Kindle Controversy: eBooks in Transition
According to the publishing industry, 50% of all books will be sold in eFormat by 2013. People want to know about the changes that are taking place, but don't know where to begin.
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To Kindle or Not to Kindle
If you travel a lot (and are tired of carrying several books with you) or have trouble reading small print, this is the device for you. For everyday reading, the jury is still out. At least for me.
Making Books for Gadgets
I no longer have to carry a book, because I have 75 of them sitting on my iPod, which I have anyway. The Kindle & Sony Reader both say: carry me the way you used to carry your book.
Blockbusters and Publishing: The Pareto Principle vs. Netflix
Rather than continuing to be narrow and blockbuster focused, publishing in the not too distant future will have to broaden its scope.
Hybrid Readers
One thing did become clear when I spoke to other people about ebooks though. They are seen as a supplement to the printed word, not a replacement for it.
40,000 E-Books a Day
That's how many e-books are getting downloaded through Stanza, the simple e-book platform for the iPhone/iPod.
On Books and Ebooks
Reading an ebooks is just "another way" to be reading, it's not necessarily a replacement of a hard copy. I prefer to talk to people face-to-face, but I recognize the utility of the telephone.
Publishing Is Dead. Long Live Publishing
There's going to be a shake-up, no doubt. It'll be ugly for publishing companies that don't adjust.
I've Seen The New Kindle (And It's An iPhone)
The design of the Kindle has all the grace and originality of a Glenn Frey guitar solo. So I decided to wait for Kindle Version 2.0. Well, it's here -- and it's the iPhone 2.0.
Ebooks, Copyright, Piracy
What, if anything, do we do about those big bad companies that sue Internet Robin Hoods and cute college students for giving somebody else's stuff away?
CON GAMES: Read All About It -- Books Can Go To Hell
The power of books is in their content, not in their print wrapper. But the history of media is the story of evolution and survival, so books are likely to survive in some form beyond a conversation piece.
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