Too many do-it-yourselfers don't actually do anything--then expect to become the next Amanda Hocking. The author of "The Problem With Women ... Is Men" breaks down the economics of self-publishing and his own winning strategies. READ»
Ghengis Khan shook up the world in the 12th Century, and now in the 21st Century Neal Stephenson's novel about him may shake up the publishing world: It's partly interactive, partly social media, and wholly digital.
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The look and feel of electronics always coalesces into "standards": the beige PC, the pyramid-backed tube TV, the two-button mouse. At CES this year, we're seeing a new decade of visual language emerge--and it's all about touch. Sure, ...READ»
Coming soon... It's the end of the book as we know it, and you'll be just fine. But it won't be replaced by the e-book, which is, at best, a stopgap measure. [Viral Loop Chronicle #8]READ»
The NookDevs just got a full web browser up and running on the Nook, alongside Android Twitter/Facebook apps. At what point does the Nook cease to be an eBook reader and start to be something more? [Twitter via Android Guys]
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It started with Sony. Like most poorly thought-out format ideas from the Japanese titan, 2004's Librie ereader promised a revolutionary new way to perform an act you never realized needed an overhaul. Reading.
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Deep in the technology bunker of Fast Company we like us some e-readers--although some of us are just as partial to scuffed-up paperback books as well. Intel Corporation has just debuted their version, the Intel Reader.
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Several big-box retailers scared the hell out of book publishers two weeks ago by announcing they'd be selling popular hardcover books below cost. Fearing that the discounts would put permanent downward pressure on book prices, the ...READ»
When Barnes and Noble announced it would be selling both its own Nook e-reader and the PlasticLogic Que e-reader, people were confused: PaidContent reported that the Nook would only be available for order in retail stores, not for ...READ»
I wrote with careful enthusiasm about the rumor of a U.K. Kindle last week. But today Amazon's surprised everyone with the Kindle International edition...and it's time to be way less enthusiastic about the product. The pricing is a ...READ»
The online retailer has sold out of the latest incarnation of its e-book reader for the second time this month, but this time no more of the devices will ship for at least four to six weeks.READ»
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced this morning his intention to make Kindle books available on mobile devices other than Amazon's own Kindle e-reader and the iPhone. Speaking at Wired magazine's Disruptive by Design Conference ...READ»
Book publisher Simon & Schuster will offer 5,000 of its titles for sale digitally via document-sharing site Scribd.com, opening a fresh chapter in Amazon's epic struggle to dominate the e-book market with its Kindle e-reader. ...READ»
Josh Hug cofounded Shelfari, a social-networking site devoted to generating conversations and recommendations around books. Amazon acquired the bibliophilic company in the summer of 2008.READ»
The Fujitsu color e-reader looked promising when it underwent trials in a Japanese cafe earlier this year. And now Fujitsu's officially pulled the veil off of the device, announcing its specs and making it available for sale in ...READ»
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been making the talk show rounds with the new Kindle 2, and many hosts blabber on about their love for the feel and smell of real, paper books. They croon wistfully over the printed book's demise, and express ...READ»
Amazon's [AMZN] new Kindle 2, shipping this week, shames the original Kindle with a host of improvements: better enclosure, faster page-turns, a better Web experience and seven times the memory. But the Kindle 2 is put to shame by ...READ»
