The failure of the Borders bookstore chain presents a cautionary tale to business owners across the country. Luckily, there are lessons for the rest of us in its failure. READ»
Liberty Media's offered $1 billion to buy Barnes & Noble. But it's not because of the bookseller's massive, inviting physical locations--the proposed purchase is most appealing because of one item the store offers: the Nook. Just another sign that the era of the e-book truly has arrived. READ»
Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion, and Nokia will abandon its Symbian mobile phone operating system and switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Although the stock prices of both companies have fallen since this announcement, people generally believe this is a good move for each business. Yet many naysayers still persist.READ»
Borders is trying a new experiment to combat Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the e-book wars: It's partnered with BookBrewer, which will bring self-publishing powers to its platform. And the intriguing chance to turn blogs into e-books.READ»
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an investigation into possible anti-competitive pricing schemes between Amazon and Apple. READ»
Although it seems that all we ever talk about these days is the tablet--how gorgeous the iPad is, how the tablet will kill off the netbook, a little bit more about the iPad--the more dynamic market of the moment is e-readers. Not a ...READ»
We've been keeping abreast of Spring Design's Alex e-reader as it's a promising little hybrid machine. It recently dropped out of the news though, prompting concerns about its future. All is well, however, and it'll go on sale in a ...READ»
All of the sudden, we have three majorly cool e-book readers to choose from this holiday season: the Amazon Kindle 2, the B&N Nook, and Sony's Reader. And there are even more on the way: devices from like the Que and the Readius ...READ»
This week the media is a-squabble over the death rattles coming from the book publishing industry. Yes, it's in dire condition. But a new business model might bring readers back. Call it the Free Lunch model.
An article in The Wall ...READ»
1. Success: Cloverfield
Breakthrough: Blockbuster event movie shot in digital video
Message: Godzilla meets Blair Witch
Upshot: The film has grossed about $168 million worldwide on a $25 million budget.
2. Jury's Out: ...READ»
