E-readers

Global Kindle will push publishers to act

by John Einar Sandvand on October 7, 2009 · 2 comments

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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How publishers should plan for e-reading

by John Einar Sandvand on October 5, 2009 · 2 comments

Media managers from 18 countries met in Paris to discuss e-readers as a platform for news. Here are some of the conclusions from the 2nd European E-reading conference.

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What’s next for e-readers in 2010?

by John Einar Sandvand on October 2, 2009 · 6 comments

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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Why e-readers may be a great platform for newspapers

by John Einar Sandvand on September 5, 2009 · 6 comments

For sure e-readers are great for reading books. But what will it take for the technology to succeed with newspapers and magazines as well?

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New York Times 2.0 – report from the lab

by John Einar Sandvand on May 11, 2009 · 3 comments

Here is a fascinating video from New York Times R&D group about how they look at the future of news. The video has been produced by Nieman Journalism Lab. You can read much more at their site. Recommended.

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Why I would worry if I was a book publisher

by John Einar Sandvand on May 10, 2009 · 4 comments

There has been a lot of discussion about the decline of newspapers and the challenges of record companies. But what about book publishers? After testing an e-reader for the last week I see plenty of reasons why book publishers should worry about their future.

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