So far, there is nothing special that comes along with the hack that users can do, although as
Digital Reader points out, it opens the door for other enterprising hackers to figure that next stage out.
And as this blog post from
The Digital Reader points out, the results might have been even better if the participants had been experienced e-readers rather than (probably) newbies.
It is also possible, as Nate of
the Digital Reader points out in the comments, that non-big-6 titles were affected as well and nobody noticed.
That by itself isn't much to write home about, but
The Digital Reader points out that Amazon now owns the FireDock trademark.
But as
The Digital Reader points out, this is less of a question of people abandoning digital reading in general, and more of a question of people moving towards reading on general - purpose tablets or on their phones instead.
Not exact matches
One of my
Digital Journal
readers in Canada messaged me, wondering if the strange sea creatures were poisonous and more to the
point: Were they edible?
After all, even if the old world of news faded (like its
readers) into older age, at least we could
point to the cohort of
digital - native outlets with a bit of optimism.
Editor - in - chief Tina Brown had this to say, «In our judgment, we have reached a tipping
point at which we can most efficiently and effectively reach our
readers in all -
digital format.
Their book is a good resource for teachers interested in thoughtfully incorporating
digital writing into their teaching, and it also will
point readers toward other high - quality resources.
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It's our hope that
digital comics will provide an easy and low - cost
point of entry that will generate new
readers and drive them into brick - and - mortar retailers of all kinds.
The project attempts to gamify the reading experience for both print and
digital books by letting
readers earn
points and badges for the books they've read.
This though was the
point of my original post: i.e., that both print and
digital readers have very good reasons for preferring to read in the formats they do, and to express the hope that each side will refrain from snarking about the other.
Now that Amazon has unblocked a Norwegian
reader's Kindle account after, without reason or warning, locking down her Kindle, I think we're at a
point when we need to start taking back our
digital property.
The Bluefire
Reader is one of the best independent ebook reading apps for the iPad, with its biggest selling
point being that it uses the Adobe
Digital Editions DRM platform.
It is possible to see the foundations of the modern eBook from such activity, as the necessity for reflowable text when reading on a Portable
Digital Assistant (PDA) led to the formation of the Open eBook Publication Structure (a precursor to the EPUB format) in 1999, and several portable devices such as the Game Boy Advance, PalmPilot and SoftBook had facilities for modems, allowing
readers to receive books without using a computer, often seen as one of the core selling
points of the original Kindle.
Digital comics The blogger known as Ekko gives a pretty good overview of the digital comics scene and what needs to happen next, at least from a comics reader's point o
Digital comics The blogger known as Ekko gives a pretty good overview of the
digital comics scene and what needs to happen next, at least from a comics reader's point o
digital comics scene and what needs to happen next, at least from a comics
reader's
point of view.
And in related reading, Nate Hoffelder at The
Digital Reader put together a few
points from five years ago, when the Kindle was introduced.
The
Digital Reader's post in turn
points off to Publishers Weekly's report, which describes a survey taken of nearly 5,000
readers as to why they aren't buying as many ebooks anymore.
Dear Author
points off to
Digital Reader's post on the matter, and
Digital Reader in turn has links off to assorted authors» commentary, notably Chuck Wendig's, which I link to because his rant IS a thing of glory.
Those who remember the aftermath of the Borders collapse may recall that not having its own specific
digital reader was one of the things that many critics
pointed to as its failure to embrace ebooks in the way that Amazon and Barnes & Noble did.
From the
reader's
point of view, comiXology offers all the convenience of
digital comics: portability, compact size, and the ability to download comics and sync them across a number of devices.
Ahn went on to describe some of the processes which Korean ebook publishing platforms employ, notably a very user friendly drop - and - drag system which he compared to the ease of using Power
Point, a factor which may lead to greater numbers of self - published authors, even as greater numbers of
readers go
digital.
When I decided to self - publish my stories about the Sullivans as e-books, self - publishing was fairly new at that
point, and it was very exciting to watch as more than 1.5 million
readers discovered my
digital books!
On that last note, Jellybooks founder Andrew Rhomberg, speaking at the
Digital Book World conference in New York earlier this year,
pointed out that
readers who don't finish books, don't recommend them.
The wealth of books from the various ebook distribution platforms selling at an under - three - dollar price
point — and many of those selling for under one dollar — speaks to what
readers are willing to pay for
digital titles, especially from newer authors.
