In what is possibly the first reported virus attack on an ebook reader, the iRex Iliad — chosen by Dymocks
booksellers as its ebook reader of choice — has been hit by an adware infection.
In what is possibly the first reported virus attack on an ebook reader, the iRex Iliad — chosen by Dymocks
booksellers as its ebook reader of choice — has been... Read more >
Not exact matches
The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of
eBook issues, including: spending on
eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending for 2011; use levels of various kinds of
eBooks; market penetration by various specific
eBook publishers; extent of use of aggregators vs offering by specific publishers; purchasing of individual titles; use of various channels of distribution such
as traditional book jobbers and leading retail / internet based
booksellers; use of
eBooks in course reserves and interlibrary loan; impact of
eBooks on print book spending; use of
eBooks in integrated search; price increases for
eBooks; contract renewal rates for
eBooks; use of special
eBook platforms for smartphones and tablet computers; spending plans and current use of
eBook reader such as Nook, Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edi
reader such
as Nook,
Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of eBooks 2011 Edi
Reader and Kindle; the role played by library consortia in
eBooks; Continue reading Primary Research Group releases Library Use of
eBooks 2011 Edition →
GoodEReader reported last year how a major publisher, Workman's Algonquin imprint, was experimenting with
ebook bundling
as a means to get
readers into the bookstores and away from the ease of making their purchases from online retail
booksellers.
As online
booksellers and
ebook sellers provide millions of potential
reader eyeballs and — best of all —
reader credit cards, they are critical to the discovery and sales of both print book and
ebooks.
Customers are complaining that Kindle Paperwhite
eBook readers bought from high street
bookseller Waterstones come with a permanent advert for the shop
as the screensaver instead of the rolling Amazon ones.
Traditionally,
readers who want to purchase an
ebook, buy digital tomes individually
as they would from a conventional
bookseller.
With the current controversies and competition involving
ebook prices and devices, your experiences and views
as a
reader are of great interest to other
readers and to authors, publishers,
booksellers, journalists, investors and those who follow what is going on in the book business.
As readers continue to turn to tablets and
ebook readers instead of paperbacks, old - fashioned
booksellers like Barnes & Noble have struggled to keep up with the changing tide.