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Monthly Archives March 2011

TKC 140 Susan Glasser

News – U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin rejects the amended Google Books Settlement.  A stunned Google plans its next move. Click here to download or read a PDF of the Judge’s decision. The Association of American University Presses has an excellent overview of the issues.  Click here for Amazon’s objection to the original settlement. Ken [...]

Posted 26 March 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

TKC 139 Patrick Mish

News – 1) A retailer offers free Kindles in the U.K. when you sign a two-year phone contract.  2) Maybe Apple should just sell Kindles in its stores iPad accessories? 3) Hiring at Lab 126 fuels the Amazon Android Tablet rumor. Tech Tip – In which we lay to rest the topic of using nail [...]

Posted 19 March 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

TKC 138 Pastor Mark Pierce

News – 1) NPR Commentator and Poet Andrei Codrescu takes issue with Public Highlights on the Kindle. I wish he’d leave some of his own in his latest book, The Poetry Lesson. 2) Forrester Research’s CEO blogs cold water on the Kindle. Forrester’s James McQuivey weighs in with a caveat. 3) Kindle for Mac gets [...]

Posted 11 March 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

TKC 137 Seth Godin

News – 1) Random House belatedly joins the “Apple 5″ publishers in adopting the Agency Model of e-book pricing, just in time to gain a brief but prominent mention by Steve Jobs at the iPad 2 press conference on March 2, 2011. Click here for video of the press conference.  BusinessInsider offers reason to hope [...]

Posted 05 March 2011 † Len Edgerly § Kindle ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

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