by Allen Weiner | August 27, 2012 | 1 Comment
Of all the pre-fixed commerce trends, none has hit the ground with a thud more than Facebook’s “F-Commerce.” Don’t take my word for it: According to the survey by youth marketing agency The Beans Group, 91 per cent of 16- to 24-year-olds say they are not interested in buying products or services directly through Facebook. [...]
Category: Amazon Tags: Amazon, digital marketing, Facebook
by Allen Weiner | August 22, 2012 | Comments Off
My aunt died at the ripe of age of 95. About 40 years ago, she was the scourge of local retailers where I grew up. She was ahead of her time in many ways, never went shopping without the latest copy of Consumer Reports tucked under her arm, using her ratings bible to do copious [...]
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Category: Uncategorized Tags: Amazon, digital commerce, digital marketing, showrooming
by Allen Weiner | June 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
Microsoft has announced a new entry into the tablet parade, dubbed Surface, which is hardly a major revelation given the rumor Red Carpet that now precedes any such tech announcement. It’s a purty-lookin device with the sorts of lines and angles reserved for roadsters and remodeled Craftsman homes. The slick cover-cum-keyboard is yet another tool [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, B&N, Barnes and Noble, Microsoft, Nokia, Publishing, Surface, tablet
by Allen Weiner | April 30, 2012 | Comments Off
The story is rather simple: Microsoft is investing in the formation of a strategic partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary referred to as “Newco,” which will bring together the Redmond, WA company with the consumer and College businesses of Barnes & Noble. Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in Newco at a [...]
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Category: Amazon Apple Tags: Amazon, Apple, Barrnes & Noble, ebooks, Microsoft, Nokia
by Allen Weiner | September 28, 2011 | 5 Comments
While most observers obsess about the impact of Amazon’s new tablet and its impact on Apple’s iPad and other media tablets, the real story is much less about tablets and more about e-ink e-readers. With three new e-ink readers ($79, $99, $149), Amazon is looking to fire a double tap to the heads of Barnes [...]
Category: Amazon Apple Tags: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kobo, Sony
by Allen Weiner | July 26, 2011 | 1 Comment
For a somewhat experienced market research analyst, it’s always a danger to build an opinion based on a small sample size. When that small sample size includes yourself and a few family members, now you are talking risky. That said, when Netflix announced a price change that separates its streaming and DVD-by-mail service, my visceral [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Amazon, Apple, Booth at the End, Netflix, samsung, Sony, Vizio, Vuguru, Walmart
by Allen Weiner | May 5, 2011 | 2 Comments
Just when you thought it was safe to go into your big box retailers and buy an “e-reader” after parsing the maze of options, two new choices loom: a new tablet from Amazon and a new something from Barnes and Noble. Barnes and Noble’s new device is fact; Amazon’s is speculation built on the usual [...]
Category: Amazon Apple Tags: Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, books, e-books, e-readers, iPad, Microsoft, Mirasol, Qualcomm, Sony
by Allen Weiner | April 25, 2011 | 12 Comments
Barnes and Noble has made good on its promise of upgrading the firmware on its Nook Color, launched in October 2010, by announcing that Froyo, aka Android 2.2, will now be available to Nook Color owners. The upgrade for the $249 device can be done immediately through “sideloading” (download from web and install) or via [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, Barnes and Noble, e-books, e-readers, Froyo, iPad, Nook
by Allen Weiner | December 6, 2010 | 3 Comments
Google’s entry into the digital publishing space with the launch of its eBookstore, partner program and device neutral distribution scheme is a big deal. On first look, there is the significant impact on rivals in the distribution space (Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple and Amazon) as they face new competition. However, as the first “media [...]
Category: Amazon Apple Cloud Google Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, ebooks, Google, Google ebooks, iBookstore
by Allen Weiner | October 28, 2010 | 1 Comment
This past week, a number of announcements in the digital publishing arena provide both promise and confusion over the immediate trajectory of the space overall, but in particular the magazine and book markets. 1. Adobe unveiled the Digital Publishing Suite at MAX, its annual worldwide developer/industry conference. The product/service, built on Adobe Creative Suite and [...]
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Adobe, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Creative Suite, InDesign, Kindle, Nook
