Monthly Archives: August 2010

Predictions Follow-up

Last week I posted my thoughts and predictions about the ultimate fate of print books. My friend and fellow author Elena wrote a comment to which I can’t help but reply. I encourage you to read her comment, but boiling her … Continue reading

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One more piece of news

I came across this story after I’d already published the latest news for the week, but it’s too juicy to wait for next week. Could next generation Kindles have color and touch-enabled e-ink?

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Latest News

Amazon Market Share. Is it 80%? 61%? Nobody knows. Is this an example of brick and mortar being completely beaten by its online counterpart? Some speculation that Amazon will be the likely buyer of the Barnes & Noble book store. … Continue reading

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Sub-$99 Kindle

I’m trying to do several things with this blog. One is to monitor the state of the e-book revolution. Another is to publish my thoughts on how e-books affects me and fellow authors. Part of all this involves scanning news … Continue reading

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Author Interview – Wanda Shapiro

The great thing about writing a blog on a topic you love is the opportunity to meet other people passionate about the same topic. I recently met Wanda Shapiro—albeit virtually—and was impressed with how well she understands the changes coming to … Continue reading

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Kindle in Ghana?

When I worked at the Center for Open and Sustainable Learning, members of our group created a way to put thousands of books on a disk, and then set up a mobile printing press of sorts. The idea was that … Continue reading

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Prediction: Print Books

I hung out at my brother and sister-in-law’s house last Sunday. My sister-in-law mentioned she’d been reading my blog. She said something to the affect of “I like all the information, but I want you to tell me what it … Continue reading

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Cory Doctorow and Amazon

Cory Doctorow is somewhat of a pioneer in the open model as it applies to authors. He convinced his publisher to allow him to put digital copies of his books on his site to be downloaded for free. The result … Continue reading

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Finding the Gems

I wrote last week about agents looking on Amazon to find up-and-coming authors. I wondered if maybe it’s harder than I thought. I went to the amazon store, clicked on the topic of humor, and then sorted based on customer … Continue reading

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Latest News

More reporting on the e-book price war, and speculation of a $99 Kindle by Christmas. Very interesting piece in the Huffington Post that questions whether or not the agency model currently used by Apple and Amazon is in fact illegal. … Continue reading

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