Reading Devices
· Barnes and Noble
o Nook Simple Touch -$99
· Amazon
o Kindle (Fire- $79, Touch- $99)
· Sony
o Reader Pocket- $100, Reader Touch - $150
Other Mobile Devices
· iPhone, iPod, iPad, Tablet, Android
o Mobile apps
§ Iceberg, Course Smart, Kindle, Nook,Kobo, iBooks
Benefits of these devices: light, small, paperless, instant delivery of eBooks, read eBooks anywhere
Free eBooks on the internet
The Big Six Publishers have got to be feeling threatened by Amazon's new projects: Kindle Lending Library
and the Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) Select which seeks to win over self-publishers.
Here is an interesting article about KDP Select Amazon is very enticing for those new writers who want to reach a wide audience. Other than the Big Six and other independent publishers, KDP is competing with Barnes and Noble's PubIt
