There’s been a surge in the Amazon tablet rumors over the past few days. The most recent rumor is that Amazon will stream content to the tablet. This rumor is actually half true. Amazon will be streaming content, but there is no tablet involved. You’re not going to believe this, and I really hope you’re [...]
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In the Era of eBooks, What Is a Book Worth? (II)
April 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
The first article in this series of musings, In the Era of eBooks, What Is a Book Worth? (I), brought a lot of comment, particularly on blogs that reprinted it. Most commenters disagreed with me, and several of the commenters compared an author’s uniqueness and a book’s worth to a painting.
In the Era of eBooks, What Is a Book Worth? (I)
April 25th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion
Some questions have no answer, or at least not a universal answer. This is true of this question: In the era of ebooks, what is a book worth? Yet, every day, ebookers are making that value judgement, including in their calculation of whether or not to buy an ebook what they believe is the worth of a [...]
I still don’t believe Amazon are working on a tablet
April 21st, 2011 · 20 Comments · opinion
So the “Amazon tablet” rumors reach a fever pitch today with one of the bloggers with gdgt posting a long explanation of why he thinks Samsung are building the Amazon tablet. I respect his opinion and his right to argue a position that has so little factual basis. I’ve done the same before, so I [...]
Houston, We Have A Problem
April 21st, 2011 · No Comments · opinion
I’ve been thinking about the Overdrive/Amazon announcement that will bring the Kindle into the device fold for library eBook lending and I have to say it raises concerns for me. In addition to the questions raised by Bobbi Newman, Jason Griffey, and Sarah Houghton-Jan (all very sharp queries), I think libraries are poorly positioned for [...]
Ads in eBooks Are a Good Thing. Deal with It.
April 20th, 2011 · 11 Comments · opinion
Amazon is introducing an advertising component to the Kindle platform. I love it. Kudos to Jeff Bezos & Co. for their forward thinking on this initiative. I’m talking about the less expensive ($114) device currently known as “Kindle with Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers.” (It’s not the sexiest name but it certainly describes the product! [...]
Kindle Lessons Learned After a Year Away
April 19th, 2011 · 8 Comments · opinion
I’m glad I jumped back into the Kindle market. My wifi-only Kindle is getting almost as much use as my iPad. I recently wrote a post about lessons learned the first year with that device. I figured I ought to do something similar covering lessons learned after a year away from the Kindle:
A Look at B&N’s first eReader
April 15th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Blast from the Past, hardware news
Do you recall the obituary I wrote for the Ebookwise-1150? The e-reader above next to the K3 is the Rocket eBook and it’s the grandaddy of the 1150. I thought it would be interesting to show you the oldest best e-reader.
Frustration in eBookville: Will There Be a Rubicon for Publishers?
April 13th, 2011 · 6 Comments · opinion
I’m one frustrated ebooker! I recently purchased several books in hardcover (The Eichmann Trial by Deborah E. Lipstadt and Bismarck: A Life by Jonathan Steinberg), which is (supposedly) what the publishers prefer I do. But although I bought hardcover versions for my library, I would like to do the actual reading on my Sony Reader.
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Amazon Blaze to run Android, have a 4.3″ Mirasol screen
April 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments · humor
I wanted to share an elaborate April Fool’s day joke with you. The folks at Android Police spent much of last week putting together a truly impressive practical joke. the combined plausible pictures, detailed tech specs, and even a faked handout from Amazon. I nearly fell for it, it’s that good. i also know a [...]
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