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If you know of a news story you’d like to share then I’d like to hear it. There are 2 ways you can tell me about it. You don’t have to write anything; a link will be fine.

First, send it to my gmail account: nate.hoffelder

Second, leave a comment on this page.

62 thoughts on “Tip Us

  1. spacer Paul says:

    You’ve probably seen this data chart before, but in case you have not, enjoy!

    www.appannie.com/books/ibooks-store/top/united-states/

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      I haven’t seen that before, no. I was under the impression Apple’s lists could only be found inside the iTunes app, so this should prove quite useful.

      Thanks!

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  2. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

    And thanks!

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  3. spacer Geert says:

    Dutch publishers lose court case against “Tom Kabinet” second-hand ebook website.
    Basically the law is not clear about the fact if ebooks can be sold second-hand.
    The judge also mentioned the fact that the publishers were not prepared to negotiate in any way with “Tom Kabinet” to make legally selling second-hand ebooks possible.

    www.ereaders.nl/21071402_uitgevers_verliezen_kort_geding_tegen_marktplaats_voor_tweedehands_ebooks

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      Well holy excrement. I thought the publishers would win. Thanks for the link!

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      1. spacer Geert says:

        I also thought that the publishers would certaintly win this case.
        Unfortunately for Tom Kabinet I am afraid this will not be the last court case about this. I expect in the end they will lose.
        But still, this is a nice surprise.

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  4. spacer Javi says:

    What’s your opinion about this company?: www.clearinkdisplays.com/
    They promise color electronic paper, with video, etc for 2015 … I’ve never read about them in this blog.
    And about www.irx-innovations.com/ ?

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      I’ve heard of Clear Ink but they’re not talking or showing off any interesting details. I have my eye on the,

      The second company is what used to be known as Irex. I know they’re continuing their research but the status and abilities are still closely held secrets.

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  5. spacer Michael says:

    Not sure if it’s significant, but diesel-ebooks.com has changed registrars from GoDaddy to Dotster, and the landing page switched from “We’re Cooking Up Something Cool. Get Ready. Diesel eBooks & eBook Eros” to a generic Dotster landing page today. Meanwhile, ebook-eros.com is still with GoDaddy and has the Cooking Up message.

    May just be a registration shuffle (I can’t blame anyone for getting away from GoDaddy), but perhaps worth keeping an eye open for further developments.

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      And now the page is showing signs it still belongs to its old owners.

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  6. spacer Feda says:

    Do you accept guest reviews? I got my hands onto a DPT-S1 with the intention of using it as a viewer for contract drawings (I’m in construction) and would like to write a short review about how it performs for that purpose since I couldn’t find any information on that anywhere when I tried to find out about it before purchasing it.

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      I’m definitely interested, yes. The Sony Digital Paper is way outside my price range.

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  7. spacer Name Required says:

    New video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb5KbkV29mU
    Features PocketBook 630 Sense in German.
    Shows cover. The reader has magnets inside (I think), but those strips inside cover are not just non-slip to keep the reader stick while it is held by magnets, those strips are surprisingly strong glue.

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      Thanks.

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  8. spacer Fbone says:

    Harlequin added to Scribd

    dearauthor.com/ebooks/15000-harlequin-titles-scribd-instantly-worth-it-embargoed-until-8-am-cst/

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      Yep. I was going to write that post but other stuff got in the way.

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  9. spacer Name (required) says:

    Nate, it looks like somebody has managed to replicate the reporting of unrelated books that ADE 4 sends
    go-to-hellman.blogspot.sk/2014/10/correcting-misinformation-on-adobe.html
    Scroll down that page to the update.

    This is very important, because so far nobody has verified your claim that ADE4 reports on books that aren’t in the library or aren’t opened by ADE4.

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      Yes, actually. I figured out how I did it, and then told them:
      https://twitter.com/gmcharlt/status/520257691940556800

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  10. spacer Fbone says:

    Lenovo released a new tablet.
    www.bestbuy.com/site/lenovo-s8-50-tablet-16gb-black/8731458.p?id=1219362863870&skuId=8731458

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  11. spacer Dan Agin says:

    Latest Streitfeld propaganda in NYT Business section

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    1. spacer Nate Hoffelder says:

      I’m seeing it in the Bits blog, and trying to figure out how to address it.

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  12. spacer Dan Agin says:

    Joe Nocera’s pro-Amazon column on the OpEd page today’s NYT. Unfortunately he seems to degrade his column with his final statement that he’s pro-Hachette and the current publishing industry model because it works for him. Were he smarter he would understand