Amazon launching mini e-book section, ‘Kindle Singles’
Last Updated on Tuesday, 12 October 2010 07:40 Written by External Post Tuesday, 12 October 2010 07:40
In an interesting move, Amazon today announced that it will launch a new category in the Kindle Store called Kindle Singles that features work that’s longer than your typical magazine article or “as much as a few chapters of a typical book.” The company
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Connecticut AG To Grill Amazon, Apple Over E-Book Price Fixing
Last Updated on Tuesday, 3 August 2010 09:00 Written by External Post Tuesday, 3 August 2010 09:00
suraj.sun tips news that Connecticut’s Attorney General has demanded a meeting with Apple and Amazon to discuss anti-competitive pricing methods in the e-book market. From Ars: “Richard Blumenthal says that he wants representatives from both on-line
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Connecticut AG investigating Apple, Amazon e-book deals
Last Updated on Monday, 2 August 2010 11:40 Written by External Post Monday, 2 August 2010 11:40
iBooks on the iPad. (Credit: Apple) Marketwatch has posted a about how Connecticut’s Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is investigating whether “e-book deals between Amazon.com and Apple and major book publishers may be anti-competitive.” “These
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Wylie?s Amazon-Only E-Book Venture Stirs a Fuss in Publishing
Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 07:20 Written by External Post Friday, 23 July 2010 07:20
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Amazon slips video into Apple’s e-books
Last Updated on Monday, 28 June 2010 01:40 Written by External Post Monday, 28 June 2010 01:40
Kindle books will now come with embedded video and audio content, but only for those who eschewed the Kindle hardware for Apple’s iOS alternatives. Punters who bought Amazon’s own e-book-reading hardware won’t be able to enjoy the multimedia-enhanced
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Amazon Loses E-Book Pricing War
Last Updated on Thursday, 1 April 2010 11:21 Written by External Post Thursday, 1 April 2010 11:21
Publishers have emerged victorious in the e-book pricing war with Amazon. The world’s largest online retailer has conceded to the demands of three major publishing houses and will cease heavily discounting new best-selling e-books, according to the Wall
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Amazon Battles Apple By Arm-Twisting Publishers
Last Updated on Saturday, 20 March 2010 08:00 Written by External Post Saturday, 20 March 2010 08:00
bizwriter writes ‘Apple has upset the e-book pricing cart by agreeing to a so-called agency model, where the publisher sets the price and the seller takes a cut. This goes contrary to the degree of control Amazon likes, so although it apparently gave in
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Amazon Kindle DX Global Wireless Edition
Last Updated on Friday, 5 March 2010 05:45 Written by External Post Friday, 5 March 2010 05:45
The Kindle DX is too large to carry comfortably, and Amazon has made very little effort to customise it for the UK market. We like the ability to download content over the air, but otherwise prefer e-book readers that eschew the bells and whistles.
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Amazon Kindle DX Global Wireless Edition review
Last Updated on Friday, 5 March 2010 05:45 Written by External Post Friday, 5 March 2010 05:45
6.5 Editors’ Rating Typical price: 325 The Kindle DX is too large to carry comfortably, and Amazon has made very little effort to customise it for the UK market. We like the ability to download content over the air, but otherwise prefer e-book readers
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Media Decoder Blog: A New Round in Apple and Amazon Music Fight
Last Updated on Friday, 5 March 2010 01:00 Written by External Post Friday, 5 March 2010 01:00
Amazon and Apple aren’t just jostling for e-book readers. Billboard is reporting that Apple has started to push back against music labels that have worked out exclusive deals with Amazon in exchange for being featured on the MP3 Daily Deal from Amazon.
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