When I don't want an ebook
I just ordered the paper version of Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book from Amazon. There is a certain class of books that I have no interest in having in ebook...
Oprah and the Kindle: Two perspectives
"...only by eliminating DRM and making e-books cross platform compatible will the e-book really benefit from the Oprah push. An Amazon with monopolistic control over e-books will be bad for...
E-Books: Still a bargain for Canadians?
A recent article in the Toronto Star talks about parity pricing---the issue of the publishing industry setting higher list prices for non-Americans, and how customers lose out when all is said...
Kindle's $50 Oprah discount: Price $309, in effect
Oprah not only endorsed the Kindle, as expected, but also announced a discount offer allowing for $50 off the usual price of $359. The magic promo code, good until November...
Kindle’s $50 Oprah discount: Price $309, in effect
Oprah not only endorsed the Kindle, as expected, but also announced a discount offer allowing for $50 off the usual price of $359. The magic promo code, good until November...
Will ebook readers reduce book sales – Yes, says J. Esposito; No, says our...
Two articles you really should read in detail.
First: J. Esposito, in Publishing Frontier, says: One of the unintended consequences of the Kindle and its brethren (desirable for readers, more woe for...
Oprah's new favorite gadget: The Kindle
A Financial Times (FT) journalist believes that Oprah is likely to endorse the Kindle on her show on Friday. The front page of the Amazon store displays a teaser video featuring...
I want a Kindle with Twitter built-in
Now that I've reentered the Twittersphere I have a request. Amazon, would you please integrate Twitter with the Kindle? Yes, I know that with enough patience I could Twitter from my...
What's great about the Kindle
I tell you, the Kindle is really addictive in a way that the current Sony Reader, or the new one about to be released, can't match.
So I'm sitting in the living...
What's going on in Europe with rights management?
There have been a lot of comments about why the Kindle and the Sony Reader are not making more inroads into Europe. Well, I just came across two articles in...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
