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Where e-readers are headed

by Eric Franklin on January 9, 2010

I’m quite excited to see all of the advances in ebook technology being shown off at CES this week, especially since they stand to move us a lot further down the path of a paperless society. Personally, I wouldn’t mind never using paper again. I get bummed evry time I shop and am handed a [...]

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The News Hour with Jim Lehrer dove into the discussion about how reading and publishing is changing as a result of big box retailers with their pricing wars and as the web and digital devices begin to circumvent the old publishing industry. It’s a thoughtful 11:30 minute take on the state of the book world [...]

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Algonquin Hotel offering loaner Kindle’s to guests

by Eric Franklin on December 8, 2008

Here’s a trend I think Amazon should push – hotels offering Kindles loaded with classic books to their guests during their stay. I stayed at a hotel last year that offered Sealy Posturepedic mattresses, you know the ones with “your sleep number.” While I didn’t rush out to purchase one after the experience, I thought [...]

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Well, not a huge shocker but it appears that Oprah’s “favoritest ever” and “life-changing” gadget being teased on Amazon’s homepage and on the Oprah site is indeed (drumroll please) the Kindle. I believe I’ve endorsed this product on this site here as well but I’m not quite as powerful or well-followed as Oprah, so… now [...]

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