Today, after seven years of development, the amazing Calibre program has reached it’s 1.0 release. Take a moment to see what’s new in this version…
Category: ebooks
This week, ebook lovers got yet another reminder of why DRM (Digital Rights Management) is terrible for ebooks. While attending a library conference in Singapore,…
“In order to protect our authors´ rights and interests, Springer proactively screens websites for illegal download links of Springer eBooks and subsequently requires hosts of…
Amazon, Kobo and Sony are petitioning the Federal Communications Commission to permanently exempt e-readers from certain federal accessibility laws for the disabled, arguing that e-readers…
Right now, $10 gets you six (unofficial) non-fiction Doctor Who books. I’ve already read a few of them myself and highly recommend these titles. Granted,…
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Looks like it’s mostly bug fixes and possibly some improvements in font management. Download @ http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-editions/download.html.
E-books have strained the relations between libraries and the major publishing houses. Libraries say they’re being cut out of the market because publishers are afraid…