29 Dec 09 Bezos on e-books, thinks books will eventually go out of style
My first source has quoted Jeff Bezos saying something very odd about how traditional books are on their way out:
But the physical book really has had a 500-year run. It’s probably the most successful technology ever. It’s hard to come up with things that have had a longer run. If Gutenberg were alive today, he would recognize the physical book and know how to operate it immediately. Given how much change there has been everywhere else, what’s remarkable is how stable the book has been for so long. But no technology, not even one as elegant as the book, lasts forever.
By the way, there is speculation that the figures about more e-books being sold on Christmas than actual books, which we reported earlier, might not be entirely accurate. You see, many of Amazon’s ebooks are available for nothing, including classic public domain works. I wonder if Amazon calculated the price of the ebooks sold for that figure, or the number of ebooks sold.
In other words, are numbers being manipulated to prepare us for an ebook age? Let’s just let the natural course of things prepare us for this promised ebook revolution.
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05 Nov 09 New Educational eBook and Apps Now Available from Shmoop
Over a thousand new educational eBooks and apps are now available over at Shmoop, providing a wide array of content and educational material for the iPhone, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. Shmoop is the known #1 high school educational publisher for the Amazon Kindle and has likewise gained popularity as well thanks to the new eReader device from Barnes & Noble. As far as the iPhone users are concerned, over 200 learning apps are available, accounting for more than 3% of all apps in the education category. Check them out and see what eBook suits you best!
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18 May 09 Bookeen showcases Cybook Opus
Now, there’s not much information on Bookeen’s latest eBook reader, the Cybook Opus, but from what we know it sure does sound promising.
The device featured above will apparently weigh just 5.10 ounces and fit in your pocket despite the fact that it has a 6″ screen. Interntal storage clocks in at 1GB which can be used to store PDF, HTML, ePub, and other text formatted eBooks. Gizmodo says that the battery life will last for 8,000 page flips and 21 days of standby.
Unfortunately there are no built in 3G capabilities like in the Kindle but that means the Cybook Opus will probably be affordable. Expect to see this thing in stores next month.
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