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E-Reader Watch: Kindles Head To Staples; Borders Lowers E-Reader Prices

Aug 31, 2010 10:20 AM

Target won’t be the only bricks-and-mortar retail outlet for Kindles much longer. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding the Staples office supplies chain to the mix this fall, making that two options for would-be buyers to try out the device. The deal will put Kindle in Staples—the chain has more than…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Google, Android, Sony, barnes & noble, borders, kobo, staples, target

The Morning Lowdown 08.27.10

Aug 27, 2010 7:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) is warning Hollywood movie studios about something they likely expected all along: the company is preparing to file for bankruptcy in the middle of next month. [LATimes] »  Newsweek is losing another top editor: Mark Miller, who…

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Posted In: Advertising, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Entertainment, Games, Movies, DVD, Legal, Regulatory, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Magazines, Money, Bankruptcy, Social Media, Video, Companies, Apple, Washington Post, Countries, Asia, India

Exclusive
Scribd Exploring Premium Content Plays; No Plans For A Paywall

Aug 26, 2010 6:55 PM

Social publishing site Scribd is considering a number of premium products as an additional revenue stream to its ad sales and year-and-a-half-old book and document store, sources tell paidContent. A rep for the the San Francisco company confirmed that the company is working on creating products that it can charge…

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Posted In: Features, Exclusive, E-Commerce, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Social Media, scribd

The Morning Lowdown 08.25.10

Aug 25, 2010 7:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  The month-long battle between Random House and literary agent Andrew Wylie seems to be over. The publisher is claiming victory, saying it has the rights to publish e-book editions of 13 classics books that the Wylie starting publishing under his…

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Posted In: Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Research & Metrics, Research, Social Media, Companies, Reuters, Zynga

Earnings
Barnes & Noble Online Revs Surge; IAC’s Foley Tapped To Head E-Commerce

Aug 24, 2010 11:06 AM

Digital gave Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) a big sales boost from the previous quarter, but not enough to reverse revenue declines or prevent its net loss from deepening. The bookseller is currently mulling over a sale of the company and is embroiled in a proxy fight with activist investor…

EPS* Rev. vs Q209 Net Inc. vs Q209
Beat Analysts' Estimates Revenue Indicator % Net Income Indicator %
Barnes & Noble Release Missed Analysts' Estimates Revenue Indicator 2.5% Net Income Indicator -608%
* vs. Analysts' Estimates: Beat Analysts' Estimates Beat Met Analysts' Estimates Met Missed Analysts' Estimates Missed
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Posted In: E-Commerce, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Money, Earnings, Companies, IAC, barnes & noble, jamie iannone, john foley

The Morning Lowdown 08.24.10

Aug 24, 2010 7:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Dish Network (NSDQ: DISH) is launching a video portal, DishOnline.com, as part of its own “TV Everywhere” push. [NYT] »  TiVo (NSDQ: TIVO) is promising advertisers new measurements that combines traditional TV and online viewing audiences. Think TiVo’s service is…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Entertainment, Games, Music, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, TV, Broadcast, Social Media, Video

The Message Isn’t Always The Medium

Aug 16, 2010 8:41 AM

There’s an intriguing thinkpiece in Wired UK’s September edition in which Russell Davies effectively argues that the shape of our content is a product of the media that carry it...

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Magazines, Companies, Apple, iPad, Conde Nast

News Corp. Planning New U.S. Consumer News Title On Tablets

Aug 13, 2010 10:15 AM

We knew Rupert Murdoch was enamored with tablets like iPad. Turns out, News Corp (NSDQ: NWS). is such a big fan, it’s planning to launch a new national U.S. news title via iPad and mobile phone apps.

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Apple, iPad, News Corp., News International

The Morning Lowdown 08.12.10

Aug 12, 2010 7:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  Funny, but wasn’t Demand Media always profitable, according to CEO Richard Rosenblatt? Well, as the IPO filing revealed, that really wasn’t the case. [WSJ] »  AppleTV is getting a makeover, starting with the name: the set-top box will be known…

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Posted In: Features, The Morning Lowdown, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Newspapers, Money, IPO, Companies, Apple, NBC Universal

Plastic Logic Gives In To Reality; Cancels Highly Hyped Que

Aug 10, 2010 5:55 PM

Filling a CES booth with avid potential buyers and oohing-ahing spectators turned out to be a lot easier for Plastic Logic than actually shipping the highly anticipated and much-hyped Que e-reader. Instead of pretending it can deliver a high-end black-and-white e-reader that people will buy in an iPad world, Plastic…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, plastic logic, que

