Kindle, Nook causing Apocalypse – New Book sells more ebooks than hardcovers

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 [...]

Ads in Kindle, Nook inevitable according to WSJ illogicians

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 [...]

Is reading worth $379? What about $189?

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 [...]

Three Categories of Book Buyers

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 [...]

5 eReader, eBook Battles that might decide the Book Wars

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 [...]