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The value of Amazon’s KDP Select Program
From The Corner, by David Kazzie: This is my guess as to how a book that couldn’t muster a sale a day became an Amazon bestseller, virtually overnight. Early Friday morning, the book continued to appear on the Free bestseller … Continue reading
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Apple diving into the self-publishing business
The mysterious event Apple is holding later this month just got a little less mysterious. They are apparently going to make it easier to self-publish books through their iBookstore application. Apple is going to be holding an exclusive event in … Continue reading
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New Nook Color coming November 7
I have the Nook Touch, the black-and-white e-ink reader Barnes & Noble released last summer. I love it, and use it almost every day, in addition to my iPad (which my wife has commandeered to read the complete Dresden Files). … Continue reading
So I picked up A DANCE WITH DRAGONS, and I regret …
… buying a physical copy. Really. I have the first four in hardcover so I wanted to keep the series in the same format until the end, but I think that decision was a mistake. After reading fifty or so … Continue reading
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New Nook hardware issues
In my review of the new Nook (which is unfortunately one of the posts that got blammoed when I had a site crash last week and which I haven’t yet recovered), I stated that I was a pretty big fan … Continue reading
The new Barnes & Noble Nook
I think I want one. I love reading books on my iPad, but it really does suck for outside reading. I’m finding I’d really like a device I could take to the beach or pool, rather than having to cart … Continue reading
Amazon lowers the price of the Kindle, but there’s a catch — ads
But it’s neither too big of a catch (the ads don’t interrupt the reading experience), nor too big of a discount ($25 less than the currently least expensive Kindle). So let’s look at this for a moment. It’s really not … Continue reading
NYT: Kindle vs. iPad
Nothing terribly new here, but it is interesting to note Amazon’s continued refusal to release any sales numbers for its Kindle hardware. ANALYSTS have wondered what profit margins Amazon makes on its Kindle hardware business. “It is difficult to say … Continue reading
Battle of the e-reader Apps
A nice run down of a number of e-reader apps. Via ZDNet.
