It’s not really dead, though. Microsoft will continue to make and sell existing models (which came out in 2009) until no one wants them any more. And do you know the scary part? The hardware is dying, but the Zune Marketplace will live on and be used to support Windows Phone 7. You may not [...]
Entries from March 15th, 2011
Amazon AppStore to open by 22 March
March 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Amazon, app store news
Amazon announced today that they had scored an exclusive. Angry Birds Rio, the next title in the series, would only be sold in the Amazon AppStore. Guess when it’s launching? According to one source, 22 March. In 8 days we’re going to see the insides of Amazon’s app store. TBH, I’m not sure the app [...]
How I Went from Traditional to Ebook Publishing (and Started Selling Again)
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · opinion
Most struggling authors trying to get published think that anyone with a publishing deal has got it made. I know I used to. While that can be true in rare cases, most often the life of an author – especially the type often tagged as “first-time” or “emerging” – is still a frustrating grind, just [...]
I wouldn’t get too excited about that Amazon tablet
March 14th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion
Earlier today Joe Wikert wrote a post explaining why he would buy an Amazon Android tablet. I personally disagree with the idea, but I ran the post anyway. And now I’m glad I did. One commenter pointed that the Amazon tablet would likely be as closed as the Kindle e-reader, so any openness you might [...]
Books everyone should read (word cloud)
March 14th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Here’s a rather interesting use of a word cloud. David McCandless from Information is Beautiful gathered together the results of a bunch of book polls & top 100 lists, and then made this word cloud. The full data and analysis are available here: bit.ly/BooksEveryone You can click on the image at right to see it [...]
The Amazon Android Tablet I’d Buy
March 14th, 2011 · 3 Comments · opinion
Amazon is apparently preparing to launch an Android App Store as early as this month. Meanwhile, GigaOm’s Kevin C. Tofel talks about how the real iPad challenge might come from Amazon in the form of an Android tablet. I love it! Why? I could easily jump from iPhone/iPad to the Android platform this summer because [...]
Today’s Amazon exclusive on Einstein’s books should make you question the purpose of copyright
March 14th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Amazon, ebookstore news, opinion
Amazon announced today that they had scored another ebook exclusive. Open Road Media have just signed a contract with Amazon to provide 7 recently converted books written by Albert Einstein. The seven digital works that will be exclusive to the Kindle Store are: “Essays in Humanism”: An inspiring collection of the great thinker’s views on [...]
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Amazon K3 now available at Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, hardware news
Amazon’s latest generation e-reader can now be had through a couple new chains in the UK. At least, that’s the story everyone is reporting, but I haven’t actually found the Kindle listed on the Carphone Warehouse website. But I did find it on the Best Buy UK site, where it’s being sold for £111. That’s [...]
Georgia newspaper put up a paywall & traffic goes up
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · paywall
The Augusta Chronicle have released a few tidbits of data on the paywall they launched back in December. This newspaper, which bills itself as the oldest Southern paper, is bucking the trend. Page views have risen 5% in the three months since the paywall launched.
Ebook piracy – one author’s opinion
March 14th, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion
by David Hewson The world is embracing the ebook at an astonishing pace. Most of us who write for a living welcome this. It means new opportunities for authors and readers alike. It means you can carry lots of books in a single, light device. With some systems you can do clever things such as [...]
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