Late yesterday Lendle received a response from Amazon explaining why they were cut off. Lendle didn’t share the complete details, but they did tell us something: Late today, we received an email from an Associates Account Specialist at Amazon informing us that their concern only relates to our Book Sync tool, which syncs a user’s [...]
Entries from March 23rd, 2011
I’m amazed by this pirate’s chutzpah
March 22nd, 2011 · 6 Comments · opinion
Chutzpah – the quality of audacity, for good or for bad Dianna Dilworth passed me an email the other day. She’d gotten an email pitch from a new ebookstore, and she didn’t have time to write about it. I’m glad she forwarded it to me because it’s deeply amusing. I’m always in favor of giving [...]
Amazon killed Lendle – what’s the rest of the story?
March 21st, 2011 · 11 Comments · Amazon, opinion
Earlier today the ebook lending site Lendle shut down their site, claiming in a tweet that: Amazon has revoked Lendle’s API access. This is why the site is down. It’s sad and unfortunate that Amazon is shutting down Lending sites. In a later tweet: According to Amazon, Lendle does not “serve the principal purpose of [...]
Microsoft suing B&N over the Nook
March 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · lawsuit
Today we got to see Microsoft apply that old chestnut: If you can’t innovate, sue. Microsoft just announced that they are suing Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Inventec for violating MS patents in making the Nook. According to Microsoft, “The patents at issue cover a range of functionality embodied in Android devices that are essential [...]
Where’s GarageBand for ebooks?
March 21st, 2011 · 10 Comments · opinion
If you own an iPad you’ve absolutely got to purchase the GarageBand app. It’s the best $4.99 you’ll spend this week. I don’t care if you’ve never played a musical instrument in your life. You need this app. Why am I so fascinated by GarageBand? First off, it’s a blast to play with. You’ll be [...]
Tags:garageband·publishing
The hardware blind spot – Why Amazon probably isn’t working on a Kindle Android tablet
March 21st, 2011 · 7 Comments · opinion
The Kindle Android rumors surfaced again on Friday. The NY Times noticed that Amazon are hiring Android developers at Lab126 (they develop the Kindle hardware and apps) and jumped to the obvious conclusion. Amazon must be working on a Kindle that runs Android, and that this new device could have a color screen. There are [...]
Tags:Amazon·Android·blind·hardware·kindle·spot·tablet·working
Borders Bankruptcy leaves Calif. town holding the lease
March 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · opinion
Pico Rivera, California, is a symbol of much of what went with Borders. It’s a suburb of LA, and it has a population of around 65 thousand. Eight years ago this small town convinced Borders to open a store in its shopping center by making a simple promise. The town would pay about a third [...]
I’m taking a wait and see attitude on the NY Times paywall
March 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · opinion
So the NY Times unveiled their paywall on Thursday, and the howling began. There was ranting all over the web about the cost schedule, the design, and how smartphones and the iPad are billed separately. I’m not going to rant and rave about the paywall. Instead, I’m going to wait to see if it generates [...]
Wired agreed with me: Amazon Appstore to open Tuesday
March 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Amazon, app store news
Brian Chen posted an article on Wired’s website late last night where he said: Retail giant Amazon is preparing to launch its own app store on the Android platform on Tuesday, March 22, a trusted source told Wired.com. Looks like he’s a few days late (but a couple bucks richer). My guess was based on [...]
The cheapskate’s e-reader case
March 18th, 2011 · 5 Comments · frugal
My post a little while ago about a cheap book light inspired me to see how cheaply I could make an e-reader case, and it turns out I can make one out of stuff in the recycle bin. You’re looking at one of my neighbor’s magazines and a rubber band. Most magazines are too big [...]
Tags:case·cheapskate·ereader
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