I love reading books – and when it is time for vacation it becomes a major pleasure. But rarely do I now read books in my own language: Norwegian. The reason is simple: Only a few of them are available for e-readers!
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Two completely different perspectives on the future of publishing: One is depressive, pointing out everything that is going in the wrong direction. The other perspective only sees opportunities. Check out this inspiring video from the publishing house DorlingKindersley.
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These days everybody is praising iPad. I could do that too – and probably will. But let me first describe how Kindle was my perfect holiday companion this Easter.
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Numerous technology writers have called Apple’s iPad launch a Kindle killer. That may not automatically be so. Here are some reasons why.
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With all the speculation about the coming Apple Tablet: What Apple really is looking for is a new revenue stream from the publishing industry. That is the claim of Ben Kunz in this interesting video.
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Norway’s Consumer Council warns Amazon that user terms for Kindle e-readers violate basic consumer rights. The watchdog is considering launching a formal process against Amazon, just as it did against Apple’s iTunes store.
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Amazon promises “free 3G wireless” when downloading books and newspaper on the new international Kindle. But free it is not – as prices for book and newspapers are significantly higher outside USA.
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Amazon goes global with Kindle and launches an international version in 100 countries. This will dramatically change the e-reader market in Europe and push publishers to act. Here are some predictions.
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Lauren Picard, cofounder of Bookeen, is one of the veterans in the fast growing e-reader industry.
Here are some of his predictions of the major developments for e-readers in 2010.
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Chief editor of Wired magazine, Chris Anderson, is out with his new and already much discussed book: “Free – the future of a radical price”. In the book he describes the radical model of freemium and how the most effective price on a product can be no price at all. Read it here.
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