E-books

Inkling inks new publisher deals, $16M funding

Interactive e-book publishing platform Inkling announced on Wednesday new, multiyear contracts with two major textbook and medical publishers, deals that will expand the number of titles it offers.

The San Francisco-based company, which makes tools for publishers to create and distribute books for tablets, smartphones, and the Web, is now working with publishers Pearson and Elsevier; The two plan to use Inkling's technology to produce digital versions of their books.

In Elsevier's case, it plans to bring more than half a million pages of content, or about 600 books, says Inkling CEO Matt MacInnis.

"This is making … Read more

Turn a cracked Nexus 7 into an e-book reader

The Google Nexus 7 is one of our favorite budget Android tablets for many reasons, but durability isn't one of them. As our Always On torture test has demonstrated, the touch screen on the Nexus 7 is a rather delicate flower.

If you've experienced the fragility of this screen firsthand, chances are you've got the tablet gathering dust somewhere with a partially or completely unresponsive screen.

The good news is that you might be able to give your broken tablet new life, so long as it still powers up. Inspired by this tutorial found on Imgur (tipped … Read more

Amazon in its prime? Share price passes $300

Apple may not be thrilled with Wednesday's e-book ruling, but Amazon investors seem pleased.

The Internet retail giant surpassed the $300-a-share mark for the first time Thursday, trading as high as $300.69 before closing at $299.66, up $7.33, or 2.51 percent. Apple was also up today, closing at $427.29, gaining $6.56, or 1.56 percent, on a day when all the major U.S. stock market indices recorded improvements of 1 percent to 1.5 percent.

The stock movement comes a day after a federal judge found that Apple played a central role in a conspiracyRead more

Ruling against Apple won't cool broader digital media industry

Apple may be worried about a chilling effect, but the government's victory in the e-books price-fixing suit is unlikely to cool the entire digital media industry.

Apple, during the three-week trial last month in New York, warned that a verdict against the company could have a negative impact on how deals are negotiated in the U.S. and "send shudders through the business community." Its attorneys argued that companies would have to hold "hermetically sealed" meetings so no other companies know they're taking place, and all deals would have to have very different terms.… Read more

Shouldn't Apple just call it a day and admit defeat?

Let's stipulate from the outset that Apple is not going to suffer any damage after losing big to the government in the e-book price-fixing case. Yes, a few codgers may decide on principle not to buy iPads as a personal statement of protest, but those are the same cranks who picket at the slightest smell of bacon from a bacon restaurant.

But just because Apple may get off without paying a steep price in the public's eyes, the evidence submitted at trial paints a picture of a scheming company clearly on the wrong side of the law. The … Read more

T-Mobile lures gadget addicts with new upgrade plan

CNET Update upgrades your life:

In this episode of Update:

- Don't wait two years to upgrade your phone with T-Mobile's new $10-a-month Jump program.

- Prepare for a shake-up in digital media now that Apple has been found guilty of conspiring to fix e-book prices.

- Discover new features in the Android Google Maps app.

- Spend Xbox Points now, just in case games cost more when Microsoft transitions to real money.

CNET Update delivers the tech news you need in under three minutes. Watch Bridget Carey every afternoon for a breakdown of the big stories, hot … Read more

Review: NeoSoar provides an alternative eBook interface for your iPhone

NeoSoar attempts to create an alternative eBook platform on your iOS device that lacks many of the features needed to stand out on its own. While it is an effective tool in many ways, it looks a lot like iBooks but with many issues that neither iBooks nor Kindle have with their apps. The result is interesting, but uneven.

The audience for NeoSoar is likely limited to those who already have NeoSoar accounts online. The platform is designed to enable small and local bookstores to offer their own eBook platforms for users on their sites, and then funnel them into … Read more

It's here: Your complete guide to the Galaxy S4

With so many features and extras packed into the Galaxy S4, where do you begin? With CNET's e-book guide, of course. Starting today, "Mastering the Galaxy S4" is available in Amazon's Kindle store for $3.99.

New to Android? We've got you. Google maven? You'll find plenty of hidden tips here, too. We've tapped through every last feature, button, sensor, shortcut, and blaster (seriously) to bring you the tips and tricks that remind us why we called the S4 "the everything phone."

The e-book features hundreds of guides, from setting up … Read more

Apple: E-book pricing verdict could have 'chilling effect'

NEW YORK -- Apple warned that a guilty verdict in its e-book price-fixing case could have a negative impact on how digital media deals are negotiated in the U.S, the company said Thursday in its closing arguments.

But the U.S. Department of Justice, which initially sued Apple and a handful of the nation's largest publishers early last year, said Apple and the publishers had two objectives when making their deals: raise e-book prices and restrain retail price competition to hurt Amazon.

Declaring that Apple violated antitrust laws and served as the ringleader in a conspiracy to change … Read more

Apple's Eddy Cue: Steve Jobs was confused in his e-mails

NEW YORK -- An e-mail from late Apple CEO Steve Jobs about e-book deal terms is no smoking gun, just a confused draft of a message, said a high-level Apple executive Monday during the e-books antitrust trial.

Eddy Cue, Apple's senior vice president of software and services, testified that he never received an email from Jobs that said publishers would have to change their e-book sales terms with Amazon in order to reach an agreement with Apple. Cue said he didn't receive any of the four other drafts of the message, either.

Furthermore, Cue said there's no … Read more
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