Some interesting news bytes from the eBook world…
Man Booker Shortlist Titles Free to Download
Although the final details are still to be worked out, British publishers appear to be very close to agreeing to make digital versions of the Man Booker 2007 shortlist available to download for free.
What, Only in 3D? Pity.
British start up, AnyTongueBooks.com is saying the Kindle, Amazon and Google are sunk before they have even really started. Why? you ask…
Hey Sony, Speaking of Borders...
The latest development in the partnership between Sony and Borders is great news for American digital consumers as both bricks and mortar and online commerce will be extended—but what about Canadian consumers?
Fabio's Bits—I Mean, Bytes
Kindle Play
Amazon’s much anticipated eReader is coming out in October, according to today’s New York Times.
I've Always Thought an Apocalypse Would Be More...Inevitable
A recent article in “The Walrus,” Jon Evan’s Jon Evan’s Apocalypse Soon, draws the conclusion that “the oncoming digital meteor will hit today’s publishing industry hard, and its dinosaurs are going to die.”
Google and the Messiness of the Book
How E-Readers Spent Their Summer Vacations...
The Washington Post’s technology consultant, Mike Musgrove, discusses his experience with the Sony Reader on his beach vacation in this weekend’s edition of the Post.
