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Relationship Guru Charles Orlando Helps E-Book Self-Publishers Help Themselves

BY Adam PenenbergWed Feb 8, 2012

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»

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Amazon's Kindle Hits And Misses, Tumblr Expands In-House Content, Apple Dominates WSJ's Most-Read List

BY Nidhi SubbaramanThu Dec 29, 2011

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LEADERSHIP | Comment

Amazon Kindle Will Win Thanks To Hype, Not Performance

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Dec 7, 2011

Amazon is projected to sell 5 million of its new $200 tablets--that's one for every three iPads sold, making it the first real iPad contender despite the fact that many technology wonks argue the Kindle Fire lacks what it takes to challenge the iPad. So is the Kindle Fire living on hype and false expectations? Yes...and that is precisely why it may win.READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Amazon's Kindle Fire Blazed Through An Army Of Androids

BY Peter PachalFri Dec 2, 2011

The new tablet from Amazon is selling like crazy, and plenty of people are calling it a threat to the iPad. But the real story is how it flipped the script on the many makers of tablets running Google's operating system. Your move, Sony.READ»

BARNES & NOBLE | Comment

What Every Company Should Take From Barnes & Noble: A Page From Their Corporate Playbook

BY Aaron ShapiroWed Nov 9, 2011

With the launch of the Nook Tablet and the announcement that it expects to generate $1.8 billion from the Nook line this year, Barnes & Noble did something that anyone who cares about technology and business should find inspiring: It became a technology company. Here’s what it did to transcend its would-be analog and fruitless future. READ»

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Samsung's Smartphone Sales Grow 44 Percent, Netflix Users Take Up A Third Of U.S. Bandwidth, Amazon In Talks For Kindle In China

BY Nidhi SubbaramanFri Oct 28, 2011

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SOCIAL MEDIA

Steven Johnson Unveils A Twitter-like Network For Sharing Long Reads

BY John PavlusThu Oct 27, 2011

As a daily writer and reader, I can't live without Twitter: I get story ideas there, I drum up freelance work there, I get inspired and educated there. But man, that 140-character limit is a bitch sometimes. And let's face it--in ... READ»

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The Great Tech War Of 2012

BY Farhad ManjooMon Oct 17, 2011

Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon battle for the future of the innovation economy.READ»

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Why Amazon Will Win

BY Farhad ManjooMon Oct 17, 2011

Its retail engine keeps humming, and its ambitions feed the beast.READ»

LEADERSHIP | Comment

What Amazon's Fire Reveals About Its Innovative Strategy

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Oct 5, 2011

If you look at Amazon's business model as a service instead of disconnected parts composed of books and devices and shipping, you start to see the strategic vision. The longer it takes competitors to "get" this picture, the longer Amazon will have their competitors guessing. What is the unique frame you are taking on your business?READ»

AMAZON | Comment

Why Amazon Isn't Sweating Losing Millions On The Kindle Fire

BY Austin CarrThu Sep 29, 2011

As a tablet, the Kindle fire won't threaten the iPad, even at $199. As a digital catalog and promotional tool for moving Amazon products, it could be revolutionary. READ»

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Google Amps Up Analytics, Facebook Spartan En Route, Playbook Cuts Prices To Keep Up With Kindle Fire

BY Nidhi SubbaramanThu Sep 29, 2011

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Amazon Reveals Kindle Fire, Google Motorola Deal Under DOJ Scrutiny, Goldman Sachs Hacked

BY Nidhi SubbaramanWed Sep 28, 2011

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Don Draper Pitches Facebook Timeline, Apple iPhone Event October 4, iPad Order Confusion, Fire: Amazon's Tablet Named

BY Nidhi SubbaramanTue Sep 27, 2011

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LEADERSHIP | Comment

The Real Secret Of Kindle's Success

BY Adrian SlywotzkyMon Sep 26, 2011

Most attribute the runaway success of Amazon's Kindle to its super-readable E Ink technology. But if that were true, why didn't Sony's Librie succeed? The true explanation of the Kindle's triumph is something far less obvious--the behind-the-screen elements that make up a product's backstory. The same pattern pops up in one demand story after another: It's what you don't see that counts.READ»

EBOOKS | Comment

Publishers Are Mining Solid-Gold From Apple And Amazon's Nugget-Sized Reads

BY Sean CaptainThu Sep 8, 2011

Sales of physical books might be tanking, but Apple's "Quick Reads" and Amazon's "Singles" are providing a new source of readers and revenue for publishers.READ»

KINDLE TABLET | Comment

4 Details Amazon Must Nail With New Kindle Tablet To Make Apple Sweat (A Little)

BY Kit EatonTue Sep 6, 2011

Amazon is poised to release a tablet that may be the strongest rival for the iPad yet. But if it is to sell in meaningful numbers, Amazon has to get a few things exactly right.READ»

HARRY POTTER | Comment

Harry Potter Spell To Help Sell Sony E-Reader [Updated]

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 16, 2011

Harry Potter will apparate as an e-text exclusively on new Sony e-readers. It's a clever move that could give Sony some room to maneuver against Amazon and Apple.READ»

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Vudu's iPad App, Groupon Revises S-1, Walmart Shuts MP3 Store, Bing's Search Market Share, Anonymous Plots Against Facebook

BY Kit EatonWed Aug 10, 2011

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TECHNOLOGY | Comment

Kobo Thumbs Its Nose At Apple With An HTML5 E-reader App

BY Kit EatonTue Jul 26, 2011

Apple's put the boot down on in-app stores that circumvent its own App Store (and 30% surcharge), a move that's changed and, some argue, hindered the look and feel of e-reader apps. To skirt the rules, Kobo is launching a web app for its e-reader. READ»