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Microsoft, Amazon.com do the e-book dance

Microsoft, Amazon.com do the e-book danceAntiscipate Apple's next move?Seems like M$ is trying to anticipate what Apple might do. But all apple has to do, is pick 1 book selling company. And thats where everyone is going to go. No problem.

Tags: E-books, e-book, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-23

Book publishers finally getting their digital acts together?

Book publishers finally getting their digital acts together?Schools / Books / LearningDoes anyone know if there is merit to saying that books are a better method of teaching than a computer?Cost of books? Perhaps a little respect for the written word should be implemented.Notes? Do you remember looking through that...

Tags: E-books, Digital rights management (DRM), e-book, digital-rights management, book publisher, Books, sales

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Bible Study Basics eBook (zip)

Discover how to get the most out of your time in God's Word. Learn the true purpose of Bible study, and the four most fruitful Bible study methods.The book and reprint rights are totally free. Pass it along via email, or even through your blog or website.

Tags: Bible, E-book

Software downloads 2008-02-04

Sony Reader felled by the classics

Sony Reader felled by the classicsSony had a reader?This is news to me. Maybe the Kindle will do better.Things can only get betterAs with any completely new device, you should expect problems. But I could see these things taking off. The main reason e-books never took off is...

Tags: E-books, load time, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, e-book

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Parting thoughts on the Kindle for students

As much as I would like to hang on to Larry Dignan's Kindle ebook reader, downloading books from all of my favorite authors using his Amazon account, it's time for it to go back (and just when William Gibson's latest, Spook Country, is now available in Kindle format!). Having...

Tags: Student, E-book, Teacher, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-12-11

Larry Dignan loans me his Kindle

Fellow blogger, Larry Dignan, loaned me his Amazon Kindle so that I could look at it from an Ed Tech perspective (thanks, by the way, Larry - I promise I'm not downloading the complete works of Neal Stephenson and charging them to your Amazon account). Is this yet another...

Tags: Larry Dignan, E-book, Textbook, Amazon Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2007-12-06

More reflection on the Kindle: Did Amazon just answer an unnerved media industry's prayers?

More reflection on the Kindle: Did Amazon just answer an unnerved media industry's prayers?Let me add this upSo I shell out three or four hundred dollars for a reader device, plus ten or fifteen per month for the three-year life of the thing, for a total of somewhere around $750....

Tags: E-books, Desktops, Amazon.com Inc., unnerved media industry, e-book

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Amazon's Kindle: Much needed revolution or book industry power play?

Amazon's Kindle: Much needed revolution or book industry power play?Good article. Kindle is a good idea, but too restrictiveI really like the Kindle idea. I do lots of reading on my large screen but want to take this with me. The Kindle, I thought, was the way to go.However, your...

Tags: E-books, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc., e-book, Much needed revolution, Much Needed, book industry, Books

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Amazon 'Kindled' thoughts: Should Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 be renamed to Fahrenheit 1981?

As you can see from this past Friday's "unboxing" video, I received for review a Kindle ebook from Amazon. In that video and its accompanying blog post, I had some initial thoughts on the Kindle and now that a full weekend has passed I have a lot more to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Kindle, Montag, Fahrenheit 1981.4, E-books, Personal Technology, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Creating Profitable Classified Ads Ebook (exe)

Learn how to write powerful classified and small ads that guarantee you will get high-powered response. The keys to effective classified ads are not guesswork, but proven principles that have earned heaps and heaps of cash for those who use them. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Advertisement, E-book

Software downloads 2007-11-22

Podcast: Amazon's Kindle, AMD's Spider, the Hackintosh and more...

This week on the Dan & David Show we discuss the debut of Amazon's Kindle ebook reader. The reviews so far peg Kindle as a work in progress (a version 1.0 device) that won't immediately light the fires of the book or newspaper industry, but it is a step up...

Tags: Podcast, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Amazon Kindle, Ebook Reader, Podcasts, E-books, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Internet, Personal Technology, Emerging Technologies, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-11-20

Unboxing Amazon's Kindle

A look at Amazon's Kindle out of its packaging. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Larry Dignan, product photos, Amazon, Kindle, E-book, Amazon Kindle

Image galleries 2007-11-20

POLL: What's your gut reaction to Amazon Kindle?

POLL: What's your gut reaction to Amazon Kindle?Hype springs eternalThe handful of major publishers have found, repeatedly, that they can't sell hardcover books for much more than the list price of a mass-marketed CD, and that the volumes at that price are pretty slim (although the margins are good.)Likewise, paperbacks...

Tags: PDAs, E-books, Handhelds, e-book, PDA, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

POLL: What's your gut reaction to Amazon Kindle?

In my previous post, I wrote that although the new ebook reader Amazon Kindle sounds kind of cool, it rings of hype to me. But that's to me. To you? [poll=175] by Russell Shaw

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., E-book, E-books, Personal Technology, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2007-11-19

Will e-books ever be a best-seller?

Will e-books ever be a best-seller?e-Books are a Rip OffAs this article points out, and I think most consumers are aware, the readers are actually pretty nice, but the content is a rip off. Most e-books are priced the same or only fractionally lower than their printed formats. ...

Tags: E-books, e-book

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Amazon's Kindle: Can it make its technology invisible?

Amazon's Kindle: Can it make its technology invisible?Do they not get it, NO ONE wants an e-book?What is it that keeps prompting these folks to continue to try to sell e-books? I know of absolutely no one that likes and uses them, in fact I know of no one...

Tags: E-books, Notebooks, e-book, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, laptop computer, PC

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Is the Amazon Kindle going to be a monthly fee nightmare?

The internet is all a buzz about the Amazon Kindle that was just officially announced. The Amazon Kindle product page is live and you can place your order now for this US$399 ebook reader. As I scrolled down through the product page I couldn't help but start adding up how...

Tags: Internet, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Amazon Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-19

Amazon's Kindle ebook reader: The cover story

Amazon's Kindle ebook reader: The cover storyDRMIt's a shame that the Kindle will utilise the Mobipocket (acquired by Amazon in 2005) system, which means its proprietary DRM. Readers for their e-books are available on a large variety of platforms (PC/Mac, PDAs, mobile phones), so at least in theory we won't...

Tags: E-books, e-book, Amazon Kindle, Cybook, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-18

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader Monday

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader MondayPrice PointAfter reading about Sony's attempt bust at an even lower price point, I wouldn't expect this to be successful either. At $399, you can get a fully functioning laptop and read all the eBooks and other media you want there.I don't think...

Tags: E-books, PDA, e-book Reader, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Amazon's e-book coming Monday?

Amazon's e-book coming Monday?DRM free?It'd be nice if you were right about Amazon bringing out some new spin on e-books, especially if a the books themselves are DRM free and b they're making available a decent reader that isn't tied to any particular format.Books have more longevity than songs. If...

Tags: E-books, e-book, Amazon.com Inc., DRM-free

Discussion threads 2007-11-15