The iriver Story HD, the first ereader to be integrated with the Google eBooks platform, will be going on sale this weekend (initially only at Target department stores and Target.com) on July 17.
Link: MediaPost Publications Do Teens Dream Of Electric Sheep?
By on July 14, 2011
Just as their adult counterparts, smartphone-powered teens are evolving before our very eyes into savvy shoppers, location-aware consumers, and mobile addicts.
Link: Why Content Isn’t King
By on July 12, 2011
In fact, the dirty little secret of the media industry is that content aggregators, not content creators, have long been the overwhelming source of value creation.
Link: Bookless Library Trend: Designing Space for Digital Learning
By on July 12, 2011
“The library is a societal tent pole,” says Michael Connelly, best-selling author of The Fifth Witness. “There are a lot of ideas under it. Knock out the pole and the tent comes down.”
Link: Most Downloaded Books from the Library for June 2011
By on July 12, 2011
In Australia and the UK, Gladwell’s Blink landed at No. 7 this month on the adult nonfiction eBook list, while Outliers was found at No. 10 in the US.
Link: To Slow Piracy, Internet Providers Ready Penalties
By on July 8, 2011
After years of negotiations with Hollywood and the music industry, the nation’s top Internet providers have agreed to a systematic approach to identifying customers suspected of digital copyright infringement and then alerting them via e-mail or other means.
