Monthly Archives: October 2010

What does three days of work get you? Well, if you’re Stephen King, and you write a short story for the Kindle, you get $80,000. Seem like a lot? King agrees with you. “I didn’t do ‘Ur’ for money. I … Continue reading →

Big news from Barnes & Noble. I’m traveling, so don’t have a lot of time for comment, but you can read good coverage of the announcement here.

There is a great scene in Spinal Tap where . . . actually, let me show you. Over four thousand people have entered the Pepsi refresh challenge. The top ten get funded. TwHistory is currently number eleven. We’d love to … Continue reading →

Two months ago I wrote a brief post on ads in books. I said I was in favor of ads in books, as long as they weren’t too obtrusive. I still hold to that opinion, although I think now I’m … Continue reading →

I’ve been on the road the past few days, and I wanted to get these two big news items on tonight. The first is that the Nook will be available at Wal-Mart. Will that be enough to help lagging sales? … Continue reading →

Interesting idea for a Website. You can search for any book and see the price on the Kindle, the iPad, and the Nook.  Check out the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Quite a difference. E-book sales continue to trend upward. No … Continue reading →

I had to write a quick post about this  interview over at CNN. Nicholas Negroponte is the professor who spearheaded the One Laptop Per Child initiative. He makes a bold prediction—that the print book will be gone in five years. … Continue reading →

Good post on the rise of piracy, and why it may be different from the Napster surge back in the 90’s. Amazon is trying to bring back the novella. And instead of turning to publishers, they look directly at the … Continue reading →

Very interesting post on the L. A. Times blog. When the iPad came out, many people thought that would be the end of the Kindle. After all, why would anybody want to read in black and white when they could … Continue reading →

This post follows up on last Tuesday’s post. I spoke a little bit about how easy it is to get books on the Kindle. Really what this comes down to is the subtle differences between print books and e-books. I’m … Continue reading →