Tag: thoughts
Could a Kindle Phone Really Redefine the Smartphone Market?
Interest in a potential Kindle Phone has been rising ever since Bloomberg reported that Amazon was in the middle of testing said phone. The logic behind the move is arguably…
Nexus 7 vs Kindle Fire: Should Amazon Really Be Concerned?
Hardware specs aren’t everything when it comes to tablet performance. If they were, the Kindle Fire never would have gotten off the ground. Still, the Nexus 7 from Google is…
Kindle Fire vs Windows 8 Tablets: Another Pointless Comparison
There is essentially no competition to be found between the Kindle Fire and any imaginable Windows 8 Tablet at this time. I’ve touched on this a bit here already immediately…
Thoughts on the Future of the Kindle eReader
In most of the ways that matter we can safely say that the eBook war is over. Owning a Kindle is no longer strange or a sign that one is…
How Publishers Can Kill the Kindle by Trusting Customers
There is no avoiding the fact that the Big 6 publishers created their own problem in the Kindle. Amazon provided them with an easy way to start making a move…
How the Kindle is Contributing to a New Way of Looking at the World
It is occasionally amazing exactly how far we’ve come over the years. It’s an inane observation but not, I think, an inaccurate one. This came to me recently while reading…
Thoughts on Amazon, the Kindle Platform, and the Anti-Amazon Publisher Defense
The ongoing conversation regarding the DOJ suit against five of the Big 6 publishers and Apple has at times been even more interesting than the case itself in what it…
Why Amazon & The Kindle Deserve To Be Dominating Bookselling
This is going to be a bit controversial, I’m sure, given how Amazon has gone about using their influence to beat down smaller publishers and other suppliers recently, but when…
The Amazon Kindle, eBooks, and Piracy
While it is hardly the only place that media piracy is coming up these days, eBook piracy is very much on the minds of publishers and booksellers. There has been…
Franzen Dislikes Kindle, Gives Voice To Misconceptions About eBooks
Jonathan Franzen, author of such wildly popular titles as The Corrections and Freedom has recently made a bit of an impact on the eReading community by coming out against electronic…