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  1084 readersAs a former classified advertising manager (CAM) I cringe every Sunday when the Chicago Tribune hits out driveway. The once massive help-wanted section is now a couple pages stuck in the back of the Business section. Real estate, too, has suffered, as much from the economy as from media fragmentation, but it, too, is not

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  Zillow launches rental housing application for Android

  917 readersThe real estate information company, Zillow, Inc., has launched a dedicated mobile app for the rentals market, and it has done so first on the Android platform. Zillow Rentals - Houses & Apts is the company's first app dedicated solely to rentals, though the company's iOS and standard Android app also have rental housing information. "Renters shop

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  Zillow Introduces Pinterest-Like Home Improvement iPad App

  150 readersZillow, the popular digital real estate site and app, has introduced a new iPad app dedicated to home improvement called Zillow Digs. The app is designed to help home shoppers and home owners come up with design ideas and price out remodeling projects. The app features thousands of photos of real renovation projects in what looks like a Pinterest-style

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  Apple iPad Takes J.D. Power Top Spot for Second Time Consecutively

  1158 readersJ.D. Power and Associates released the most recent study results on customer satisfaction regarding the tablet segment this week and the Apple iPad sits at the top for the second consecutive time. Volume 1 of the J.D Power and Associates 2013 US Tablet Satisfaction, that’s the whole name of the study that came out this week

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  Uncertain Future of California eBooks by Meredith Greene

  3831 readersFolks watching the news are already familiar with the recent kerfuffle involving Amazon, Governor Jerry Brown and The Affiliates Program, but sitting silent in the sidecar are other potential victims: Kindle Store writers/sellers based in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois. Watching the affiliates crash and burn in the war for the Internet, Kindle writers in

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  Ebook buyers buy more but also expect discounts

  1761 readers The  Bookseller is reporting on a survey done in the UK among 250 book buyers in the US, UK and Germany.  The survey concluded: … an e-book without additional features should cost around 65% to 70% of the print price, though admitted there was “no simple formula” in hitting the pricing sweet spot. The survey also

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  Tolkien historical novel author settles with Tolkien Estate

  1260 readersThe Hollywood Reporter updates a story I mentioned a couple of months ago, regarding the lawsuit filed by a historical novel author whose book featured Tolkien as a character. When Stephen Hilliard received a cease-and-desist order from the Tolkien estate, he filed a preliminary suit himself seeking a declaration that he had a first-amendment right

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  New iPad Owners are Mostly Satisfied, Not Happy With Price, Wireless Data Plan

  1496 readersThe New iPad has been on the market for two weeks and now it’s time for the initial public reactions to come in. A March 22 – 28 survey of 200 new owners of the tablet detailed their impressions on the new device and overall satisfaction, plus key dislikes and likes. ChangeWave Research is responsible with

• Barnes & Noble Tops Media E-Tail Customer Satisfaction Survey

  683 readers PRESS RELEASE: Barnes & Noble.com Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey Barnes & Noble.com Ranked the Number One Online Retailer in Customer Satisfaction in the Book, Music and Video Category and Top 10 Online Retailer Overall in Customer Satisfaction According to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition) New York, NY – May 16, 2012 – Barnes & Noble,

• Barnes & Noble Tops Media E-Tail Customer Satisfaction Survey

  352 readers PRESS RELEASE: Barnes & Noble.com Tops Customer Satisfaction Survey Barnes & Noble.com Ranked the Number One Online Retailer in Customer Satisfaction in the Book, Music and Video Category and Top 10 Online Retailer Overall in Customer Satisfaction According to ForeSee E-Retail Satisfaction Index (Spring Top 100 Edition) New York, NY – May 16, 2012 – Barnes & Noble,