There are a lot of stories out there with wild speculation about how Google might use the newly-acquired eBook Technologies to expand their ebook program. This piece at Kindle Review provides some good factual detail on ETI’s assets, including their existing ereader devices, and their patents (for such systems as advertisements in ebooks). Separately, a Google spokesperson provided us with a slightly expanded explanatory statement: “We believe that ETI can help us provide users with a richer digital reading experience on tablets and other emerging hand-held devices. For example, ETI’s Pub renderer supports pagination of complex layouts. We are excited […]
