In this post I’m planning to show you the man behind the curtain. I’m hoping to give you a better understanding of what I can see, both as a blogger and as someone who watches the media. So the hot story this past week was about how the Kindle Wifi could now download Audible audiobooks [...]
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The real secret of Apple’s success (video)
March 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · humor, video
This video, more than any, should help you understand why it’s so much fun to make fun of Apple.
Browsing for eBooks – Why is it so much better in a real shop than online?
November 30th, 2010 · 2 Comments · opinion
by Tony Cole of Ebookanoid Recently I came across a short post in which the author bemoaned the rather unimaginative and unfriendly manner in which most eBook sellers displayed their wares. He made the comparison to how enjoyable it is to browse happily around the shelves of a real book shop (especially the independent ones) [...]
First Real hands on of the Sharper Image Literati (NYTimes)
September 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware reviews
The very first in depth of the Literati was posted yesterday in the New York Times. If you’re wondering why I didn’t get it first, well, as great as I am I’m not the NYTimes. The reviewer had some fairly good insights into the design of the Literati: To turn the page, you use left [...]
ORGCon: Thriving in the real digital economy (video)
August 9th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows, Open Rights Group, video
The Open Rights Group held a conference a couple weeks ago in London. I just now learned that they posted 6 videos of the sessions on Vimeo. If you follow digital content, the ACTA, and related issues then this is a group worth watching. Here is the video summary for this session: Peter Mandelson and [...]
B&N Android app coming “Real soon”
July 19th, 2010 · 2 Comments · software rumors
Someone asked on Twitter about the B&N Android app, and this was the official response: I’m hoping they hold it long enough to fix the bugs in the Pandigital Novel version. via Gadgetell
Smashwords is the Real Threat to Agency Pricing of eBooks
May 7th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion
Smashwords and ebooksellers like Smashwords (such as Books for a Buck) are the real threat to agency pricing and the Agency 5 (Macmillan, Hachette, Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and HarperCollins). The reason is simple: the combination of quality and low price. I find it hard to justify paying $14.99 for a fiction ebook unless I am absolutely enthralled with [...]
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