Kindle’s Looking Better

on October 10, 2010
Categories: Publishing

I wrote last year about some of my frustrations with Kindle for the UK (the hardware) and Kindle Publishing services and only thought it fair to them to share my views on their most recent product and service update. First, the hardware. I’m very encouraged by the pricing and the features of the ‘All-New Kindle’. [...]

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Kindle frustration

on October 9, 2009
Categories: Internet, Publishing

As an early adopter, I was delighted when I heard that Kindle has a launch date for the UK – October 17, 2009. As a husband of a top author (check out www.theharcombediet.com), I was equally excited about the prospect of being able to help her find an additional route-to-market for her writing skills. So [...]

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Pay-per-article: A brave step by Financial Times

on August 28, 2009
Categories: Internet, Publishing

With sales of traditional newspapers in continued decline, media houses have been faced with the challenge of how to adapt their revenue model to the digital era, where content is expected to be free. Financial Times recently revealed that it’s looking at a pay-per-article model which is an extension of its current subscription service. They, [...]

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