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The Last.fm for Books Powered by Kindle?

via fastcompany.com

"Paul Lamere, an app developer in the online music industry and a blogger about the same, points out that one often overlooked feature of Amazon's Kindle might change the way we buy books by gathering creating some astounding metrics.

Lamere specifically points to Whispersync, a feature that keeps track of where you are in a book and syncs that data with any other device--from an iPhone to an iPad to a computer--so that you can pick up where you left off." [CLIFF KUANG]

Filed under  //   ebooks   kindle   recommendation+engines  
Posted March 30, 2010
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Penguin's eBook predictions on the iPad

via paidcontent.org

Robert Andrews at paidContent writes :
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"Penguin is making some bold, experimental bets. These first-look demos of forthcoming books from iPad’s iBook Store, presented by Penguin Books’ CEO John Makinson in London on Tuesday, give an idea how publishers might approach Apple’s tablet…"

Filed under  //   Digital Publishing   ebooks   ereaders   ipad  
Posted March 2, 2010
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Sony on the E-Reader (R)evolution [The eMarketer Blog]

eMarketer: How do you see the e-reader market evolving?

Phil Lubell: We obviously are really excited about this business. We’ve seen it grow significantly just in this past year alone and we think there’s a big opportunity for digital reading over the next couple of years.

Sony is in a good place in the market. We start with our open price point Pocket Edition at $199, then step up to the Touch Edition for $299. We also have the Daily Edition at $399. From our experience, we understand that the three products meet different expectations for different market segments, and with our portfolio of products, they actually attach to very different customers. On top of that, we make the Pocket and the Touch editions in colors.

via emarketer.com

Filed under  //   ebooks   ereaders   sony  
Posted January 4, 2010
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60,000 Nooks Will Be Shipped This Year According To TechCrunch's Sources

via techcrunch.com

According to TechCrunch.

"Our Asian sources tell us around 60,000, which is more than B&N expected people to buy (only about 400,000 Kindles sold in the first year it was offered)."

Filed under  //   barnes+noble   ebooks   ereaders   nook  
Posted December 23, 2009
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"How to find the upside in volatile times" - London Business School's Don Sull [VID]

I like Sull's explanation of things you shouldn't do in the midst of turbulence. About 3:00 minutes in.

Filed under  //   business+strategy   Don+Sull   ebooks   economics   interviews   McKinsey   strategy  
Posted December 21, 2009
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Reuters Reports On Sony's Content Deals For Its E-reader

Sony said subscriptions would be available shortly from its e-reader website, with monthly prices set at $14.99 for The Wall Street Journal, $10.99 for MarketWatch, and $9.99 for the New York Post. The publications will be jointly marketed by the companies.
via reuters.com

Filed under  //   content+providers   content+strategy   e-readers   ebooks   media   paidcontent   sony   Wall+Street+Journal  
Posted December 17, 2009
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Just Got News Of This Promo From Sramana Mitra's Publicist // eBook Up For Grabs

To receive a free eBook copy of Sramana Mitra’s Bootstrapping: Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction for yourself or someone else, simply ReTweet this story using the button at the bottom of this post by midnight Pacific Time on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. We’ll choose 10 winners at random to receive a free eBook from Smashwords.
via sramanamitra.com

Filed under  //   books   ebooks   entrepreneurship   sramana+mitra   startups   twitter  
Posted December 7, 2009
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CNET Reviews The Nook [Crave]

on top of its free AT&T 3G wireless connection, the Nook packs in Wi-Fi connectivity and a memory expansion slot; you get 2GB of internal memory, but can add up to an additional 16GB via the microSD card slot. And finally, Barnes & Noble offers an e-book-lending option
via news.cnet.com

Filed under  //   CNET   ebooks   ereaders   nook   reviews  
Posted December 7, 2009
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International Kindle Owners Get A $20 Refund & Some Web Browsing

via engadget.com

"Good news! Due to strong customer demand for our newest Kindle with U.S. and international wireless, we are consolidating our family of 6" Kindles. As part of this consolidation, we are lowering the price of the Kindle you just purchased from $279 down to $259. You don't need to do anything to get the lower price--we are automatically issuing you a $20 refund. This refund should be processed in the next few days and will appear as a credit on your next billing statement."

Filed under  //   amazon   e-readers   ebooks   kindle  
Posted October 22, 2009
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Gizmodo Has A Hands-On With Barnes & Noble's Nook

via gizmodo.com

It appears the Nook is getting good reviews...there's obviously plenty of room in the e-reader market for those not named Kindle.

Filed under  //   barnes+noble   e-readers   ebooks   gizmodo   kindle   nook  
Posted October 20, 2009
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