Georgiy Kolpachev, managing director of investments at Rusnano, says that it is disappointing that the market and margins weren't right for Plastic Logic's e-reader, but that “it’s a reality of life”. Plastic Logic still has a competitive advantage, says Kolpachev, because the company has shown that organic electronic devices can be made on an industrial scale — in this case in a facility in Dresden, Germany. Rusnano’s investment in Plastic Logic was never just about making an e-reader for Russia, he adds, saying that his company remains committed to the firm.

Неожиданно.

Must read. Ну, за отсутствием пока выбора.

EPUB 3 Viewers for Japanese, EPUB 3 adoption cases including Manga

Mr. Hiraku Inoue, Vice President Software Engineering, Digital Reading Business Division（DRBD） Sony Corporation Director and Senior Executive Officer Rakuten, Inc.
Mr. Yutaka Tashiro, Digital Business Division - Deputy General Manager SHUEISHA Inc.
Mr. Masashi Okamoto, Digital Business Division - Manager SHUEISHA Inc.

На конференции в Токио IDPF обсудит в том числе и EPUB 3 для манги. Логично

Amazon так-таки договорился с Роулинг об аренде книжек в амазоновской библиотеке. По штуке в месяц за $79 в год.

Bookworm is a free webservice to download Google books.

A legal and free webservice to save PDFs of any viewable book on books.google.com even with a limited preview.

Проверил — медленно, но верно вытаскивает из Google Books книжки, доступные для «ограниченного» просмотра, в полный PDF. Особенно актуально для книг out-of-print.

Digital revenues for Simon & Schuster US climbed 64% in the first quarter of the year, while print sales also rose.

In S&S’ parent company CBS Corporation’s financial results for the first quarter to 31st March 2012, the company said publishing revenues increased 14% to $176m from $155m for the same period last year.

S&S attributed the hike in sales to its digital publishing arm, which represented 26% of the company’s total revenues, its “highest to date” according to the publisher. S&S US also increased its sales of print books; the company said operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) increased 43% to $10m from $7m for the same period the year before.

Больше четверти выручки самого маленького издательства американской книжной «Большой шестёрки», Simon & Schuster, дочки CBS Corp., в I квартале 2012 года пришлось на электронные книги.

Microsoft has invested $300m (£184.5m) in Barnes and Noble, forming “a new subsidiary” of the bookselling chain to include the store’s Nook, digital and college business.

Microsoft немного даже жалко — догоняет на рынок. Но эти деньги B&N явно будут не лишние в конкуренции c Amazon.