The Morning Lowdown 08.09.10

Aug 9, 2010 7:30 AM

Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:»  After the recession caused a pullback in funding original online video production and distribution, the spigots appear to be opening again: case in point, My Damn Channel, whose shows include Easy to Assemble, will announce a $4.4 million funding. [NYT]…

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Posted In: Advertising, Local, Features, The Morning Lowdown, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, News Corp., Fox

Digital Imitation Is A Form Of Flattery For Old-Guard Publishers

Aug 9, 2010 5:43 AM

It was pop-culture philosopher Marshall McLuhan who wrote: “All media come in pairs, with one acting as the ‘content’ of the other.” That assertion is true once again, now that a range of developers is pushing out digital products that depend on paying homage to physical-media forebears…

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Posted In: Features, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Magazines, Newspapers, Technologies / Formats, RSS

Barnes & Noble Considers Selling Itself; Riggio To Form Investor Group

Aug 3, 2010 5:05 PM

Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) says the company will start evaluating “strategic alternatives,” including a possible sale of the company, in an effort to boost the value of its stock price. In a statement, the bookseller says its board came to this decision after feeling that its shares were significantly…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, barnes & noble, leonard riggio, nook

Simon & Schuster Look To ‘Enhanced’ E-Books Beyond Apps

Jul 30, 2010 12:18 PM

Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital began selling an “enhanced e-book” of Rick Perlstein’s best-selling doorstop, Nixonland, in the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iBookstore and on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) on Thursday. The title, which was already available in an Amazon Kindle version, represents the first test of whether Apple can challenge…

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Posted In: Apps, E-Commerce, Marketing, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, iPhone, CBS, elinor hirschhorn, simon & schuster

Barnes & Noble Rebranding eReader Software To Nook; Adds Android App

Jul 22, 2010 11:25 AM

Today’s launch of an Android e-reader app marks Barnes & Noble’s first foray onto that platform—and a shift in strategy. Instead of “BN eReader for iPad” or “BN eReader for PC,” its e-reader apps and software are moving to the Nook brand. That will put Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS)…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, Apple, iPad, Google, Android, barnes & noble, nook

Tablets Are On The Rise But Don’t Count Out E-Readers—Or Amazon

Jul 21, 2010 10:00 AM

This is a phenomenal week to be covering the publishing industry. Tuesday, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) released its quarterly earnings. Big surprise, another record-breaking quarter for the folks in Cupertino. A few billion here, a few billion there, blah, blah. How amazing is it that we’re not really surprised by such…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Apple

Amazon: Kindle Sales Growth Tripled Since Price Cut; E-Books Pass Print

Jul 19, 2010 4:19 PM

Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) still isn’t saying how many Kindles it’s selling, but that isn’t keeping the company from shouting how well it’s doing. The latest specifics and non-specifics from the company: “The growth rate of Kindle device unit sales has tripled” since it cut the price of the Kindle 2…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Research & Metrics, Metrics, Research, Companies, Amazon, Kindle

Amazon Gets Dual-Screen Patent, Sony Lowers Prices And Holiday 2010 Looms

Jul 6, 2010 7:07 PM

The e-reader market is moving faster than Tour de France cyclists on an oil-slicked hill. We’ve already seen a few crashes—iRex filing for bankruptcy, Spring Design suing Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), the Plastic Logic Que stuck in limbo—and we’re sure to see more. The big question as we head…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Kindle

Amazon’s Kindle DX Makeover: 22 Percent Price Cut, Better Display, New Look

Jul 1, 2010 12:42 AM

The remaking of the Kindle continues, this time with a new look, price and display for the super-sized Kindle DX. The 9/7” screen size remains the same, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) says a new, high contrast e-ink display offers 50 percent more contrast for a lower price. The 22 percent…

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Posted In: Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon, Kindle, kindle dx

LibreDigital Buys E-Commerce Technology From HarperCollins

Jun 29, 2010 2:30 AM

LibreDigital, the heavily backed electronic book and newspaper distributor, is buying e-commerce technology from News Corp.-owned HarperCollins, which it says will allow it to offer a “complete end-to-end solution for publishers looking to accelerate sales of e-books and digital content.” LibreDigital has historically helped publishers deliver their content to e-readers…

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Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, harpercollins, libredigital

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