AFP: HP partners with university to print digital books
The US computer giant announced Wednesday it has teamed with the University of Michigan to offer print versions of more than 500,000 out-of-copyright books in the school’s library. The books will be available for purchase through online retail giant Amazon and other outlets including HP’s own BookPrep.com, which already offers public domain volumes for print on-demand and purchase.
Судя по всему, этот союз решил войти на тот же рынок, что и Google с On Demand Books.
EC Media Commissioner: Our Digital Library Plan Can Beat Google’s | paidContent:UK
40 percent of the British Library’s catalogue has no identified copyright owner.
Internet Archive: A Future for Books – BookServer
The BookServer is a growing open architecture for vending and lending digital books over the Internet. Built on open catalog and open book formats, the BookServer model allows a wide network of publishers, booksellers, libraries, and even authors to make their catalogs of books available directly to readers through their laptops, phones, netbooks, or dedicated reading devices. BookServer facilitates pay transactions, borrowing books from libraries, and downloading free, publicly accessible books.
Spring Design
Spring Design today announced Alex™, the first Google Android-based e-book with full browser capabilities and patented dual screen, the Duet Navigator™. Alex, the first Google Android-based e-book device to provide full Internet browsing over Wi-Fi or mobile networks such as 3G, EVDO/CDMA and GSM. Alex™ features a 6" E-Ink EPD display and 3.5" color LCD display, earphones and speakers. A removable SD card will free up library space on the device while letting users archive content for future reference.
Amazon ведет переговоры с МТС… | The-eBook
Оператор сотовой связи МТС ведет переговоры с Amazon о предоставлении эксклюзивного права продажи Kindle в России.
МТС предлагает не только обслуживание Kindle как средство связи, но и продажи. Если это произойдет, МТС станет первым крупным продавцом устройств для чтения, но цена на устройство возможно вырастит на 47% от цены Kindle International, или Amazon сделает свое брачное предложение таким образом, чтобы конечная цена не была выше тех же 20 долларов за доставку, тем паче МТС заработает на доступе в свою сотовую сеть.
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Сергей Брин История о 10 миллионах книг
Большинство когда-либо написанных книг доступны разве что самым упрямым исследователям
Статья Сергея Брина, одного из основателей и президента компании Google, впервые была опубликована в New York Times, а затем в официальном блоге Google. «Частный корреспондент» счёл необходимым познакомить российского читателя с тем, как представляет будущее цифрового книжного архива руководитель крупнейшей IT-компании мира. Подробнее
More Details Emerge on “Google Editions,” Google’s eBook Store
the new digital books program will launch in the first half of 2010 and will offer 400,000 to 600,000 ebooks at that time.
Про бизнес-модели - самое интересное:
As noted on The Bookseller, a site covering the Tools of Change conference, Google Editions will offer three business models. The first will allow a consumer to purchase the ebook from Google Books, Google’s online collection of digitized books.
Barnes & Noble Taps Kindle Designer For Its Athena e-Book Reader - BusinessWeek
Yes, it’s true. The much-anticipated device from Barnes & Noble, which has been eliciting oohs and ahs since leaked photos appeared on Gizmodo, was designed by Ammunition Partners, a San Francisco firm headed by former Apple design chief Robert Brunner.
Although Amazon has never confirmed this, two sources tell me that Brunner’s team also designed the initial Kindle for Amazon in 2007.
Jane Friedman Starts Open Road Integrated Media, an E-Book Company - NYTimes.com
Sixteen months after stepping down as president and chief executive of HarperCollins Publishers Worldwide, Jane Friedman has formed a new company that will republish old titles by big-name authors including William Styron, Iris Murdoch and Pat Conroy in electronic form.
Together with Jeffrey Sharp, a film producer of features including “Boys Don’t Cry” and “You Can Count on Me,” Ms.
Exclusive: First Photos of Barnes & Noble’s E-Reader - Barnes and Nobles reader - Gizmodo
Barnes and Noble’s late to e-books. But the company’s new gadget—first seen here—should address the weaknesses of all other readers with screens evoking a Kindle and an iPhone. A source from within reveals the first photos and details. The Barnes and Nobles e-reader project, set to be revealed next week, has been under development for years, with several devices of varying size and capability in the pipeline.