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asingularity:

This one is only four minutes long and it is well worth watching.

I do wish he had manage to work in comics but there are plenty of other storytelling formats he glossed over so I can’t claim discrimination. I can point out that when he uses the word…

interactioned:

From Julie Bosman’s article in the New York Times on how Barnes & Noble is trying to stay alive is this interesting tidbit:

A bit of good news for the company is that, thanks to the Nook, it’s been grabbing e-book business from Amazon. Mr. Lynch said Barnes & Noble now held about 27 percent of the market, a number that publishers confirm gleefully. Amazon has at least 60 percent.

I hadn’t realized how popular the Nook was. Most coverage of the eBook market posits it as Apple vs Amazon, but I hadn’t realized that Apple only has at most 13% of the eBook market. It’s probably less taking into account other efforts like Sony’s Reader Store.

seancregan:

And hot on the last post’s heels, this piece from the mighty @suw.

I think that the main concern Franzen has here is that the impermanence of ebooks make him seem like a whinny blogger. 

frankwehrmann:

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3yuWEvCgw

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-9ltqGa4lw

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This article titled “Jonathan Franzen warns ebooks are corroding values” was written by Alison Flood, for guardian.co.uk on Monday 30th January 2012 11.50 UTC

Jonathan Franzen has spoken of his…

thelibrarianontherun:

I just love how much Amazon is getting crap from all ends right now. Love it. Where were you guys about a year ago when I was standing on my soapbox screaming about ‘em because they were the only e-format that didn’t support EPUBs? The library ebook format of choice?

Now, that’s not an issue anymore - but still. I love that they are taking some heat. MUHAHAHAHAHA! How’s that quote go? If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen?