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 [...]
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iFlow reader takes reading down the wrong path
December 27th, 2010 · 8 Comments · software reviews
iFlow Reader is getting a lot of attention today. This is a new reading app for iOS, with different versions for iPhone and iPad. While it comes with a good set of reading options, iFlow’s one big pitch point is that it abandons page turns in favor of scrolling. This is so not a good [...]
What’s wrong with e-reader reviews
December 16th, 2010 · 6 Comments · opinion
There’s no feeling so good as when I read a rant about how everyone is reviewing e-readers wrong and I find out I’m getting most of the points right, not wrong. It’s a good day. Mike Cane forwarded this rant to me today. It was written by Beranger, and it’s a pretty good critique of [...]
Free excerpts on the Kindle Store: you’re doing it wrong!
October 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · opinion
by Chris Walters of Booksprung I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that one of the things an author or publisher likes to see least on an Amazon product page is a low star rating. When it comes to Kindle books, however, a lot of publishers are creating their own star-related headaches, [...]
Why the “I hope Epub kills Kindle format” fanatics are fighting the wrong battle
August 22nd, 2010 · 22 Comments · opinion
Di you catch the Epub/Kindle editorial on ZDNet on Friday? The authors are wrong, but it’s still worth a read. Here is the part that caught my eye: But there is one thing that’s keeping me from whipping out the AMEX and clicking the “Buy Now” button at Amazon, and that’s the lack of EPUB [...]
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Ben Bova thinks graphic Novels are the death of literacy – I can prove he’s wrong
August 20th, 2010 · 5 Comments · opinion
The SF author Ben Bova likes to write editorials for his local paper, the Naples News. Last week he wrote a politely worded diatribe against graphic novels and how they’re a sign of declining literacy. Even though I think he’s wrong, it’s still worth a read. I’ve been thinking about his column for a week [...]
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Overdrive announced the wrong library donation system
July 24th, 2010 · 3 Comments · opinion
I missed this announcement when it came around the first time, but it’s _so_ the wrong system that I decided to post on it 2 weeks after the fact. Here’s what they announced: OverDrive has created LibraryBIN (Buy It Now), an online digital bookstore offering a comprehensive selection of eBooks for instant purchase and download. [...]
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