our mutual deligh...

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Random House Finally Selling eBooks In iBookstore

The Huffington Post | Zoe Triska | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Apple, Random House and Apple, Ibookstore, Ebooks, Iphone, Random House, Ipad, Books News

Yesterday, at Apple's media event, Steve Jobs announced that Random House is signing on with the store, bringing 17,000 eBooks. Even before the anno...

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Apple's iBookstore A 'Big Failure' Six Months After Launch

tuaw.com | By David Winograd (RSS Feed) on Oct 14th 2010 at 9:00AM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ibookstore Apple, Ibookstore, Ibookstore Titles, Ibookstore Sales, Technology News

It's been over six months since the release of the iPad on April 3rd, and the simultaneous launch of iBooks and the iBookstore, which promised to give...

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iPad Publisher Gets Millions In Funding

VentureBeat | Anthony Ha | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: iPhone App, Apple Ipad, Book App, Ibookstore, Ereader, Ibook, Ebook, Callaway Arts, Callaway Digital Arts, Apple Ibook, Ipad, Books News

Apple's iPad has been hyped up the future of publishing -- books, magazines, you name it. Now high-profile venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Bye...

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Agency Model For eBook Prices Under Scrutiny In UK

The Bookseller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, Apple iBooks, Book Publishing, Apple Agency Model, Ibookstore, Agency Model, Ebooks, Books, Amazon, Books News

The agency model has come under increased scrutiny in the UK following the news that Amazon was poised to launch a co.uk Kindle Store, with the retail...

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eBook Pricing Deals May Violate Antitrust Laws; CT Attorney General Launches Investigation

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, Amazon Macmillan, Ibooks, Books, eBook Prices, Amazon, Amazon eBooks, Richard Blumenthal, Ibookstore, Attorney General, Agency Model, Antitrust, eBook Deals, Ebooks, Competition Laws, Video, Books News

Book publishers' eBook deals with Apple and Amazon may violate competition laws, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday. Connecticut Attorney General...

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Erotic eBooks Removed From Apple's iBookstore

The Bookseller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Erotic eBooks, Erotica, Apple iBooks, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Apple Censorship, Books, Ebooks, Books News

Apple has been accused of censorship after four erotic novellas disappeared from the iBookstore chart. ...

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11 Of The Coolest Cases For Your eReader (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Nook, Ereaders, Cheetos, Kindle, Book Cover, Barnes & Noble, Manilla Envelope, Barnesandnoble, Ipad, Amazon, Apple, Ibooks, Ibookstore, Books News

With the advent of the eReader--the Kindle, the iPad, the Nook--comes the inevitable paraphernalia, and finally they're starting to get creative out t...

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Ryu Murakami To Release Novel Directly To iPad

The Wall Street Journal | Yoree Koh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: A Singing Whale, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Murakami a Singing Whale, iPad Books, Ryu Murakami iPad, Books, Ipad, Ryu Murakami, Books News

Let the nightmare begin. Novelist Ryu Murakami plans to release his latest novel exclusively for digital bookworms through Apple Inc.'s iPad ahead of ...

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Penguin eBooks Are No. 1 On iPad, But Publisher Gets Zero Love From Amazon

DailyFinance | SARAH WEINMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Penguin Amazon, eBook Sales, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Books, Ebooks, Penguin eBooks, Penguin, Ipad, Amazon, Ereaders, Books News

On the one hand, Penguin (PSO) has many reasons to feel good right now. A preliminary first-quarter earnings report released by its parent company, Pe...

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eBook Bestsellers From Kobo: The Top eBooks From Fiction To Freebies And More (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, Apple, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Slidepollajax, Borders, Kobo, Books, Ebooks, Free eBooks, eBook Bestsellers, Ipad, Bestsellers, Ereaders, Barnes and Noble, Books News

For a long time, Amazon was the only real option out there for buying eBooks. But a lot has changed in the eBook business recently. Barnes & Noble bec...

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iPad eBook App Problems: How To Fix Today's eReaders

Gizmodo | Craig Mod | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: iPad Apps, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Books, Ebooks, iPad eBook Apps, Kindle iPad App, Ipad, Ereaders, Books News

This essay considers two sets of questions: 1) What's wrong with our current e-readers and how do we rebuild them? 2) What meta-data do we create when...

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eBook Bestsellers From Kobo: The Top eBooks From Fiction And Nonfiction To Freebies And More (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Apple, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Borders, Books, Ebooks, Kobo, Free eBooks, eBook Bestsellers, Ipad, Bestsellers, Ereaders, Barnes and Noble, Books News

For a long time, Amazon was the only real option out there for buying eBooks. But a lot has changed in the eBook business recently. Barnes & Noble bec...

