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FirstyWork eBook Conversion Services
Welcome to the FirstyWork eBook Newsletter
There have been interesting developments from the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in the US since our last newsletter. A range of innovative eReaders were on display and we eagerly await news on the iPAD, from Apple, to see whether they have once again delivered. The launch date in the US was the 27th January 2010, although there is no news yet on the UK release or pricing.
We have seen eBooks on Mobile platforms gain ground with Vodafone in particular rolling out their 360 programme. At FirstyWork we believe eBook consumers will want, ideally, a larger screened device than the mobile phone platform currently has to offer, but the benefits of having access to new eBook audiences is unquestionable no matter what the device. |
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| Ebook publishers need to get back to basics |
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| Mr. Edison’s Kindle |
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| O’Reilly Ebook 2009 Revenue up 104% over 2008 |
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| New eReader from BeBook – the Neo |
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- www.FirstyFish.com is shortly due to launch and this will change the eBook market for publishers instantaneously by offering a generous return on all sales from their eBooks – it will be the UK’s largest and preferred independent eBook store for publishers and destination site for eBook downloads.
FirstyWork is busy populating FirstyFish now so please contact us immediately to include your eBooks (or simply upload any digital format to www.firstywork.com/uploads and we will contact you).
- www.FirstyReaders.com is another UK first which has now launched. Please take a look. It is dedicated to the eReader consumer market with thorough and detailed comparisons of all eReaders currently on the market. Consumer reviews, manufacturer specifications and comments, news, blogs and more to follow. Aiming to be the site of choice for people looking to buy an eReader.
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| Firstywork’s favourite news stories over the last few weeks:- |
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1. Can Apple’s tablet do it again?
Apple's latest product is the eagerly awaited 'tablet' electronic reader. But no one knows exactly what it will do, nor whether it can duplicate the runaway success of the earlier iPod or iPhone. So what might we expect?...
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2. France joins race to digitize world's books
Amid the flat, wide fields of central France, a team of re-trained secretaries and IT experts is packaging Europe's literary heritage for the digital era.
Put less grandly, they turn pages for a living...
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3. Authors 'confused' as Google opt-out deadline nears
As the deadline for opting out of the Google Settlement looms (28th January), authors say they are uneasy and confused over what action to take...
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London Book Fair
19-21 April 2010
The London Book Fair is held at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre, with over 23,000 publishers, booksellers, literary agents, librarians, media and industry suppliers from over 100 countries in attendance.
www.londonbookfair.co.uk
BookExpo America
25-27 May 2010
Find us in New York where we will be leading the pack in their expanded New Media Zone! Currently one of the biggest Fairs in the world.
www.bookexpoamerica.com |
