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Bookworm Gives a Boost to Open-Source ePub E-Book Format

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| The most promising open-source e-book format received a big vote of 
| confidence earlier this week when O'Reilly, the technology book publishing 
| giant, threw its weight behind the Bookworm project, a web service for 
| reading books online.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| O'Reilly is hosting the Bookworm site at O'Reilly Labs, its website for 
| projects using emerging open-source technology. The company has also put its  
| money where its mouth is by releasing around 400 of its titles in the ePub 
| format. Other major publishers like Waterstone's and Penguin are investing in 
| the format, too. There are literally tens of thousands of books available for 
| purchase as .epub files, and thousands available for free from sites like 
| Feedbooks.com, which publishes titles from Project Gutenberg as ePub
editions.     
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http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/02/bookworm-gives.html

Open Source Books Would Reduce Student Costs

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| After reading the editorial "Follow the Leader" (Feb. 3), I was in the 
| bookstore looking for a book for a class and was reminded how much students 
| like me need Cal Grant money.  
| 
| [...]
| 
| I propose a solution that would give students much needed help: open source 
| textbooks. The idea is still in infancy, but places like Harvard and MIT have 
| started to experiment with it, and if implemented, it would revolutionize the 
| way we learn and how classes are taught. Knowledge should be low-cost and 
| accessible in an intellectual environment such as Berkeley.     
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http://www.dailycal.org/article/104364/open_source_books_would_reduce_student_costs_

eBook readers typically run Linux.


Recent:

New eBook Reader Undercuts Kindle, Sony Reader Prices

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| Available in black, gray, or white, the device will have 128MB of internal
| memory, plus USB and an SD Card slot (it'll come with a 2GB card, too).
| Because its screen draws very little power, battery life should be extremely
| long; Foxit says it'll go for 8,000 page turns between recharges; it
| recharges via either USB or an included AC adapter. It uses an embedded Linux
| operating system, too.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/155746/new_ebook_reader_undercuts_kindle_sony_reader_prices.html


Ultra-light ebook reader runs Linux

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| PDF software company Foxit is readying an electronic book reader that weighs
| 6.4 ounces, measures 0.4 inches thick, and runs Linux. The Foxit eSlick
| offers E Ink's low-power electronic-paper display, ships with an MP3 player,
| and sells for $100 less than an Amazon Kindle.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS8442724020.html


Amazon Kindle: A Road Warrior's Best Friend

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| I don't care if print is dead, or if it's just resting a while. What I do
| care about is getting the best, most versatile access to information when and
| where I need it. And for this, I've come to depend on my Amazon Kindle. While
| the rest of the tech world is busy kvetching over the forthcoming second-gen
| Kindle's design aesthetics and its admittedly hefty $359 price tag, I'm
| wondering only one thing: Will it make me want to upgrade?
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/blogs/bizfeed/159155/amazon_kindle_a_road_warriors_best_friend.html?tk=rss_news


10 Linux-powered E-book Readers

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| Linux just keeps popping up on many of the popular gadgets that are hogging
| the limelight nowadays. Some are quite conspicuous about it, like the Android
| phone that is being developed by a group that makes it very obvious, calling
| themselves the Open Handset Alliance. However, there are some that don't
| flaunt Linux around, like the Amazon Kindle. Not that they have to, but well,
| allow me to do it for them here anyway.
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http://www.junauza.com/2008/11/10-linux-powered-e-book-readers.html


Linux Journal Live - eBook Readers and DRM

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| The November 13, 2008 edition of Linux Journal Live! Shawn Powers and special
| guest, Linux Journal Author Daniel Bartholomew, talk e-book readers and
| Daniel's Kindle, DRM, and other goodness.
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http://www.linuxjournal.com/video/linux-journal-live-ebook-readers-and-drm


Related:

Rollup e-reader runs Linux

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| Philips spinoff Polymer Vision has announced plans to ship a Linux-based
| e-reader with a flexible, rollup display. Thanks to the screen's low power
| consumption, the "Readius" offers up to 30 hours of reading without a battery
| charge, according to the company.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS9470078191.html


E-paper support for Linux

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| One of the electrophoretic display controllers for which Linux support has
| been posted (tarball) is a controller from E-Ink called Apollo. This
| controller is interfaced to the host through 8-bit data and 6-bit control
| over General Purpose IO (GPIO) interfaces.
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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;833313752;fp;4;fpid;1968336438


