1433 readersThe front page of the newspaper used to set the news agenda. Extra, Extra, read all about it! But that influence has steadily waned through the TV and Cable News era, and the web now threatens to obliterate it entirely.
So who sets the news agenda now? One significant influence is a guy with nothing but
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This morning Amazon announced that they are releasing a new tablet device called the Kindle Fire. The $199 device ships on November 15th.
In the above video, Russ Grandinetti, VP of Kindle Content at Amazon, shows us how the magazine stand works on the new device. By pushing digital magazines, Amazon is going directly after
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That’s the title of an article in TabTimes:
The New York Times reports that the Association of Magazine Media (MPA) is to announce a set of voluntary guidelines on tablet publishing later today (Monday). The guidelines are reported to have been drawn up with help from magazine publishers Bonnier, Condé Nast, Forbes, Hearst and Time Inc.
The
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As an industry I think we're getting weary of all the various "rich content" experiments and products floating around these days. I have to admit that most make me want to yawn and move on to the next item in my email inbox. Too many of them feel like a Frankenstein project where elements are
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As part of his mission to develop an alternative to the traditional book publishing model, acclaimed author and marketer Seth Godin has announced the first title to appear under his new Amazon imprint, called The Domino Project. The book is titled Poke the Box and will be made available for purchase in print, audio and
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As part of his mission to develop an alternative to the traditional book publishing model, acclaimed author and marketer Seth Godin has announced the first title to appear under his new Amazon imprint, called The Domino Project. The book is titled Poke the Box and will be made available for purchase in print, audio and
1419 readersThe above image is supposed to be an animated gif, and the animation shows off a new type of screen made by E-ink.
Taiwan based Sino Pac Bank and the Miramar department store are using E-ink’s SURF screen to promote their new credit card offer, ...
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PRESS RELEASE:
Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Now for Sale to Customers in over 175 Countries
Kindle Touch 3G – the most full-featured Kindle e-reader – easy-to-use touch screen and free 3G wireless, no annual contracts or monthly fees and never pay for or hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot
Now available in multiple languages – German, French, Italian, Spanish,
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PRESS RELEASE:
Amazon Kindle Touch 3G Now for Sale to Customers in over 175 Countries
Kindle Touch 3G – the most full-featured Kindle e-reader – easy-to-use touch screen and free 3G wireless, no annual contracts or monthly fees and never pay for or hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot
Now available in multiple languages – German, French, Italian, Spanish,
943 readersFrom the press release:
Amazon.com today announced it is shipping Kindle Fire, already the bestselling item on Amazon.com, one day early. Kindle Fire offers more than 18 million movies, TV shows, songs, books, magazines, apps and games, as well as free storage of Amazon digital content in the Amazon Cloud, Whispersync for books and movies, a