Simba Information: Market Research for the Publishing & Media Industries Group News | LinkedIn

Simba Information: Market Research for the Publishing & Media Industries Group News | LinkedIn: "Priced at just $149, the new Nook Wi-Fi includes the same features of the Nook 3G—including color touch screen for navigation, an E-Ink display and Wi-Fi connectivity—but lacks 3G connectivity. The price is also identical to that of Borders’ recently introduced Kobo eBook reading device, which, according to the company, saw its original batch sold out with new products set to ship on July 2."

Kindle Use at the University Level Takes a Step Backwards | Fordham RETC

Kindle Use at the University Level Takes a Step Backwards | Fordham RETC: "College and University programs that promote using Kindles or like e-reading devices are being suspended by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Education."

Jakarta’s e-book policy misses target by a mile | The Jakarta Post

Jakarta’s e-book policy misses target by a mile | The Jakarta Post: "The government, through the National Education Ministry, allocated Rp 20 billion for the program, The fund was to be used for, among other things, buying the copyrights of widely used school textbooks and uploading them in digital form to the Internet. It was expected that the students would be able to download the books for free and easily print them.
Initially, the program was launched with around 400 books on various subjects. Ninety-five of the books were for elementary schools, 72 for junior high schools, 24 for senior high schools and 216 for vocational schools."

Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog: The Rapidly Shifting Ebook Retailer Landscape

Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog: The Rapidly Shifting Ebook Retailer Landscape: "I believe Amazon will completely abandon the Kindle hardware space by late 2012. The only adjustment I'd like to make to that prediction is that the iPad (and the upcoming flood of Android-based tablets) will cause it to happen even sooner."

Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog: The Rapidly Shifting Ebook Retailer Landscape

Joe Wikert's Publishing 2020 Blog: The Rapidly Shifting Ebook Retailer Landscape: "Google Editions is said to be cloud-based and hardware agnostic. Great so far. After all, I often worried about being locked into Amazon's Kindle platform each time I bought another $9.99 book for it. To Amazon's credit though, they're heading away from their original locked-in hardware model where you had to own a Kindle to enjoy a Kindle ebook. Most of the books I read on my iPad now are from the Kindle store, so kudos to Amazon."

50% of US college students plan to buy an e-reader before autumn term - House & Home, Life & Style - The Independent

50% of US college students plan to buy an e-reader before autumn term - House & Home, Life & Style - The Independent: "Although currently only 2% of students own an e-reader device, 50% of those surveyed plan to buy one within the next year. Other electronic purchases expected to be popular before the start of the new school year include smartphones and portable gaming consoles. The number of students who own a smartphone is expected to rise by 26%, and 73% of male students plan to buy a handheld games console, while 67% intend on buying a non-portable version."

Google’s Do-It-Yourself App Tool - NYTimes.com

Google’s Do-It-Yourself App Tool - NYTimes.com: "“The goal is to enable people to become creators, not just consumers, in this mobile world,” said Harold Abelson, a computer scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who is on sabbatical at Google and led the project."