With e-reader prices dropping like a stone and major tech players jumping into the book retail business, what room is left for publishers’ profits? The surprising answer: ads. They’re coming soon to a book near you. To understand why this is inevitable, consider the past few years. The historically staid and technology-averse publishing ecosystem has [...]
The New York Times reported Touchco uses a technology called interpolating force-sensitive resistance, which it puts into displays that can be completely transparent and could cost as little as $10 a square foot. The capacitive touch screens used in the iPad and iPhone are considerably more expensive. Unlike those screens, the Touchco screens can also detect an [...]
Reading more on the Amazon/Macmillin dispute and the old school bullying tactics both are using in the fight. I’ve stated in previous posts my position.. I think the consumer (readers) will ultimately control what price we can sell a book for. Amazon is letting the market decide. Dear Customers: Macmillan, one of the “big six” [...]
This holiday season, it’s been impossible to buy an Amazon Kindle.. The popular ebook reader. Many say due to the product’s endorsement by Oprah. We’ve been making all of our books available for Kindle readers, and seen substantial sales.. especially for our popular book on Twitter (“Twitter Revolution: How Social Media and Mobile Marketing is [...]