So, the other day Amazon put out a press release that made a big fuss over the fact that the sales of Kindle books exceeded sales for print books…on Christmas day itself. On just that one day.
The publishing Twitterverse and blogarama has been buzzing as though Amazon had announced it would no longer even sell [...]
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December 30, 2009
Do Christmas Kindle Book Sales Hint at Sea Change?
December 21, 2009
Big Publishers: Stop Whining!
I don’t know about you but I am really tired of all the whining, complaining, and teeth-gnashing we’re hearing from the mid-size and big publishers these days on the subject of e-book pricing.
If they hadn’t had their collective heads firmly up-and-locked for so long, they could have seen this coming and taken a proactive stand. [...]
December 3, 2009
B&N and Sony Just Don’t Get It
As anyone who has been reading my blog probably knows, I have never been reluctant to criticize Amazon when they show corporate stupidity. But I am also ready to admit when they seem to get it right. The history of the Kindle e-book reader has been filled with both but, in general, Amazon has shown [...]
November 10, 2009
Kindle for PC Application First Look
OK, Amazon has released the beta version of its new Kindle for PC application. As a Kindle owner and Kindle book designer, I naturally immediately downloaded, installed, and tried it out.
The program’s Home page displays the books you’ve downloaded from your Kindle account to this new device.
If you click on the “Archived Items” button next [...]
September 8, 2009
Amazon vs Google?
Lost of noise this past week over the announcement that Amazon filed an objection with the court over the Google Book Settlement.
For my thoughts on the settlement and why we opted out, see:
Google Settlement – Not So Good
Google Settlement – No Thanks
Google Settlement, More Thoughts
Predictably, the Authors Guild, one of the key architects of the [...]
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