by Allen Weiner | November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
As suggested in our research report, “E-Readers Will Take off With Holiday Shoppers in 2010,” Gartner stated that the pieces were not in place for e-readers to be the must-have holiday gift for 2009 and that 2010 was a more likely time for product take-off. Early indications confirm our research with Sony and Barnes and [...]
Category: Amazon Google Microsoft Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, e-readers, ebooks, IREX, Kindle, Publishing, Sony, Spring Design
by Allen Weiner | November 24, 2009 | 2 Comments
Kudos to Sony and Random House (U.K.) for some innovative marketing for its ereader. In the U.K., Sony is launching a pink ereader for fans of John Patterson (alas, one of my guilty pleasures). The reader will contain some exclusive content from John Patterson as well as a pre-release version of the latest Alex Cross [...]
Category: Amazon Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, ebooks, ereaders, James Patterson, Kindle, Sony, Waterstones's
by Allen Weiner | November 16, 2009 | 2 Comments
Every time I read a blog post, like this one, reviewing the Kindle’s arrive in South Africa, I retreat to the notion that the future of ereading is on smartphones. Even with a slightly less optimal reading experience, the ubiquity of smartphones (not to mention carrier subsidized cost) is too glaring an advantage to ignore.
Category: Amazon Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, ebooks, Kindle, Publishing, smartphones
by Allen Weiner | November 4, 2009 | Comments Off
Author John Grisham talks about the devaluation of books as well as “uncertainty over ebooks” in this insightful interview on NBC’s “The Today Show.”
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Category: Amazon blogging Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, ebooks, John Grisham, Today Show
by Allen Weiner | October 26, 2009 | 3 Comments
Back in the day, the Sunday newspaper was the proverbial hearth around which families spent their morning pulling the paper apart, section by section and enjoying the Sunday newspaper magazine, comics or oversized travel and entertainment sections. As the latest Audit Bureau of Circulations report shows, newspaper circulation is down with Sunday—once a cash cow [...]
Category: economy Newspapers Publishing Tags: Audit Bureau of Circulations, Newspapers, Sunday newspaper, The New York Times
by Allen Weiner | October 20, 2009 | 19 Comments
Barnes and Noble ended weeks of speculation by announcing The Nook, its new ereader that should not only throw a scare into Amazon but also put somewhat of a damper on the ereading capabilities of planned tablets/devices from Apple and Microsoft. Barnes and Noble has addressed many shortcomings of existing devices with The Nook by [...]
Category: Amazon magazines Microsoft Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, B&N, Barnes and Noble, Barnesandnoble.co, e-books, e-readers, Kindle, Microsoft, Nook, The Nook
by Allen Weiner | October 9, 2009 | 1 Comment
Putting aside my instincts to avoid writing about rumor (oops. I have said that before), an overwhelming number of published reports indicate that book retailer Barnes and Noble is about to launch an ereader, joining the parade of devices that includes the Kindle, Sony’s family of products and devices soon to launch (Irex), hyped to [...]
Category: Amazon Google Microsoft Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, B&N, Barnes and Noble, Barnesandnoble.co, ebooks, ereaders, IREX, Kindle, Sony
by Allen Weiner | October 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
Amazon as taken two steps to ensure it has some breathing room between itself and the burgeoning list of competitors in the eBook-ereader marketplace. The company has announced that it is lowering the price of the bestseller Kindle to $259, down from $299 as well launching the Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless. Kindle with [...]
Category: Amazon blogging magazines Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, Apple tablet, AT&T, IREX, Kindle, Orange, Plastic Logic, Sony Reader, Sprint, Telecom Italia
by Allen Weiner | October 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
According to a story in the Wall Street Journal (among other places), in 2010, Time, Inc., hopes to create an independent electronic aggregation home for magazines that would follow the basic principles of Hulu. As such, a new joint venture would be formed and operated independently of its members who would include Time, Inc., and [...]
Category: Amazon magazines Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, Conde Naste, Herst, magazine publishing, magazines, Texterity, Time, Zinio
by Allen Weiner | September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment
IREX Technologies has announced a new entry into the e-reader space that is sure to turn some heads and offer yet another competitive alternative to Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s new product lines. Additionally, the new, 8.1-inch IREX DR800SG, adds Verizon to the list of carriers who sense an opportunity in this emerging space. Verizon will [...]
Category: Amazon Microsoft Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Barnes & Noble, ebooks, ereaders, IREX, Verizon
