Entries Tagged as 'Kindle'
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 | Comments Off
After some thought, I realized that B&N already has an in-store relationship with AT&T with the carrier providing free WiFi in B&N’s retail outlets. It would thus make sense for AT&T to be the book retailer’s wireless provider partner for its rumored new device.
Category: Amazon Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Barnes and Noble, Kindle, Verizon
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 | August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments
Somewhere in Seattle, likely over cups of very strong coffee, the powers that be at Amazon are no doubt planning a well-caffeinated response to two recent announcements in the eBook market as well as some well-speculated product and service releases that could come in Q4, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Amazon’s original [...]
Category: Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, Apple, Kindle, Libre Digital, Plastic Logic, Sony
by Allen Weiner | July 28, 2009 | Comments Off
As the wheels turns in every aspect of the e-book market, Amazon, the Seattle retailer who would like nothing better than to dominate all aspects of the emerging value chain (distribution, management, and devices), is “girding its loins” for the possible entry of Apple into its space. If, as rampant speculation implies, Apple comes out [...]
Category: Mobile Newspapers Publishing Web 2.0 Tags: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, epub, iPod, iTouch, Kindle
by Allen Weiner | May 4, 2009 | 2 Comments
This is a story whose draft plot has all the makings of a thriller. Add up these story arcs and see what you come up with: *Amazon’s Kindle and Kindle 2 are gaining early signs of traction in the e-reader marketplace selling, by some estimates, around 300,000 units *The Kindle (a single function device) is [...]
Category: blogging economy Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, e-readers, Kindle, magazines, Newspapers, Publishing
by Allen Weiner | April 13, 2009 | Comments Off
A few weeks into my ownership of a Kindle 2, I must report that the Amazon e-reader holds great promise as it delivers a very intuitive experience for those who want portability and a virtual library at their fingertips. Adding books (from both Amazon and other sources) to the Kindle 2 is straightforward with the [...]
Category: advertising citizen media Mobile Newspapers Publishing Tags: Amazon, books, e-readers, ereaders, Hearst, iPhone, Kindle, Libre Digital, Newspapers, Plastic Logic
by Allen Weiner | February 11, 2009 | Comments Off
In the research that led to our report, “Publishers Explore Digital Editions, Devices as New Channel Opportunities,” Mike McGuire and I debated/handicapped the merits of various e-reader devices and their chances of becoming the go-to gadgets for reading books, magazines and newspapers. Our conclusions were, well…inconclusive. With recent events, those inconclusive conclusions are even more…well… [...]
Category: blogging Mobile Newspapers Publishing Television Web 2.0 Tags: Amazon, Android, Apple, books, e-books, e-readers, Google, iTune, Kindle, Plastic Logic
