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Penguin's eBook predictions on the iPad

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…"

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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.

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Posted January 4, 2010
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60,000 Nooks Will Be Shipped This Year According To TechCrunch's Sources

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)."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Posted December 7, 2009
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International Kindle Owners Get A $20 Refund & Some Web Browsing

"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."

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Posted October 22, 2009
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Gizmodo Has A Hands-On With Barnes & Noble's Nook

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

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Posted October 20, 2009
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Barnes & Noble 'Nook' e-reader comes out Tuesday for $259

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Posted October 19, 2009
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