What I'd love to see from Apple js an e-ink reader, the ability to port
previous ebook purchases to sync with the said e-reader, social media for e-book (iTunes + Goodreads would be so awesome), strong support for customisable dictionaries and fonts, and the option to borrow from the library.
Not exact matches
Some Japanese publishers have tried and most initiatives have failed as they have done poor market research (mainly not understanding international
purchasing habits, poor marketing, or even worse have blindly believed
previous eBook booms to include similar sales for manga or comics in general); while others have simply had their stances thaw out hoping to gain revenue streams or to prevent piracy.
The
previous Taleist survey, the results of which were published as an
ebook that authors and publishers could
purchase in order to learn more concrete information on self - publishing, came under attack for a variety of reasons, including a having a relatively small pool of respondents and the unquantifiable nature of some of the questions.
On the one hand, some important information from
previous studies has been confirmed: «Patrons
purchased 50 % of the
ebooks they read in the past 12 months and received 50 % for free.»
Under the agency model — one of the factors that led the investigators to believe that anti-trust violations had taken place between Apple and five of the Big Six publishers, including HarperCollins — publishers get to set the price of
ebooks, rather than retailers; under the
previous wholesale model, retailers could
purchase books directly from the publishers, then turn around and sell those titles for any amount, even taking a loss on the books in order to boost sales of other products.
The program has not been reduced as the
previous gift voucher could not
purchase eBooks where as the Kobo Gift card can.
but... can someone PLEASE tell me how to get my own
ebooks (
previous purchase on apad / iped) onto the archos.
@Mark Dorey > Yes, you'll be able to
purchase ebooks from the
previous campaign in the pledge manager:)