«We have a fairly detailed and comprehensive product road map laid out,» Kinzie explained in an interview about Issuu's platform, «The whole
point of Issuu is to connect publishers and
readers in a
digital environment, making the content that these publishers are working so hard to create accessible to millions of potential highly relevant
readers.»
Both Penguin Group and Random House have initiated their own short story
digital publishing platforms and, while the programs do meet the needs of customers in terms of a low price -
point and a shorter format than novels, the real gain to be made is not just in terms of bringing back
readers» demands for a historically - loved format.
Being a world - class, leading electronic manufacturer, they have kept on learning from their mistakes and have made significant improvisation on their previous models and now have won the hearts of their target buyers by releasing the superior
digital e-book
reader, PRS - 300 at a price
point of just $ 199, which is not only inexpensive but a value for money product in the truest sense of the term.
-- Adobe Air — Pink Pad Pro — Wordreference — Dropbox — gReader —
DigitAL clock something — GSRemote — Tinyshark — Amazon Kindle — App Backup and Restore — App to SD — App Cache Cleaner — Google Maps (well what's the
point, it doesn't have 3G, anyways...)-- Moon +
Reader — Olive Office Premium (I am considering buying Documents To go, though)-- Pulse — Aldiko
I think the increase is also partly due to the low cost entry
point now for even the smallest of publishers, they can convert their Magazine (from the print PDF) into an APP and onto the Apple Newsstand from as little as $ 395 an edition including video etc is giving rise to more availability and choice of many more Web / Tablet / Mobile
Digital Editions to
readers.
With the wealth of ebooks titles available and an increase in the use of
digital indie publishing platforms which enable authors to post their own works as ebooks, more and more
readers are turning to ebook lending libraries and websites for content, especially in recent months when best - selling titles have often been marketed at a very similar price
point to their print counterparts.
Digital publishing is affording authors and
readers new benefits every day, from lower price
points to reducing the wait time for books on current topics to reach the market.
With ebooks priced nearly on parallel with print sales, publishers can create a value - related decision
point for
readers to evaluate whether they would rather own a print book versus a
digital copy.
As a
reader points out, the last line of the FT's article over the weekend about Apple's developments in
digital music — and its tablet device — may be its most interesting:
Men's Health
pointed out that its iPad app, which works like a
digital newsstand, sells other products and gives
readers free previews of every issue, expanding the reach of its brand and its advertisers.
The
Digital Reader has reported that KDP is now offering data on price
points for ebooks: «The service draws on Amazon's vast database of past sales data and analyzes the relationship between price changes and number of copies sold.
The
Digital Reader also offers six different
points of view regarding KU, which are mostly mixed and seem to
point towards experimenting and seeing what happens (though at least one person thinks the pricing structure could devalue books).
I've been waiting for
digital readers to reach «a tipping
point».
The associated hassles of DRM (coupled with a high price
point and Comixology's lousy browser
reader), continue to keep me away from mainstream
digital comics.
I think DC's biggest misstep with their attempt at getting new
readers with
digital IS price
point.
And with book buyers rapidly going
digital, the company that owns the lion's share of the e-reader market could have a huge advantage in getting its books in front of
readers (who hasn't bought a book as a result of Amazon's recommendation engine at some
point?).
-LSB-...] Lissa Pattillo
points out, this is a win - win situation for
Digital and its
readers:
Digital gets the money for the reprint up front, and participants in the drive get a pretty -LSB-...]
Digital manga offered at the same time or shortly after the print release, at a lower price
point could bring in more
readers.
We note the similarities and differences between the Amazon Kindle 2 and the Sony
Digital Reader PRS - 700, and
point out how each does a better job at presenting books digitally.
Signs
point to a lot of folks being «hybrid
readers» these days, opting for a mix of print and
digital over one or the other.
Intro
Readers dislike Agency pricing a lot complaining that the 7.99 price
point for a
digital book that has limited sharing options and no resale.
When I read it in print, it feels from my strict Western storytelling
point of view that you are just burning daylight, but when I do it in
digital, it doesn't feel that way, probably because it doesn't matter how long the sequence is going to be, it's not going to cost the
reader any more.
Readers dislike Agency pricing a lot complaining that the 7.99 price
point for a
digital book that has limited sharing options and no resale.