eBooks Could Finally Inch Past Print in 2018 (TechCrunch)
PricewaterhouseCoopers analysts are predicting (again) that ebooks could soon edge out print as publishers’ most lucrative products.
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Readers Who Borrow eBooks From the Library Don’t Buy More Books (GoodeReader)
The essence of the pilot is to carry out real-time, real-world research into the impact of eBook lending in public libraries on authors, publishers and on the library service so that a suitable and sustainable model can be found.
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One Reason Apple’s Cloud Stinks: It’s an Organizational Orphan (GigaOM)
It is striking that Apple, for all the rave reviews it gets for its devices and OS breakthroughs, is still a laggard when it comes to cloud computing and related services.
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HarperCollins Takes Flight with JetBlue eBook Partnership (Digital Book World)
When JetBlue rolls out its new in-flight digital content platform later this week, it will come equipped with a selection of samples of twenty best-selling ebooks published by HarperCollins.
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Kindle Daily Deal: Cold Case Squad (and others)