October 26, 2010
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Amazon.com Tuesday released Windowshop for Apple’s iPad, a program that takes advantage of the tablet’s screen and touch capabilities. Tablets like the iPad seem to be a great display to look at merchandise in online store “windows or showcases” without … Continue reading
July 28, 2010
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Tonight Amazon introduced a new Kindle. Set to ship August 27th, the new revision is 21% smaller and 15% lighter than its predecessor. The new unit will ship with an display E Ink that has a 20% faster refresh rate. … Continue reading
July 28, 2010
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Amazon plans to introduce a new version of their Kindle e-book reader in August. However after a recent price cut just three weeks ago, Amazon is now out of their current Kindle and their site suggests a new model is … Continue reading
June 25, 2010
by donkasprzak
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Want to confuse customers? How about taking the “if ya can’t beat`em, join`em” approach…. I wonder what Bezos thinks about when you pull this type of capitulation. I cannot help but wonder about Amazon’s own statement: NO KINDLE REQUIRED. If … Continue reading
June 23, 2010
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So what happens when Apple’s $500 iPad sells like mad? Well a price war of course between the Nook and Amazon’s Kindle. It appears that Apple has produced a product that consumers have been wanting and are willing to pay … Continue reading
August 5, 2009
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Chris Anderson visits Google to present his book “Free” This event took place on July 9, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series. My book review of Free. From the Google Author Series: He makes the compelling case that in … Continue reading
July 18, 2009
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I just finished Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson. Enjoyed his book The Long Tail (review here) and learning about this radical idea in his 2008 Wired article, but I was skeptical. This book invites you … Continue reading
July 7, 2009
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Jonathan Zittrain, Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, and faculty co-director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University wrote The Future of the Internet–And How to Stop It. This book is very interesting for all … Continue reading
May 6, 2009
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With a bit of hype and fanfare Amazon.com launched a bigger Kindle DX today. The new ebook reader has a price point of $500 and supports native PDF files and bigger screen that rotates. Cool. The announcement however is not … Continue reading
September 26, 2008
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Sugar is a great little OS for little learners around the world. Its the way an OS and laptop should be introduced to children. Engineered for Children…what a concept. Tags: OLPC, Sugar Labs, Amazon, XO, open source, globalization, trends