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3 Reasons Why E-Book Failed In 2000 And What It Means For 2010

There is no doubt that 2010 has a lot to gain from the e-book industry. There are six e-book devices (Kindle, Nook, iPad etc) in the market and more soon to be released. As per predictions from a major business … Continue reading

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USA Today Bestseller Will Include Kindle and Nook Sales Data

USA today Best seller’s list will now have significant influence from ebooks sales happening through Kindle and Nook. I believe that this is a step in right direction as now significant sale happens through these channels it is high time these rating agencies … Continue reading

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Amazon Shares Down 6% After Accepting Macmillan’s eBook Pricing Strategy

After a much heated up debate between the two companies, Amazon.com has finally agreed to give in to publishing giant Macmillan and will be selling e-books at a higher price (price that Amazon thinks is too high). Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf … Continue reading

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Barnes & Noble Bookstore Built Into The Apple Tablet

The much awaited and the much talked about Apple Tablet will be launched on Wednesday, but out of all the varied rumors about the eReader one rumor pretty much confirmed to be a fact is that the Apple Tablet will … Continue reading

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Sneak Peak into The Year of eBook Reader

Since Amazon’s launch of Kindle (over two years ago), sale of digital book in the U.S has gone up exponentially, says Forrester Research.  From January 2009 to September revenues sprang up to $109 million as compared to $52.4 million in … Continue reading

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Too Many eBook Readers Might Lead to Too Much Confusion

2010 is going to be flooded with too many ebook devices. Almost every electronics company, book retailer and publishers might launch their own devices. But would so many options leave all consumers happy and satisfied? Analysts predict there would be … Continue reading

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How can eBooks Become More Social

Some of the next steps for the eBook industry is to get more social so that user interactions while reading an ebook (whether on an ereader device  or on any other device) grow and make the entire experience more valuable/productive. … Continue reading

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Will Nook or Kindle survive the arrival of Apple’s Tablet?

If there is any competition to Amazon’s Kindle then that is Nook from Barnes & Noble. Like Kindle, Nook also costs $259. And although it looks a lot like Kindle there still are some differences – The major one being … Continue reading

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