by Ron Miller

German Book Publishers Cool to eBook Market

In what seems to me be a short-sighted move, German book publishers have tried to stem the growth of the eBook market.

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

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Who's Going to Develop an Ideal Academic eBook Reader?

It's clear that eBook Readers cannot thrive as pure reading devices. It will require niche markets, and none is more ripe for the taking than Academia. So why hasn't someone stepped in with an ideal device for this market? Could Apple be the one?

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Are eBook Readers Moving Beyond Books?

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Two recent news stories suggest eBook Readers could be about so much more than books. If Reader makers want to capture a larger market, it makes sense that they have to move beyond simply replicating the paper book.

Read my take on DaniWeb.

Sony Tries New Tactics to Gain eBook Marketshare

Sony has been trying lots of new strategies lately to gain marketshare, but are they doing enough to attract a mass market and overtake the Kindle?

Read my take on DaniWeb TechTreasures.

Could Sony Open eBook Decision Pressure Amazon?

Sony surprised the eBook market last week when it announced it was adopting the open ePub standard. Could this move pressure Amazon to follow suit or is it too big to care?

Read my take on DaniWeb.

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Amazon Shows Need for Open eBook Standards

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When Amazon deleted content from Kindle Readers last week without warning or permission, it showed the power the company's proprietary format gives them over Kindle owners and crystallized the need for open eBook standards.

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

Apple eBook Reader Could Change Everything

In February, 2008 I wrote a blog post called Is Apple Working on an eBook Reader: Does It Matter? Today, I would answer my own question with "Hell yes it maters."

Read about my change of heart on DaniWeb.

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One on one Collection eBook Published

As regular readers of this blog know, I publish a series of interviews for FierceContentManagement called One on one. I am pleased to announce the publication of my first eBook called One on One with Content Management Industry's Movers and Shakers, Volume 1.  I just love the layout by FCM Associate Editor Molly Bernhart (who also wrote the introduction). She did a great job on this.

I'm extremely proud of this effort and I hope you will take a moment to download it and let me know what you think.

Download the One on One ebook.