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TOR Offering Free Award-Winning Science Fiction Stories For The iPad

The Los Angeles Times | Carolyn Kellogg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Science Fiction, Nebula Award, Literary Prizes, Ibookstore, Ibooks, Books, Ebooks, TOR.Com, Hugo Award, Free eBooks, Ipad, Tor, Books News

The website of science fiction imprint Tor is making some of its most-lauded works of 2009 available as free e-books. Four stories, all awards finalis...

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WWDC 2010: 4 New iPad, iBooks And App Updates Publishers And Readers Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steve Jobs, Apple, Book Publishing, eBook Sales, Pdf, Ibookstore, Wwdc 2010, Ibooks, Wwdc, Iphone, Ebooks, Books, Ipad, Ereaders, Books News

The tech world is buzzing today with news from Steve Jobs's speech at 2010's WWDC -- Worldwide Developers Conference -- but the new iPhone isn't the o...

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iPad Won't Come With iBooks Preinstalled, Giving Amazon A Leg Up

The Wall Street Journal | By YUKARI IWATANI KANE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle App, Kindle, Ipad Kindle, Ibookstore, iPad Kindle App, Ibooks, Books, Ebooks, Ipad, Amazon, eReader Apps, Books News

Electronic books are expected to be a major selling point for Apple Inc.'s iPad, which goes on sale Saturday. But competitors, particularly Amazon.com...

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Apple Tells Publishers What Price To Charge For iPad eBooks

thebookseller.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Book Publishing, Apple Ipad, Apple, Ibookstore, Smashwords, iPad eBooks, eBook Prices, Books, Ipad, Ebooks, Agency Model, Books News

The so-called agency model is a "mirage" with Apple dictating to publishers what they can charge for books sold via the iBook Store on Apple's iPad, a...

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iPad eBook Apps: Where Will New iPad Users Go To Buy eBooks?

The New York Times | NICK BILTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apple Ipad, iPad Apps, Kindle, Apple, eBook Apps, Ibookstore, iPad eBook Apps, Books, Ebooks, Barnes, Amazon, Ipad, Ereaders, Barnes & Noble, Books News

On April 3, when customers pick up their fancy new Apple iPads and want to purchase an e-book, they will have to decide which online bookstore they wa...

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eReader Price War Looming? Sony Drops Price On Its Reader

Wall Street Journal | Geoffrey A. Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ereaders, Price Wars, Sony eReader, Apple Ipad, Ibookstore, Kindle, Books, eReader Prices, Amazon Kindle, Ipad, Ebooks, Amazon, Books News

Sony says it is cutting the price on its entry-level e-book reader, dubbed the Pocket Reader, to $169 -- perhaps the first in a coming price war for t...

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Perseus Signs eBook Deal For iPad

The New York Times | MOTOKO RICH and BRAD STONE | Posted 05.25.2011

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iPad Revolution? Maybe, But There's Still Much To Be Said For Kindle (New York Review)

The New York Review of Books | Sue Halpern | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kindle, Ibookstore, E-Ink, Ibooks, New York Review of Books, Ereaders, Barnes and Noble, Apple Ipad, Amazon Kindle, Apple, Books, Ebooks, Amazon, Ipad, Nook, Books News

When Steve Jobs projected the image of the iPad after his damned-with-faint-praise nod to the Kindle, the Kindle looked comically out of date, a relic...

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Why eBooks Failed In 2000, And What It Means For 2010

Michael Mace's Blog | Michael Mace | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Short Stories, Macmillan, Kindle, Book Publishing, Ibookstore, Future of Publishing, Books, Ebooks, Ipad, Amazon, Nook, Ereaders, Books News

Although some of the barriers that stopped ebooks in 2000 have been reduced, most of them are still in place. So I think the market isn't likely to gr...

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Barnes & Noble CEO On Amazon, Apple And Nook Price And Market War (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apple Ipad, Barnes & Noble, William Lynch, Ibookstore, Iphone, Books, Ebooks, Ipad, Barnes and Noble, Nook, Ereaders, Video, Books News

Barnes & Noble announced an unexpected change yesterday when website President William Lynch stepped up to become the new CEO of the company. He appea...

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iPad Will Kill eBooks As We Know Them?

zdnet.com | Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Apple Ipad, Kindle, Apple, Ibookstore, Books, Ebooks, Ipad, Amazon, Ereaders, Books News

The problem with ebooks so far is that they're books first, and the electronic bit is an afterthought. Basically the ebook paradigm has been to try to...

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