Tag Archives: Acquisitions

My Intriguing 16 PALM Shares

Posted on April 29, 2010 by dmoynihan

So, I’m following Palm’s stock in the wake of their announced acquisition by HP.  And it’s funny, but I don’t think this is the final deal quite yet.Palm’s currently priced at $5.81.  HP said it would buy them for $5.70. Based on my … Continue reading →

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And Nothing Against Lexcyle

Posted on April 27, 2009 by dmoynihan

To go from a summer of code to a payday makes tons o’ sense.  They had obvious difficulties monetizing the platform in any notable way but shook up the market, obviously. Affiliate sales through Fictionwise/BoB/ et al weren’t going to … Continue reading →

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OK, Who’s Left Now?

Posted on April 27, 2009 by dmoynihan

BooksonBoard is indie, though mostly a conduit so Overdrive.  Fictionwise is owned, with Palm. Ingram/LSI is around.  I had some good experiences with aggregator All-Romance Ebooks for a couple Olympia titles that sorta fit–well, at least one title.  Ish. Maybe … Continue reading →

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Clearing Up Some Rumors

Posted on March 6, 2009 by dmoynihan

‘Cuz with Kindle seizing the Iphone ebook market Tuesday, this was the last best chance for Fictionwise to sell, and congratulations. So let’s just say, Barnes & Noble is not going broke.  There was a piece about them in the … Continue reading →

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Amazon Buying Abe (and Bookfinder) and a portion of LibraryThing

Posted on August 1, 2008 by dmoynihan

This is kinda interesting.  It’s really the open nature of Bookfinder that has made the market for used books so fluid (as a serious buyer, I’ve seen players in used books come, grow, die because they pissed off the sellers, … Continue reading →

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