Comments on: Google’s ebook program

By: Layla

Layla — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:20:33 +0000

Big problem with Google’s 500,000 free books for Sony Reader: they’re not available for download in Ireland or the UK.
It appears that one a particular company has a monopoly over distribution of ebooks in this part of the world.
The download of Google books from the Sony ebookstore must be done via the US ebook library software, which is “not authorized in your region,” according to the error message.
Any chance you know a way around this?

By: Apple gives stage to overpriced ebook developer Scrollmotion | Gravitational Pull

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:03:53 +0000

[...] industry have been whining about Amazon’s low ebook prices and claiming that if only they were given more leeway to set prices things would be much better. I think Scrollmotion is Exhibit A, B and C in why that would be a disaster [...]

By: Google to Sell Ebooks @ e-Book Reader News

Google to Sell Ebooks @ e-Book Reader News — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:45:12 +0000

[...] major implication for academic libraries is pointed out by Eoin Purcell in his blog on publishing: …the offering would seem to be going hand in hand with the rather [...]

By: Murfreesboro Homes For Sale

Murfreesboro Homes For Sale — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:40:21 +0000

How much damage do you think this will do to Amazon if any? I think google is a great company and knows how to please its users.

By: Eoin Purcell | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

Eoin Purcell | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:49:53 +0000

[...] Mercier Press) I tend to take his comments more seriously than some others. Here’s an excerpt from his blog: … My thinking on this is that letting publishers set the price is a goo way to steal a march [...]