E-readers

Good articles to read about iPad

by John Einar Sandvand on April 5, 2010 · 3 comments

Media manager? Here are some articles I have found to be particularly useful to read about the new iPad.

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Kindle – my perfect vacation companion

by John Einar Sandvand on April 4, 2010 · 3 comments

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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How newspapers offer less Unique Value than before

by John Einar Sandvand on March 2, 2010 · 12 comments

Newspapers used to provide strong Unique Value to their readers. No longer is that necessarily the case. Here is why.

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For journalists Apple’s iPad is great news. Just imagine how you can tell your stories in new ways. For the business people in media companies, however, life gets even tougher. How to make money on this new device?

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Why iPad is not automatically a Kindle killer

by John Einar Sandvand on January 28, 2010 · 5 comments

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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8 digital media trends to watch in 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on January 14, 2010 · 15 comments

User payment, e-reading and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the online media trends that will put their mark on 2010.

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Making magazines digital: Here is the vision of Time Inc

by John Einar Sandvand on December 2, 2009 · 1 comment

Will there be a digital future for magazine? Time Inc thinks so and has developed an exciting demo of how an interactive magazine might work on a full-color touch screen tablet.

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- Kindle’s user terms violate basic consumer rights

by John Einar Sandvand on October 27, 2009 · 3 comments

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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Kindle racking up prices outside USA

by John Einar Sandvand on October 8, 2009 · 5 comments

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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