Week In Review: Kindle Lending; Record eBook Sales; Nook Fail

The year is coming to an end and it has certainly been an exciting one for eBooks. Publishers battled with Amazon over eBook prices; retailers battled with each other over the costs and features of eReader devices; and Apple brought on a whole tablet revolution.

While it may be a quiet week in publishing offices, this past week has been an important week for eBook sales, as people unwrapped eReaders under the tree and began downloading their first eBooks.