The Book Standard reports that today marks the launch of the much-anticipated Adobe Digital Editions 1.0, software created for purchasing, managing and reading eBooks and digital editions of newspapers, magazines and other publications. The downloadable software, which will be officially introduced at the O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference today (which means Ron will almost certainly get a look at it), takes up only 3 MB of space and is available for free online.
“Adobe Digital Editions will revolutionize how publishers deliver eBooks and other digital content and how consumers experience it,” said Rob Tarkoff, senior vice president, Corporate Development at Adobe. “The combination of Adobe Digital Editions, InDesign CS3 and a new generation of hardware from innovators like Sony shows that digital publishing is front and center for content owners — and millions of readers who are looking forward to innovations in the delivery of their favorite works.”