Comments on: Google To Create an eBook Ecosystem http://www.bestebookreaders.com/google-to-create-an-ebook-ecosystem/ Everything Ebooks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:51:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Google vs. Amazon: Battle For e-Book Market Supremacy | K.indledhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/google-to-create-an-ebook-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Google vs. Amazon: Battle For e-Book Market Supremacy | K.indled Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:57:51 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=802#comment-477 [...] market. So it’s not a surprise that Amazon expects a fierce challenge in its potential showdown with Google in the near future.  No wonder Amazon’s blood is boiling with Google expanding its Book [...] [...] market. So it’s not a surprise that Amazon expects a fierce challenge in its potential showdown with Google in the near future.  No wonder Amazon’s blood is boiling with Google expanding its Book [...]

]]> By: P. Radhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/google-to-create-an-ebook-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-476 P. Rad Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:36:20 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=802#comment-476 You are right. Google does give publishers more freedom but Amazon is taking a whole chuck of their revenue away. A big deal for smaller publishers. I do want to see "premium books." Sort of similar to DVDs. I think that way you can justify paying more for e-books. But right now, consumers are not winning as $9.99 per book is not exactly cheap. Publishers are not winning either as Amazon gets a decent amount of that money. You are right. Google does give publishers more freedom but Amazon is taking a whole chuck of their revenue away. A big deal for smaller publishers. I do want to see “premium books.” Sort of similar to DVDs. I think that way you can justify paying more for e-books. But right now, consumers are not winning as $9.99 per book is not exactly cheap. Publishers are not winning either as Amazon gets a decent amount of that money.

]]> By: cameronhttp://www.bestebookreaders.com/google-to-create-an-ebook-ecosystem/comment-page-1/#comment-475 cameron Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:16:41 +0000 http://k.indled.com/?p=802#comment-475 Unfortunately i am unsure if Google will be able to put pressure on publishers to update their business practices for the 21st century.The problem with ebooks has little to do with getting the right ebook reader, or perfect ebook software. It is the publishers.They want to charge the same price for an ebook as they do a physical book. They want to impose DRM restrictions that are arguably stronger than what we see from the music industry.They just don't get it.Amazon, i think, was starting to force the publishing industry to update business models. They were able to get the concession of making most books be $9.99.What i have been able to find about this new deal with google makes it look as if the publishers will be able to charge what they want, and also impose the same, if not worse, DRM restrictions.I am looking forward to a day when i can read the books i own on any device i want. I am still baffled by the fact i can't just log into amazon and read my ebooks.At the end of the day it doesn't matter what company gets into the ebook game. Until publisher start to understand the new opportunities of ebooks, and the riches to be made, we will be stuck with basically what we have today. Unfortunately i am unsure if Google will be able to put pressure on publishers to update their business practices for the 21st century.

The problem with ebooks has little to do with getting the right ebook reader, or perfect ebook software. It is the publishers.

They want to charge the same price for an ebook as they do a physical book. They want to impose DRM restrictions that are arguably stronger than what we see from the music industry.

They just don’t get it.

Amazon, i think, was starting to force the publishing industry to update business models. They were able to get the concession of making most books be $9.99.

What i have been able to find about this new deal with google makes it look as if the publishers will be able to charge what they want, and also impose the same, if not worse, DRM restrictions.

I am looking forward to a day when i can read the books i own on any device i want. I am still baffled by the fact i can’t just log into amazon and read my ebooks.

At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what company gets into the ebook game. Until publisher start to understand the new opportunities of ebooks, and the riches to be made, we will be stuck with basically what we have today.

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