Monthly Archives: August 2010

Round One

I came across a great infographic in Newsweek a few days ago. You can see it here. I’ll let you look it over, and then you can come back here for my few thoughts on it. The first little tidbit that … Continue reading

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Kindle Ship Date Pushed Back

The Kindle page on Amazon has changed. They went from a date in August, to September 10th, to now the 17th. The date has been pushed back because of high consumer demand. I’ve had my order in for about three … Continue reading

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Latest News

Kindle sells out in UK just two days after it’s release. Is Apple coming out with a smaller iPad? The 7-inch screen will be closer to Kindle’s 6-inch screen. Folks are disagreeing whether or not this is a good idea. … Continue reading

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Predictions Followup

Yesterday I wrote about e-books on campuses, and talked about how students might begin pirating textbooks beause of the higher prices. Today I find a story on Slashdot where this exact thing is happening. Although in this case, the person … Continue reading

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Predictions: E-books for Students

In high school, students get free textbooks. So you can imagine the sticker shock these poor students experience when they go to college and realize that textbooks are, on average, over $60 per book. Most students spend on average between … Continue reading

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Google Editions Update

This spring Google hinted at a book service called Google Editions. Word on the street was that it would come out in “June or July”. That of course didn’t happen. Now we’re hearing that Google Editions will launch sometime in autumn. … Continue reading

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The Long Tail Revisited

I’ve written about the Long Tail before, but I wanted to give a more concrete example. I’m a boardgame fan. And when I say fan I mean fanatic. I think nothing of paying $50 for a boardgame, and I’ve spent … Continue reading

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E-co-books?

More and more people are looking at the environmental impact of print books versus e-books. Looks like e-books might have the slight advantage, even more if old e-readers get recycled. E-books have a pretty high carbon footprint, but you’re only … Continue reading

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UVU Book Academy

Note the sandwiches I’ve been invited to speak at the Book Academy Conference at Utah Valley University on September 30th. My topic will be how authors can leverage social media to their own selfish ends. Actually, I think the official … Continue reading

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UVU Book Academy

I’ve been invited to speak at the Book Academy Conference at Utah Valley University on September 30th. My topic will be how authors can leverage social media to their own selfish ends. Actually, I think the official topic was a … Continue reading

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