Tag Archives: Adobe

Ahh, Ebook Hubris

Posted on June 14, 2010 by dmoynihan

Somebody sent this link to a tweet by Hadrien, founder of Feedbooks. We’ve had more downloads than Project Gutenberg for the last 6 months. Can we claim the title of “most popular website for public domain” ? The short answer … Continue reading →

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End Coming for Sony Reader?

Posted on April 30, 2010 by dmoynihan

Jane at Dear Author was first to note: Sony’s selling its Touch Ereader via online closeout specialist Woot. This is the first time Sony’s Reader has been sold via Woot. If you’re unfamiliar with Woot, they have “deals-a-day”–and every now and again start selling stuff rapidly, one thing after … Continue reading →

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Kindle Sub-Distributors?

Posted on January 18, 2010 by dmoynihan

Amazon’s just updated its terms and conditions for the DTP store.  Short version: it just got a little harder to do some things, and they are set to crack down further on infringement in the DTP zone, having first cleansed … Continue reading →

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No, Amazon Does NOT Lose $2 Per Kindle Book Sold

Posted on December 9, 2009 by dmoynihan

Jesus Christ, now we have to refute stupid articles from three weeks ago. Here’s the problem with Maher and Blodget’s “analysis”:  They don’t know a damn thing about how ebooks get into the Kindle store. Let’s go back to tiering, … Continue reading →

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Interesting Timing By S&S+Hachette

Posted on December 9, 2009 by dmoynihan

The same week that Nook “launches”–or at least, gets a few demos into stores, and some glowing reviews that don’t actually experience any of the bragged-about-features–and Sony’s finally got its new format, maybe, Hachette and S&S have turned around and … Continue reading →

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Lulu’s Labors Lost?

Posted on November 8, 2009 by dmoynihan

So, I saw the bit about Lulu “partnering” with Ingram to “sell mainstream books” in addition to Lulu’s self- and micropress offerings on I think ireaderreview, and it’s been bugging me for a couple of days. See, if you’re adding … Continue reading →

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Hey, MobileReference Is Back!

Posted on October 6, 2009 by dmoynihan

In the Kindle store. So, all’s forgiven, apparently (via KindleKorner.) Weirdly, despite the freezes put on new PG-type titles being added to Kindle via the DTP route (and the Mobi route), seems the Kindle store now holds 350k titles, up … Continue reading →

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No, I Like the Smashwords Deal Too

Posted on August 28, 2009 by dmoynihan

Nah, it doesn’t give Amazon “competition.”  Please, Barnes & Noble lost $300 million last time trying to compete on printed books with Amazon, despite clear brick & mortar advantages. And I didn’t need the confirmation that Ereader-through-LSI will still be … Continue reading →

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Replying To Slate on Kindle

Posted on August 28, 2009 by dmoynihan

Dear Mr. Manjoo, read your recent piece in Slate about the need for Amazon to become more “open” the way Sony is. Apart from the rather laughable concept of Sony somehow rootkitting its way into geek dominance, there’s a couple … Continue reading →

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Questions For Sony viz Kindle

Posted on August 24, 2009 by dmoynihan

I was thinking of going to the Sony event tomorrow, but I ended up getting Ravens tickets again, so I’ll be maximizing my utility in Crabtown this evening. Anyway, if someone at the event actually wants to commit journalism, to … Continue reading →

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