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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →