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		<title>Steve Jobs To Publishers: Set Ebook Prices At $12.99 and $14.99</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 20:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The saga of the DOJ&#8217;s lawsuit against Apple and the large publishing houses continues to get juicier and juicier. It&#8217;s reported that the late Steve Jobs (RIP) directly helped to move along negotiations between Apple and the publishers. The report states that negotiations were going nowhere, so Jobs stepped in with an email, giving the [...]


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		<title>Do Ebooks Force Writers To Publish More Books?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 20:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times poses this interesting question. According to the NYT article, authors are pumping out more books to keep up with the high consumer demand that ebooks create. In the past, authors generally published one book a year, which was considered plenty. Nowadays, to stay relevant in the digital market, many authors, including [...]


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		<title>Amazon Adding Harry Potter Ebooks To Lending Library</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 20:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amazon Kindle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amazon.com will be offering all the Harry Potter ebooks as part of their Kindle Lending Library, starting June 19. The ebooks will be available in English, French, Italian and Spanish. This is great news. I&#8217;m guessing it will bump up sales of Kindle&#8217;s between now and June 19. You can buy the complete collection on [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.bradsreader.com/2011/06/jk-rowling-teasing-us-again-still-no-harry-potter-ebooks-in-site/' rel='bookmark' title='JK Rowling Teasing Us Again; Still No Harry Potter Ebooks In Sight'>JK Rowling Teasing Us Again; Still No Harry Potter Ebooks In Sight</a></li>
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		<title>Use Your Airline Miles To Redeem Free Ebooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This will be a tough dilemma for readers who love to travel. You can now redeem those hard-earned airline miles for ebooks. Diesel eBooks has partnered up with Koinz Media, a rewards points company, will now let people choose ebooks. In a statement, Koinz Media said: &#8220;eBooks are available instantly to reward members that redeem [...]


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		<title>Indie Authors: Let Amazon Advertise Your Ebooks For Free</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 20:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eBooks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This may seem obvious, but indie authors are well-advised to publish more than one ebook. This is especially true if you&#8217;re selling your ebooks on Amazon, where they will reach the widest possible audience. Why am I writing about this? Because if you want to making a living as an indie author, just one ebook [...]


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		<title>Tablets Are In, Dedicated eReaders Are Out</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 20:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eReaders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reading]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ebook consumers prefer to read on tablet devices, rather than dedicated ebook readers, according to the Book Industry Study Group, which tracks this stuff. Yes, tablets are popular. After the iPad stormed onto the market, every other tech company decided to manufacture their own tablet too. All though, I think that the Kindle Fire and [...]


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		<title>Video: What&#8217;s The Right Tablet For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, there are a lot more tablets out there than just the iPad. The iPad is considered the standard by which all other tablets are judged. But if you don&#8217;t have several hundred dollars to shell out for an iPad 3, or you just hate Apple, there are some alternatives that aren&#8217;t [...]


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		<title>Why Is Target Phasing Out The Amazon Kindle This Month?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 20:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Target will begin phasing out Amazon&#8217;s Kindle eReaders this month, according to the website The Verge. Target has been stocking the Kindle since 2010. The reason for the sudden pull-out remains a bit hazy. Everything I&#8217;ve read suggests some sort of &#8220;conflict of interest&#8221; &#8211; whatever that means. However, as The Verge points out, Amazon&#8217;s [...]


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		<title>Barnes &amp; Noble Enters Into A Strategic Digital Partnership With Microsoft</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[eBooks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read More Nook Related News &#38; Commentary Here. Barnes &#38; Noble is entering into a strategic partnership with Microsoft (of all companies) to help boost B&#38;N&#8217;s digital business. They are forming a subsidiary call Newco (this is a temporary &#8220;placeholder&#8221; name). According to the B&#38;N press release, Microsoft is making a $300 million investment in [...]


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		<title>Finally! Some Publishers Are Ditching DRM</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:34:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brad Vertrees</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest self-inflicted injuries publishers are causing is the use of digital rights management (DRM). DRM is when an ebook is locked to only be read on a specific device, like the Kindle, for example. This means I can&#8217;t buy an ebook on Barnes &#38; Noble&#8217;s website and read it on my Kindle. [...]


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