Is the Tablet (Phablet) Phenomenon Killing the E-Reader?
Amazon took a big gamble when it released a high dollar, non-waterproof e-reader called the Oasis. This seems counter-intuitive. Aren’t people reading on their tablets, laptops, phones, and even the ever...
NYC conspicuously absent from Amazon’s ‘Well-Read Cities’ list; Indianapolis ranked #18
Amazon has released a list of what it calls the “Top 20 Most Well-Read Cities” in the US. While some could quibble with the propriety of calling a city “well-read” based...
Why Amazon should bring back refunds when prices fall just after you buy
Amazon in the past has offered refunds when prices fall on in-stock items just after you buy---if you speak up in time.
Now, alas, this has changed. While Amazon was happy before to help out the individual...
Amazon ceases refunding the difference for most post-purchase price changes
One of the biggest advantages of buying from Amazon apparently just went out the window. It used to be that if the price on an item you bought—such as, for example,...
How the Kindle won the e-book market
ZDNet is running a series of articles this week on how Amazon has reached its current level of innovation and power over our lives. As seems most appropriate, it is starting...
UK Amazon Kindle Store fans – grab a cheap Fire, Fire TV while you...
Amazon UK is currently running a discount promotion on the cheap and now colorful 7-inch Fire, as well as the Fire TV stick. The Fire tablet is discounted by 20 percent...
Amazon pays up! My first $100+ as a self-publisher
Amazon is moving toward electronic funds transfer payments (EFT) for all Kindle authors, as noted earlier. I set up my bank accounts just last week. But Amazon has already shared some glad tidings---word of my...
Tablets on the way out – except as e-readers?
A new article in Information Age by Chloe Green, entitled "The uncertain future of the tablet: a dying breed of device?" Tells the updated story of the decline of tablet sales...
Adobe DRM: A tip for Kobo e-reader fans and a plea for DRM-control laws
My Amazon Kindles, even the $290 Oasis, won't do all-text bold regardless of all the pleas from me and others to jeff@amazon.com and friends.
So shouldn't I use my Kobo Aura H2O instead to enjoy OverDrive library...
Amazon switches Fire e-book storage to SD card, adds auto video downloads
After a firmware update installed itself today, a new notice popped up on my Amazon Fire tablet which included two announcements---one mainly of interest to e-readers, and the other of interest to everyone. The e-reader...
AMAZON
A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
