The Kindle 3 has just begun to reach readers and already Kindle, Nook are causing a huge seismic shift. We have the first major book release that is selling more ebooks than hardcovers. Laura Lippman book sells 4,739 e-books and 4,000 physical hardcovers in first 5 days We get this interesting snippet from the Wall Street Journal [...]
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The low price of the Kindle 3 and the Nook will soon force Publishers to push advertisements into books – At least that’s what an OpEd in the WSJ claims. You’d think that someone making such a bold claim would back it up with some really solid logic. No such luck. WSJ illogicians spin their [...]
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One of the most interesting reactions to the new Kindle DX 2 was from a commenter at one of the big blogs. Reading isn’t worth $400. That’s a short and very succinct statement that encapsulates what most non-readers feel about reading. It’s exactly the type of statement that came up when the original Kindle sold for [...]
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With eReaders and eBooks we’re in the midst of a lot of battles of perception. You could make a pretty strong argument that the Book Wars have turned into the Perception Wars. Publishers trying to convince us that their work is worth 70% of profits. General purpose device makers trying to convince us that their devices are actually eReaders. The Perception [...]
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The Book Wars are constantly transforming and this year might be the most critical with the arrival of both Apple and Google. Here are 5 eReader, eBook battles that might decide the eventual winner of the Book Wars Closed Eco-systems Vs Pretend Open Eco-systems Here are two systems that work almost the same – A [...]
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