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The Business Model Behind The Kindle
I just added a post on the other blog about the Kindle’s business model, its permanent wireless Internet connection at no extra charge and NO ADS!
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Make a Kindle USB Charger
Amazon’s concept for the Kindle is to divorce the reader from the PC. You don’t even have to own a computer to enjoy the Kindle because you can purchase and download all your books directly from Amazon without having to … Continue reading
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I Has A Kindle
I broke down and bought one, so now Amazon can go ahead and announce the new model. Photo from the MBP’s iSight camera. The screen is like a paperback book, a little gray but it’s very easy to read. I’ve … Continue reading
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FIRE!
Kindle Fire What it is: Great ebook reader and front end to Amazon. What it isn’t: iPad killer. It’s a neat little gadget but I don’t know yet if it’s more useful than the $79 e-ink Kindle. It’s ok on … Continue reading
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Children should be seen and not heard.
Oh the angst. The world weary soul dribbling out wise words. Uh huh. “recent Columbia University graduate” Sorry kid, call me when you’ve actually HAD a life. Faux wisdom from someone still wet behind the ears isn’t cute. You don’t … Continue reading
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It’s Official: Dead tree books are over
Amazon has announced that ebooks are now outselling paperbacks. Amazon made waves when it announced in July that Kindle content was outselling hardcover books. But industry analysts quickly dismissed that milestone, pointing out that paperback books sell far more copies … Continue reading
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Like I've been saying…
Amazon/Apple/MacMillan Who is going to win? Bet on Bezos. The mainstream publishers can hold on for a while, based on reputation and while e-readers aren’t widely available; there’s still some prestige to being published by a reputable publisher like MacMillan. … Continue reading
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iPad = Fail
I love my iPhone, Macbook Pro, iMac and Mac Pro so no anti-Apple bias here. The iPad, I don’t like it. The bad: 1. That is a horrible name. “iPad” Really, Apple? 2. It’s ugly. That thick border around the … Continue reading
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The real end of history? Hardly
Slate has a great article on the Kindle, which I love, but a few lines in the article made me stop and think. The Kindle 2 signals that after a happy, 550-year union, reading and printing are getting separated. It … Continue reading
Ebooks: Cheaper than dead trees.
Via Instapundit: Paper isn’t cheap. Especially if you’re throwing it away every day. Over at the Silicon Alley Insider, they did the math. Not that it’s anything we think the New York Times Company should do, but we thought it … Continue reading
