Amazon gives in to Macmillan on e-book pricing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc all but waved the white flag in a dispute with publisher Macmillan that could lead to the online retailer raising prices on some of its e-books.
NSFW: Guest Post! Five reasons the iPad will blah blah blah Kindle
Columnist’s Note: In a little under 24 hours, I have to submit the final manuscript of my next book. My original deadline – January 1st – sailed passed weeks ago, as did the one-week extension I awarded myself on the basis that no-one does any work …
Apple vs. Amazon: The Great Ebook War Has Already Begun
We’re not going to see the iPad hit stores for another two months, but it is already changing the ebook game and forcing publishers and consumers to pick sides.Last night, several blogs including Venturebeat and NYT’s Bits Blog noticed s…
Weekend Reading: The Dip by Seth Godin
Quitting is one the easiest things there is to do. When we face a challenge that appears insurmountable we would sooner give up and try something else rather than push through the pain of that challenge. But the truth is, trying something else is on…
Four short links: 29 January 2010
Chat Roulette — not sure it’s new, as I think I recall Eric Ries talking about implementing it in the early days of IMVU, but it’s still interesting: chat to a random person who also wants to chat. I wonder whether it’s being used for drive-by pho…
Open Thread: Is the iPad a Flop?
So far, the reaction to Apple’s iPad has been very mixed. For some, the absence of a camera is a deal breaker, while others bemoan that Apple still doesn’t allow multitasking on its iPhone OS and that Safari still doesn’t support Flash. Others, howe…
SEO Book Re-opening
After about 11 weeks or so of being closed to new members, I have caught up on a number of projects and we have decided to re-open again. We increased the price again to try to help manage demand, as it is far easier for me to keep adding more value…
Why Amazon, B&N and Co. Should Embrace the iPad
Judging from what we have seen so far, Apple’s new iPad will be a great device for reading e-books. The iPad will obviously come with Apple’s own e-reader software – but that’s only half the story. Users will also be able to read their Kindle and B&…
Chip Firms Want to Know: When It Comes to e-Readers, Will Brains or Beauty Win?
Things are looking dire for dead tree media of all sorts as the consumer electronics industry takes aim at newspapers, magazines, and the humble mass of paper known as a book. But between iPhones, dedicated e-readers and the much anticipated tablet,…
How To Dominate Your Market One Tweet at a Time
Over the past few weeks I have been reading a book called Twitter Power by Joel Comm. As many of you know I am not a big fan of books, but I have to say it is one of my favorite books. Even though I already know a lot about social media it made me t…