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What to make of the Amazon-Macmillan stand-off?
There is the tiny mistake of quoting the Amazon Kindle at $400 instead of $259. Steve Jobs did say in the Mossberg mini-interview that Apple would sell books for the same price as Amazon. Perhaps he meant that all ebooks would be sold for $15. My Take on the Amazon Macmillan stand-off
Sat, Jan 30 | from Kindle Review
Book Wars: Amazon Retaliates Against Publisher Over eBook Pricing, Pulls Books From Shelves
A quiet war has developed between Amazon and the book publishing world over ebook prices. Amazon Fires Missile At Book Industry, Launches 70% Kindle Royalty OptionApple Trying To Squash Amazon's Kindle Like A Bug, Amazon Fighting BackSteve Jobs Says Book Publishers Hate Amazon's Kin...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Silicon Alley Insider
The Apple-Amazon eBook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books (AMZN, AAPL)
Books published by Macmillan mysteriously poofed from Amazon yesterday. The reason, according to the NYT, is that Amazon is punishing the publisher for arguing that the price of Kindle books should go up to $15. This won't end well. Steve Jobs Says Book Publishers Hate Amazon's KindleAppl...
Sat, Jan 30 | from Silicon Alley Insider
The Apple-Amazon Ebook War Begins: Amazon Deletes Macmillan Books [Apple]
It feels like a repeat of the same shit Universal Music, and later, NBC Universal pulled with iTunes, trying to counter the leverage Apple had because of iTunes' insane marketshare. Same situation here, really: Content provider wants more money/control over their content, fights with...
Fri, Jan 29 | from Gizmodo
Study: most e-book readers too "old," limited
Despite common assumptions, a device like Apple's iPad may be better-suited to current readers than dedicated devices like the Amazon Kindle, a new University of Georgia study says. Young adults who tried the Kindle described it as "old" and felt it was too limited compared to their smar...
Thu, Jan 28 | from Electronista
Millions of Kindles – Kindle sales finally confirmed
Let’s move on to the Kindle related stuff. The big Kindle related news (via Yahoo) - Kindle and Kindle DX are available for immediate shipment to over 100 countries … Amazon.com announced a new 70 percent royalty option for Kindle DTP …
Thu, Jan 28 | from Kindle Review
Opinion: How vital is marketing to a book’s success?
Whether you get a Publisher Deal.Whether you get picked up by blogs and featured by Amazon and Apple.How eReader owners react to your book.Whether your book reviews and/or sales cluster together and give you momentum. Whether Amazon lets you give away a free ebook. The factors that are un...
Mon, Jan 25 | from Kindle Review
Opinion: iPad as Kindle Killer is more storyline than reality
Lots of users – Kindle owners, Kindle for iPhone users and Kindle for PC users. Lot of them locked in with their Kindle purchases. Lots of loyal Amazon customers.People who actively dislike Apple (partly due to overzealous Apple fans). iPad as Kindle Killer is the Perfect Story – Except it’...
Mon, Jan 25 | from Kindle Review
1 star reviews for Game Change – inappropriate?
If a Publisher takes the ‘delay the ebook for months’ route they already take a hit. 1 star reviews for the hardcover are like 1 star reviews the Kindle was getting The Book and the Author are adversely affected when they don’t deserve it
Fri, Jan 15 | from Kindle Review
How To Suck Newspapers Straight to the Kindle, Free and Automatically [Kindle]
Gadget Lab has a simple tutorial on setting up a Mac to automatically beam your Kindle any web-based content, conveniently stripped of any ads. If I had a Kindle, I'd try this. But I'm with Kat. [Wired]
Fri, Dec 11 | from Gizmodo
Real Deal Podcast 189: Road Test
Subscribe with iTunes (audio) Subscribe with iTunes (video) Subscribe with RSS (audio) Subscribe with RSS (video) Episode 189 Rafe- Kindle without Kindle Momentus drive – finally works! Old WHS continues to degrade – how do I get HP to replace it with a new model? Clicker & Redux
Thu, Dec 3 | from Real Deal (MP3)
Podcast: BOL 1057: Bridge Out Loud
The monkeys are running the zoo: Rafe Needleman, Brian Cooley, and Brian Tong, with producer Lynn Fu, cover the iPhone finally getting MMS, Google's patent on its home page, Amazon re-delivering 1984 to Kindle, and the closure of the Oakland side of the Bay Bridge.
Fri, Sep 4 | from Buzz Out Loud
Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 released
Norway Amazon updated its free Kindle app for the iPhone, adding three features in version 1.1 that many people--including some right here at Macworld--have been waiting for. The update also adds the ability to pinch to zoom in on images in Kindle books. ...
Thu, May 21 | from news.idg.no
How To: Kindle 2 hacks: bypassing Whispernet
MA As Vincent writes, "This is not a tutorial about how to use the Kindle 2's Sprint connection from your computer...I do know that abusing the Kindle's Sprint modem like that would upset Amazon a great deal. Bear in mind also that Amazon knows where you ...
Fri, Mar 6 | from Ars Technica
Podcast: Kindle-format software vs. Stanza: What about Adobe and ePub, David B?
In the end, it isn’t just Stanza/Lexycle vs. Amazon. It’s Adobe and Stanza/Lexycle, both, against Amazon—much more of an even match than David B. might suppose. Related: Adobe’s new e-book software ratchets up fright against Amazon Kindle: The new Adobe Reader Mobile SDK is aimed at smartp...
Wed, Feb 18 | from TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home
Patch: eBook Update: Leaked photos reveal Amazon Kindle 2
We thought that a second-gen of the Amazon Kindle won’t be released soon because it was Amazon’s chief spokesman Craig Berman himself who said that no version of the e-book will be out this year. But apparently, a new version was leaked ...
Tue, Oct 7 | from TechFever Network
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