As I’ve made it clear elsewhere, I hate the Agency Model. I think it’s anti-customer, and I long ago took a pledge not to buy any Agency Priced ebooks. But I’ve never really explained why I hate it. I’ve been listening to people defend the Agency Model for some time now, and most of the [...]
Entries from February 28th, 2011
Random House knuckled under on Agency ebooks
February 28th, 2011 · 7 Comments · ebookstore news
It finally happened. The one hold out among the Big 6 publishers finally decided to go along with the pack. Random House will adopt agency pricing for ebooks for ebooks sold in the US starting on the first of March. Bleh. This was not the trend I wanted to see. I was hoping everyone would [...]
The eBook User’s Bill of Rights
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments · ebook rights
The eBook User’s Bill of Rights is a statement of the basic freedoms that should be granted to all eBook users. The eBook User’s Bill of Rights Every eBook user should have the following rights: the right to use eBooks under guidelines that favor access over proprietary limitations the right to access eBooks on any [...]
Screen size is important
February 28th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Jakob Nielsen has something new to say about mobile devices. He’s written in the past on the problems of reading on mobile devices, and in today’s newsletter he expands on new research. His article is worth reading in entirety, so I’ll just summarize it here.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break!
February 28th, 2011 · 7 Comments · opinion
In 1936, in the movie Poppy, W.C. Fields tells his daughter, “If we should ever separate, my little plum, I want to give you just one bit of fatherly advice: Never give a sucker an even break!” It appears that Apple has adopted it as its motto for the 21st century, at least in regards to ebooks [...]
AT&T to start selling Amazon Kindle in stores on 6 March
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
AT&T and Amazon have announced today that the K3 3G will be sold in AT&T Wireless stores across the US. Retail will be the same as elsewhere ($189), but the Kindle Wifi will be notable in its absence. I wonder if Vodafone, who provide the 3G connection for the European Kindle, will be offering the [...]
CyberRead to cease operations
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Here’s another reason why you should back up your ebooks. The indie ebookstore CyberRead just announced that they are about to close. They sent out an email today, and they also posted this on their support forums: Over the past few months we have been urging you to back up and store your ebooks. Unfortunately [...]
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Review: This Day in Led Zeppelin App
February 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
I wish all my favorite bands had iPad apps like this one. I’m talking about a wonderfully rich product called This Day in Led Zeppelin. The title makes it sound like all you get is a Zeppelin-themed calendar but it’s much more than that.
Asus eeePad MeMo to ship with Android v3.0
February 28th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
JKKMobile got an early look at the Asus eeePad MeMo on display at CeBIT this week. This 7″ Android tablet is going to launch sometime soon, and now we know that it will ship with the latest version of Android, Honeycomb, which has been optimized to work better on tablets. In addition to Honeycomb, this [...]
The “cheap Kindle” rumor has returned
February 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware rumors
It’s started again. Every so often someone comes up with a brilliant rumor that Amazon will be giving away the Kindle. This rumor is actually older that the Kindle itself; I recall reading about the $50 Kindle back in summer 2007. It’s also popped up at least twice since then, and the most interesting version [...]
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