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Opinion: How vital is marketing to a book’s success?

Mon, Jan 25 | from Kindle Review
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...

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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

Opinion: Questions about Kindle Apps

Let’s start with the Kindle Store’s details and its impact on Kindle Sales. Will the Kindle Store make the Kindle more compelling? Will Kindle Apps Sell? How will Kindle Owners react? Does the Kindle App Store let Amazon’s enemies into the Kindle ecosystem?
Sun, Jan 24 | from Kindle Review

Opinion: How to: The archaic art of printing e-books from home

Wait a second, didn’t I just say e-books can’t be printed because the software doesn’t support it? E-books yes, but it all comes down to what you consider an e-book. If you consider an e-book to be literally an electronic book then there are e-book formats that can be easily printed. If you don...
Sun, Jan 24 | from TeleRead

Opinion: Fears that Kindle Apps will distract from reading are mostly unfounded

There are a number of Kindle owners concerned that Apps will detract from reading. Kindle App Store Rules keep out most Apps that would be distractions The rules of the Kindle App Store encourage reading related apps There are a lot of ideas that could make the Kindle much, much more valuabl...
Fri, Jan 22 | from Kindle Review

Opinion: Good ideas for Kindle Apps, Your App Wishlist

Instant Message client that supports all the usual suspects – yahoo, msn messenger, etc.Email Client. Radio.Facebook App.Twitter Client – via GearLog.Pet Apps.Virtual Pet Apps. Kindle to Kindle App. Sokobahn via MobileRead.MUDs.Virtual Piano/Music Instruments. Borderline Kindle App...
Thu, Jan 21 | from Kindle Review

Opinion: Conflicting Opinions on Kindle App Store viability

Everyone hates the Kindle App Store Amazon itself has conceded that the Amazon Kindle Development kit and the Kindle App Store will open new doors it never imagined possible. Amazon is not competing with Apple with its Kindle App Store. Kindle does have some advantages -
Thu, Jan 21 | from Kindle Review

Reviewing Amazon’s Kindle Apps Initiative

Here are the Kindle App details Amazon have announced - Reviewing the Kindle App Store’s chances Reviewing the Kindle App Store – Is it too late? Huge. Closing Thought – Which Kindle App do you most want to see in the Kindle Store? What app would you most like for your Kindle?
Thu, Jan 21 | from Kindle Review

Opinion: Stepdad vs. Kindle

The Amazon store 4) He was concerned about theft. Specifically, that if he left a paperback novel on the deck chair while he hopped into the swimming pool and somebody stole it, he’d only be out about $8. But if he left out the Kindle and it got snatched, he would be pretty upset.
Wed, Jan 20 | from TeleRead

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

Opinion: Quick test drive: Kindle for PC looks promising—but is no match for Mobipocket in flexibility. And how about ePub?

Opinion: When asking an author if her ebook has also been published as a "real" book will be like asking a musician if her album has been released in vinyl

Opinion: $243 for Sony e-book on Balzac’s short fiction? But wait! How about the $6.4K Kindle nuclear engineering e-book?

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Opinion: Info snacking vs. book-reading: Kindle hurting books and other long texts despite Bezos’ original hopes?

Opinion: Joe’s Kindle Webinar, Part II: Quick info on piracy, retail sales and other topics, including K use outside U.S.

Opinion: The Kindle debates: The search algorithm issue, sex and book cover vanity, and the K machine’s threat to book ads

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