Look okay. I’m usually the first person to get excited about future tech and robots and viewscreens and stuff. But this is just, well see for yourself. Read the story here. Honestly. Maybe it’s because I’m already embarrassed for writers at those author readings. You’ve got to really be jonesing for your favorite scribe to drop …
Category: Rumors
Feb 04
Profit in Silence
Well, love em or hate em, you’ve got to admire Amazon’s handling of the Kindle. They’ve been notorious for their sphinx-like response to questions about the actual numbers of Kindles sold. They don’t say anything! Anyone ever curious about Kindle has by now visited the Amazon Kindle page to see that it’s been listed as …
Feb 03
Mobipocket or Amazon?
We’re all going to have to learn about Mobipocket sooner or later, and since I’ve referenced them a couple times, I’ll provide a link to the whole backstory here. Amazon bought Mobipocket in March 2005. The company produces a catchall reader for PDA’s called Mobipocket Reader software. The package is free and provides digital publishing …
Feb 02
Printing Costs Driving the Move to Digital
Read this story from the Silicon Alley Insider. They’re claiming that it would be more cost effective for the New York Times to just send everyone a new Kindle. It wouldn’t surprise me. Haven’t traditional print media been printing their own money for years? This story is something else. You can read the discussion over …
Jan 30
And the Fight is On!
So the fancy footwork before they get up in each other’s grills… In May 2008 Mobipocket president and CEO Martin Gorner said Mobipocket would release updated readers for the various platforms, as well as release a new reader for the Apple iPhone by the end of the year. iPhone and iPod Touch owners cannot read …
Jan 29
Amazon’s Kindle 2 February 9!
I almost feel like a newspaper reporter. I mean, did anybody see that, I mentioned this two days ago! Anyway, Kindle 2 is coming. The complete New York Times article is here. And Amazon’s got the lowdown here. As mentioned in the New York Times story, the Boy Genius Report has spy photos of it …
Jan 27
Watch out Kindle!
A five to seven week wait for Amazon’s Kindle eBook Reader might be hurting the leader of the pack. Resupply and availability issues have opened the door to Kindle’s competitors. And after they went to the trouble of creating such a buzz about eBooks. Yah? The frontrunner in late 2007, Amazon claims they’re gearing up for …
Jan 24
Shamelessly Simple…
Okay. I always intended this site to be for people who are curious about eBooks and might be interested in reading or writing or selling them. I didn’t want to get too technical, (if you haven’t noticed) since I’ve always been more comfortable using machines than taking them apart. And I frankly never cared much …
Jan 21
Smartphone learns to Read
Rumor has it that in an effort to stay relevant Palm’s Pre is being reissued with onboard apps, games and eBook software. Its broader hardware profile that people love is being tested for mulitformat reading. Palm is reeling from an $80 million loss last quarter and plans to jump back into the fray with a …
Jan 18
Adobe eBook Reader on the way?
Acrobat Tablet? Adobe is making it’s own reader. Mark S. informed us that eBook Reader designers are not in a hurry to make their readers PDF compatible because Adobe is quietly partnering with Apple on a wide-format “tablet” device designed to do just that. Industry insiders say Apple is coming up the middle capitalizing on …
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