eBook industry news: The explosion of the eBook market, Digital reading tipping point just
18 months away'
Why eBooks failed in 2000?
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This week we are delighted to inform you that allegedly the eBook market is exploding, Amazon appear to be pulling rank with “agency model” issues, and any number of iPad competitors are coming out of woodwork to take advantage of this Apple led market. FirstyWork didn't realise there was a need for a new handheld multimedia device but the HP device coming out this year looks to be very interesting. It's all terribly exciting anyway.
FirstyWork continues to go from strength to strength. The pull of working with a local company that provides expertise in eBooks and eBook conversion is clearly very strong for many publishers. There will be some announcements over the coming months about our new partnerships' however for now we are focusing on providing a consistently excellent service across all our offerings.
The explosion of the eBook market
The ebook market is growing faster as it grows larger... Read more »
Literary London on your iPhone
The citizens of London are facing a new threat: I'm bumping into people up and down the streets of the capital. Not because I've got my nose stuck in a traditional tome - on the contrary. I've become one of those people who traipse down the street attached to their smartphone' thumbs a-go-go... Read more »
Odds are against the iPad
UK bookies are saying that Apple's iPad will not be as successful as the iPhone... Read more »
Digital reading tipping point just 18 months away
The tipping point for digital reading is 18 months away and publishers should prepare by starting a parallel business to their print one' media futurist Gerd Leonhard said last week...Read more »
Digital Economy Bill - pressure builds
The Digital Economy Bill is facing a popular revolt' with the petition against the measures to cut internet access for those caught illegally file-sharing drawing more than 34'000 signatures so far... Read more »
iTunes rival
Deutsche Telekom and its European peers are planning to launch a rival to the Apple iTunes store by the end of year' according to reports... Read more »
Why eBooks failed in 2000?
It's a great time for ebooks. There are at least six ebook reader devices on the market or in preparation. A major business magazine predicts that up to seven million of these devices will be sold next year... Read more »
How the concept of free can work
Nathan Henrion writes "I wanted to pass along an anecdotal piece of information on our success with the concept of offering free content (ebooks) and how that has fueled our digital sales. I have been following your work on the subject' and have read all the articles about the forum you held with the big publishers and their push back on the idea"... Read more »
FirstyWork at the London Book Fair
The London Book Fair is just around the corner and our two stands are hopefully going to be well populated with people asking us about our eBook conversion services and our web development services for publishers (Forcenta). Let us know if you would like some dedicated time with us at the show. Our eBooks store www.firstyfish.com will be live and we are still adding to our (ePub) eBooks offering. If you would like to sell your eBooks through us then please get in touch.
FirstyReaders eReader Comparison
With new eReaders coming to market all the time how do you choose which one is right for you?
FirstyReaders.com has done the work for you and put all eReaders in one place for you to compare at your leisure.