Category Archives: e-books

Link: Barnes & Noble Launches $199 Nook Tablet →

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Tarun

This makes it mostly comparible to the Kindle Fire, except for the storage and RAM, which may not be an issue given the low demand for resources in a reader-tablet. As media gets richer, however, the Kindle has the clear … Continue reading →

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Link: Push to Digital Textbooks →

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Tarun

Just two weeks after Apple announces iBooks author and textbooks for the iPad.

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Weekly Download #27: Apple Earnings Call, iBooks Author, iPhone Supply Chain, RIM, Google+, Patent Laws, Regulation, Privacy

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Tarun

This week, Chris and Tarun discuss the Apple’s blockbuster earnings (as it was happening during the recording); iBooks author release; more on the iPhone supply chain; RIM’s cleaning of house; Google+ engagement numbers; Patent law uselessness; Storage sites being regulated; … Continue reading →

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Link: Thursday was Day 1 →

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Tarun

Jason Snell: I look at iBooks Author and wonder if it might be, even now, an alternative for publications that don’t want to build an app—or feel that the app they can afford to build won’t be very good. What … Continue reading →

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Weekly Download #26: Apple Event, SOPA & Blackouts, Google+ Search, Factory Conditions, Windows Phone

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Tarun

We discuss the upcoming Apple event on e-books (possibly textbooks); SOPA and the internet blackouts happening today (1/18); Google+ integration with Google search; Factory Conditions in Foxconn and other companies in China; why moving to the Windows Phone is a … Continue reading →

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Link: Barnes & Noble Considers Spinning Off Nook Business →

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Chris

It appears that bookseller giant Barnes & Noble isn’t doing quite as well as it originally thought it would this year.. The nation’s largest bookstore chain warned Thursday it would lose twice as much money this fiscal year as it … Continue reading →

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Link: Hybrid Books →

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Tarun

This report from NPR talks about how publishers are finding it difficult to increase profit margins during times when e-readers and cheap books are the main business model. A solution to this comes in the form of a hybrid book. … Continue reading →

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