Kindle Archive

  • iPad and Kindle Meet on a NY Subway

    iPad and Kindle Meet on a NY Subway

    New York City is a melting pot, where all paths cross, especially on the subway.  On the train this afternoon I saw my first iPad in the “wild”, a sight that will become all the more common over the next few months.  Interestingly enough there was another passenger a few feet away reading an e-book [...]

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  • E-Book Pricing War – Why Everyone Loses (Except for Apple)

    E-Book Pricing War – Why Everyone Loses (Except for Apple)

    Macmillan, Hachette, and News Corp (owners of Harper Collins) have made waves over the past week, pressuring Amazon.com to move away from its $9.99 E-Book pricing model to an “agency model” (supported by Apple) that allows them to set the price of their E-Books, with most priced between $12.99 and $14.99.  Under this model the [...]

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