Yes, it’s true, the prodigal son has returned.
This week, Steve and I get down to business with Technotise, Frozen, the Kindle and BioShock 2! I’m normally pretty ADD, but it was really hard to shoot the show this week. All I wanted to do was kick some ass as a Big Daddy.
Okay, I have to get back to playing BioShock 2.
Oh, …
Techland’s Peter Ha explains the wars going on between Amazon and Macmillian, breaks down what to expect in Tuesday night’s highly anticipated premiere of the final season of ABC’s “Lost.”
All that and more in today’s edition of the daily Nerdcast with Peter and Time.com’s Caitlin Thompson. Click on the player above to …
Round 1 of the E-book Pricing war goes to Macmillan.
In a statement released via the company’s Kindle forum, Amazon has agreed to “capitulate and accept Macmillan’s terms” over e-book pricing after it came to light on Friday that Amazon had stopped selling Macmillan titles online. While Macmillan believes this will benefit …
In a paid advert in the Publishers Lunch, Macmillan CEO John Sargent confirmed what we came to suspect on Friday when Amazon pulled all of Macmillan’s titles from Amazon and the Kindle store.
But why should we have to pay $15 for an e-book? Amazon takes a loss and there’s no way in hell I’m going to pay $15 for an e-book when I can …
The e-Book pricing wars are upon us.
Having a bit of trouble purchasing a Macmillan published title from Amazon? You’re not the only. Macmillan titles can still be purchased from third party vendors, but you won’t find any shipping from the Amazon warehouse.
According to the NYT, a bitter feud between Amazon and publishers over …
Techland’s Peter Ha digs into what it means that Amazon is adding an apps store for the Kindle, gets psyched up about AMC planning to turn Robert Kirkman’s comic “The Walking Dead” into a TV show, lists the latest Apple tablet rumors and weighs in on whether or not you should see “Legion” this weekend.
All that and more in today’s …
With Apple’s looming Tablet launch next week and its rumored e-book deals, e-book giant Amazon is on full alert. Just yesterday, Amazon announced that it would be restructuring its royalty rates and now the NYT is reporting that Amazon is set to announce a Kindle app store today.
So what does a Kindle app store entail? Well, it …
Amazon is stepping up to the Apple plate by announcing that it will introduce a 70% royalty option program to authors and publishers.
Amazon recently announced their Digital Text Program, which it bills as “a fast and easy self-publishing tool that lets you upload and format your books for sale in the Kindle Store.”
Is it a …
E-reading company Skiff and mobile mogul Sprint (Skiff + Sprint = Skint? Spriff?) will roll out the new Skiff Reader during this week’s CES in Las Vegas.
So what’s so great about another e-reader? First, it’s thinner than other readers (.25 in.) and the flexible touch screen is the biggest for a reader so far at 11.5 in. (with a …
