kindlenomics zero

ZDNet Resources

• sort by:
• Relevance
• Date
• Popularity

Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry cost

Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry costOption 33. No, I'd use a different device AND a different vendor. I really despise it when a vendor is treated as the only option, whether it's the iPod/iTunes or Kindle. Amazon's not the only game in the carnival. They just have the...

Tags: E-books, e-Texts, Kindlenomics Zero, e-book, entry cost, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Additional Resources

News to know: Firefox patch; Windows 7; Facebook; RIM's app store

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Mozilla plugs Firefox code execution holes Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft hedges its Windows 7 bets with new...

Tags: Facebook, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows 7, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Amazon Kindle, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-05

Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry cost

Amazon's release of the Kindle for iPhone application today had me thinking about the economics of e-Texts again. Back in November of last year, I ran the numbers on how much money you could save by using electronic versions of books versus dead-tree equivalents, using two...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Entry, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Excel, E-books, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-04

News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker: Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan: Kindlenomics: Keep...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, TomTom, Online Photo, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Brittany, Linux, Ultrawideband (UWB), Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Kindle Economics

A few weeks ago I evaluated Amazon's Kindle. While I really liked the device, the big problem I had with it was that at its current price of $359.00 it was too expensive at this point for mass consumer adoption. I also had a number of...

Tags: Cost, Semester, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Amazon Kindle, E-books, Microsoft Excel, Personal Technology, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-16