Posts Tagged ‘eBook’

Canary in a coal mine: Competing e-reader standards herald the arrival of a market

Friday, June 18th, 2010

During the eighteenth century, coal miners used a canary in a coal mine as an indicator of noxious gases while exploring new caves. Along the same lines, whenever we see the development of competing standards, we are seeing the emergence of a new market place.


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New Regulation for China’s Infant eBook Industry

Friday, June 4th, 2010

With a brewing standards war heating up, eBooks are expected by many to revolutionize the publishing industry in much the same way that digital music revolutionized the music industry. China in particular has seen considerable growth in both eBook technology uptake and investment, and is expected to reach 30% of the global market the year.


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