Amazon's Kindle eBook Reader

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| But in the final analysis, the point of the thing is to be a better book. It
| does this very well. Everything else is just icing on the cake, which is, in
| this case, not a lie.
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http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/node/36063


Down with paper: A review of the Sony Reader

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| Not only does the new Reader sport an SD card slot alongside the Pro Duo
| slot, but it plays AAC and MP3 files; ATRAC doesn't even make an appearance
| on the spec sheet. Oh, and did I mention that the Reader is Penguin-powered?
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/sony-reader-review.ars


Sharp intros RD-CX100 dictionary / e-book reader

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| It may not boast quite the versatility of its souped-up
| Linux-based "electronic dictionary," but if you're just looking for
| some basic e-book reading capabilities along with your
| multi-lingual dictionary, Sharp's new RD-CX100 looks like it
| may fit the bill.
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http://digg.com/gadgets/Sharp_intros_RD_CX100_dictionary_e_book_reader


HP offers peek at next-gen gadgets

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| HP has unveiled some of the gadgets it is working on in its worldwide
| laboratories.
|
| [...]
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| The e-book attracted most interest from delegates at the HP Mobility
| Summit in Shanghai. It uses touch sensitive strips on the base of
| the rectangular unit to select books and turn pages, runs a Linux
| OS and has a USB port to install new titles.
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http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2189600/hp-plans-touchscreen-ebook


Kindle sold out

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| There is no telling if this is a consequence of consumer demand exceeding
| Amazon's forecasts as to how many people would want this thing, or if Amazon
| is taking a page out of Nintendo's book and creating a little product
| scarcity to drum up business. All I know is I got mine in the mail today, and
| I'm already in love.
|
| Flop? I think not.
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http://blog.blankbaby.com/blankbaby/2007/11/kindle-sold-out.html


Amazon.com Launches Wireless Reader

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| The Linux-based device weighs 10.3 ounces, can store 200 titles on its 250 MB
| of onboard flash memory, and its battery can hold a charge for two days with
| the wireless feature on and seven days with it off, Amazon said. The reader
| is made by a Chinese OEM and can be purchased on Amazon.com for $399.
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http://sony.broadcastnewsroom.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=237306


Linux-based eBook reader leverages lightweight browser

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| The NetFront browser enables users to click through to linked reference
| sites, such as Wikipedia, while they are reading.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS5175136365.html


Adobe Digital Editions: a Fraud!

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| I am not decided yet whose fraud is bigger: Adobe's one, or that of the
| e-book publishers who infamously market the digital content for Adobe Digital
| Editions as content for Adobe Reader?
|
| [...]
|
| You should therefore avoid e-books from HarperCollins, and be cautious: when
| the DRM'ed contents "fine-grained rights", it's unlikely to be a PDF (even if
| marketed as "Adobe Reader"), but something worse.
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http://beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2007/12/25/01/11/16-adobe-digital-editions-a-fraud-


Mobipocket books on Kindle

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| We've known for some time already that Amazon's AZW files are actually Mobi
| files, but Amazon didn't share Kindle's Mobi PID which would allow one to buy
| encrypted Mobi books for Kindle.
| Well, I've discovered the algorithm used to generate the PID and was able to
| use it on Fictionwise, but there was another catch. AZW files have a flag set
| in the DRM info which is not present in books bought from other vendors.
| After fixing that, I could read the book on Kindle.
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http://igorsk.blogspot.com/2007/12/mobipocket-books-on-kindle.html


Don't let DRM get between you and a good book

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| Amazon Kindle (Swindle), Sony Reader (Sh-reader), and others are all
| competing to control how, what, and when we can read with their competing
| Digital Restrictions Management technologies. Let's let them know that we
| won't buy their ebook readers until they get rid of the DRM!
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/DRMEbookFlyer


The Kindle Swindle

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| It seems that Amazon only cares to oppose DRM when they can profit from it,
| such as when they advertise their MP3's as "Play Anywhere, DRM-Free
| Downloads." The same is not true for Kindle ebooks. Perhaps if they were
| honest they would advertise their ebooks as "Play Only Here, DRM-Laden Kindle
| Ebooks."
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http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1097
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