"ebook" news, interviews, and features

News about ebook

• Optus integrates direct billing into Google Play store for Android users

  Service available to telco’s post-paid customers via one-time registration

• Kobo 2 to hit Australia before Christmas

  Borders' eBook Mk2 looms

• Kogan launches eBook reader under $200, tackles iPad

  Open-market technology device not tied to one content provider

• Mystery iPhone book apps disappear from store

  An app developer may have successfully, if temporarily, gamed the iTunes Store rankings, other developers say

• E-reader sales expected to hit wall in 2014

  iPad tablet, other devices with e-book content will cap e-reader sales

• iPad makes big strides as e-reader

  iPad users three times more like to read newspapers or magazines on the tablet, survey says

Features about ebook

• Technology argument 4: Ebooks vs. print books

  Paper's appeal is getting thinner by the week

• Why e-Readers Are a Worthy Business Investment

  As a business investment, how will an e-reader such as the Kindle or a tablet such as the iPad benefit your company?

• Apple iPad vs Kindle DX: Which is better for education?

  Both have shortcomings, but this side-by-side comparison reveals distinct opportunity for e-readers in the classroom

• Privacy guide for Kindle, other E-Book readers

  The EFF put together a guide to the privacy policies and practices of Google Books, Amazon's Kindle, and other readers

• Is that the Library of Congress in your pocket?

  Radical changes in books and magazines could transform the world we live in

• Budget ebook reader debuts

  Britain-based Interead is the first company beyond heavyweights Amazon and Sony to offer both a hardware reader and a sales pipeline for acquiring ebook content