A free study that benchmarks ebook use in Canada.
How do readers use ebooks?
Who is the average ebook reader?
Canadians and their reading habits
Podcast: How price weaves into reader engagement
I Went to Boston for a Free Tablet
There were many, many acronyms that were being tossed around at the latest Gilbane Conference. Gilbane is a research and consulting company that looks at the emerging trends in technology and content creation. There is a strong focus on Tool Vendors at this conference, if you’re in the market for a new CMS. Or, if you’re a consultant who needs to know what’s available to manage marketing, content creation, content translation, globalization technologies and social network management, than this is also the conference for you.
Here are some key takeaways from the conference.
A Little Clarity: Google Didn't Launch an E-Reader
Google announced the first Google eBooks-integrated e-reader on their blog on Monday. Unfortunately, this post has spiralled-off into a series of misinformed articles stating that Google has launched an e-reader. They have not. I promise.The Analyst, the Thinker, and the Doer
TEDBooks and Kindle Singles: Spreading Ideas in a Closed System?
Yesterday, TED announced the launch of TEDBooks—“an imprint of short nonfiction works designed for digital distribution”—via Amazon’s new Kindle Singles channel.
Apple Holds the Key to Fixing E-Reader Problem
The fact that you can’t show off what you’re reading is a big problem with ereaders. People keep bringing it up.
A few people are probably relieved because they can now comfortably pull out their Harlequin romances on ereaders without fear of judgment. But what about all those people who want you to know what they’re reading, who read a book just to be seen reading it? And what about all those love connections we’ve lost, you know the ones, when sparks fly as you ask how she is liking that book?
