Category Archives: eBooks
Is This the iPad Version of a Picture Book?
The SCBWI conference was both amazing and exhausting. I learned tons, and will write a full post about it later. For now, check out this snippet from the newly released Alice for the iPad. I’m not sure what to think … Continue reading
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Is the iPad a Kindle Killer, or Mouse Killer?
Apple announced sales of 300,000 iPads as of midnight Saturday, the first day it was on sale. More than 1 million apps and over 250,000 ebooks have also been downloaded, in spite of reported wifi woes. TechCruch’s list of the best … Continue reading
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Barnes & Noble Nook, Rest in Peace
You can’t help but feel sorry for the Nook. It launched to so much fanfare back in October, was heralded as a Kindle Killer with its color screen, and almost instantly sold out for the holidays. Then in January along … Continue reading
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Beating Buy Button Banishment
At a writer’s conference I attended a little less than a year ago, the general consensus amongst editors was that ebooks were nothing to fret about. The chorus went something like: parents will never read to their kids from a … Continue reading
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Amazon and Macmillan: Who’s the Real Winner?
The war over ebook pricing got toasty this weekend. On the heels of the iPad release, Macmillan delivered an ultimatum: either Amazon agree to let it control ebook prices (Apple agreed to similar restrictions for the iPad) or Amazon wouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Do iPad and Kindle Both Appeal to Niche Markets?
The Apple iPad launch has made me realize something that should have been apparent a long time ago: I’m not a gadget guy. My current cell phone was built in ancient Roman times. In the not too distant past I … Continue reading
