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Ebooks, Innovation, and the Rebel Within

In every publishing organization you need a rebel. Robert Harington talks with Peter Krautzberger, project lead for MathJax and rebel, about his views on Web publishing, ebooks and mathematics.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Mar 23, 2017
  • 15 Comments

Learning to Read: Navigating the Ebook Reader Market

This post explores the confusing landscape of ebook readers, presenting a few of the options available along with their pros and cons.

  • By Robert Harington
  • Apr 3, 2014
  • 8 Comments

Online Information, Ebooks, and Moral Panic

Why do ebooks—and e-information generally—cause such teeth-grinding rage and rhetorical hysteria in some people?

  • By Rick Anderson
  • Sep 23, 2013
  • 49 Comments

Why the Apple Ebook Ruling is a Loss for Publishers, Authors, and Readers

Yesterday federal judge Denise L. Cote, of United States District Court in Manhattan, ruled against Apple in the United States vs. Apple Inc., et. al. ebook case. Anyone who thinks this isn’t a terrible outcome for publishers, authors, and readers, isn’t paying attention.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Jul 11, 2013
  • 99 Comments

Why E-book Distribution Is Completely and Utterly Broken (and How to Fix It)

A recent incident involving Amazon and a Norwegian reader has highlighted the sad state of ebook distribution on many levels.

  • By Michael Clarke
  • Nov 2, 2012
  • 62 Comments

The Approaching Golden Age of Long-form E-content — Coming Soon to a Reader Near You

Judging from the frenetic pace of developments around e-reading and e-writing, the golden age of the e-book may be just around the corner. After that, what e-books evolve into remains to be seen.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Feb 16, 2012
  • 8 Comments

Getting Real About Amazon — Taxes, Prices, Competition, and Long-term Strategies

Amazon’s retail juggernaut has many people upset, but perhaps we should all reflect on the fact that a company devoted to customer service, thin margins, and a long-term disciplined strategy can thrive.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 27, 2011
  • 37 Comments

"Hating Amazon Is Not a Strategy" — The World Reacts As Amazon Opens a New Front in the Pricing Wars

The misplaced anxiety and consternation publishers and authors showed in the face of Amazon’s Price Check app revealed an industry and culture rooted in the past. And that’s not where the readers of the future are coming from.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Dec 17, 2011
  • 65 Comments

Can Amazon and Apple Peacefully Coexist? Probably, But As for Google…

The Google Era isn’t over by a long shot, but initiatives from Apple and Amazon reveal that the search giant is open to disintermediation by some clever and large-scale commercial tactics.

  • By David Crotty
  • Nov 2, 2011
  • 3 Comments

The Emergence of the Disposable E-Book Reader — An Inflection Point in Ambient Computing?

By offering a bare-bones Kindle at a very low price point, Amazon has created a virtually disposable e-reader that does exactly what it should, and little more. Will this little probe down-market unleash a tidal surge toward e-books?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Oct 12, 2011
  • 5 Comments

The Kindle Changes Books Again — With Kindle X-Ray

“Historians may look back on September 28, 2011, as the day the book lost its bookishness.” – Nicholas Carr. When you throw in a smaller feature on the more disruptive basic Kindle — X-Ray — Carr is probably right.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Sep 30, 2011
  • 4 Comments

Spam versus Targeting — Which Approach Will Define the Age of Abundance?

As spam defines one end of abundance, targeting enters to deflect the damage. Can they co-exist? Or will one become the defining trait of the age?

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Jun 21, 2011
  • 6 Comments

Digital Texts in Education — E-Readers Still Have Limitations, But the Path Forward Is Clearer

While e-readers continue to fail crucial tests for academic utility, the alternative hints at more robust devices, not a return to print.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • May 5, 2011
  • 11 Comments

Amazon Continues to Push Book Innovation With Library Lending and Ad-Supported Kindles

Amazon continues to leverage its platform advantages into the e-reading space — this time, with a smart library-oriented move and an equally smart move toward advertising and sponsorship.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 25, 2011
  • 12 Comments

Truth Trumps Fiction: Amazon Unveils Its Latest Kindle Innovation — Signed E-Books

An April Fool’s post is bested by reality — but that doesn’t mean the idea isn’t silly anyhow.

  • By Kent Anderson
  • Apr 2, 2011
  • 2 Comments
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