Boing Boing:
Ed. Note: The following is Boing Boing guestblogger Clay Shirky's first post. Clay's traveling today, so I'm posting this one on his behalf. Image above: "Don't believe the Devil, don't beLIEve his book," a CC-licensed photo (Read More)
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—Nintendo releases e-Book collection for DS : Move over Kindle, there's a new e-Reader in town—the Nintendo DS. Well ... not quite, but the game giant did announce the availability of "100 Classic Book Collection" today. The (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
With the consumer economy in the toilet, it's no surprise the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas -- early next month -- is shrinking. The Consumer Electronics Association says it'll be smaller than the 2008 or 2007 shows, whi (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Today is "Cyber Monday," the day that comScore says is supposed to be an "accurate bellwether" for holiday e-commerce shopping. So what does it say that Amazon's (AMZN) best-selling electronic gadget, according to Amazon, is (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Love it or hate it, Amazon.com’s Kindle e-book reader is selling well -- in fact, even at $359 there currently aren’t any in stock. So Amazon certainly doesn’t need any advice from me about how to sell more Kindles, but I ha (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Last year Amazon had trouble filling orders of the then-new Kindle, so eBay took over and prices rocketed to $1,500. This year, same problem. Amazon says orders for Kindles will take 11-13 weeks to fulfill (which is, we belie (Read More)
paidContent.org:
In what has been a dramatic year for digital media, and indeed our own business, there are lots of things to be thankful about this Thanksgiving week as the year comes to an end. It is tough, considering it is hard to see lon (Read More)
paidContent.org:
In what has been a dramatic year for digital media, and indeed our own business, there are lots of things to be thankful about this Thanksgiving week as the year comes to an end. It is tough, considering it is hard to see lon (Read More)
paidContent.org:
Amazon is promoting the heck out of its Kindle digital reader on its front page and across the e-commerce site but won't be shipping any until well into Q109. The current wait time: 11-13 weeks. Dan Frommer confirmed with the (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Amazon (AMZN) confirms that its Web site is correct: The Kindle e-reader is sold out through Christmas. New orders will take "11 to 13 weeks" to ship. That means you could be (unknowingly) ordering Kindle 2.0, which is expect (Read More)
Wired: Gadget Lab:
Amazon has slated the next version of its popular Kindle reader for the first quarter of 2009.The second Kindle, which will be longer, thinner and more ergonomically friendly than its predecessor, is tentatively scheduled to (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
Hoping to buy an Amazon Kindle for the book lover on your gift list? Wait 'til next year. Or pray. Or try eBay.Amazon says its Kindle will take "11 to 13 weeks" to ship and that it will arrive "after December 24." We assume t (Read More)
Crunch Gear:
Update on the Kindle 2: It was scheduled to be released in October in time for this holiday season, but Bezos himself reportedly pulled the plug for last minute changes to the software. Our sources now say it’s tentativ (Read More)
Silicon Alley Insider:
TechCrunch's Michael Arrington has the update:[The Kindle 2] was scheduled to be released in October in time for this holiday season, but Bezos himself reportedly pulled the plug for last minute changes to the software. Our s (Read More)