Monthly Archives: August 2010

#askagent

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Marion Jensen

I happened to be on Twitter the other day when an #askagent happened. For those of you not yet on Twitter, imagine a conversation around a campfire, complete with weenies and marshmallows. Agents pop in, answer questions, and then just … Continue reading →

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For Sale: Large Bookstore Chain. Fixer-upper

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Marion Jensen

This news is too big to save to the end of the week. Barnes & Noble is up for sale. Is this an indication that maybe they won’t weather the transition to e-books as easily as they hope? They have … Continue reading →

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Next Gen Kindle Sells Out

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Marion Jensen

If you were hoping for a Kindle in August, hopefully you’ve already put your order in. The Kindle has sold out, and the soonest you can get it now it September 4. If you want it by Christmas, you maybe … Continue reading →

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Boom or Bust?

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Marion Jensen

With the rise of the e-book, there has been a lot of hand wringing around the demise of the print book (now sometimes referred to as the p-book, which makes the 8-year-old boy inside of me chuckle). I lost track … Continue reading →

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New Fangled

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Whenver a new medium comes along, we tend to apply the old model to it. Then somebody takes the new medium and makes a subtle twist, and we have something radically new. Think text and hypertext. Subtle change, radical results. … Continue reading →

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Latest News

Posted on August 1, 2010 by Marion Jensen

Not to be outdone by Amazon, Barnes & Noble introduces the Nook for Android. Amazon responds by releasing the next generation Kindle. ZDNet first declares Amazon the winner in the e-book race, then declaring the race pretty much irrelevant, since … Continue reading →

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