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Four key takeaways from Pew’s new e-reading study
E-reader and tablet owners read more books — print and digital — than people who don’t own those devices. In its new report, “The Rise of E-reading,” the Pew Internet… Read more
CHEAP BROADBRAND IS THE OIL OF THE MODERN ECONOMY
This is a guest post written by Mark Dykeman. Mark broadcasts from his brain about communications, social media, and technology several times per week at Broadcasting Brain. He enjoys participating in… Read more
62 NEW DIGITAL MEDIA RESOURCES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED
This week seemed to go by fast, am I wrong? You barely had time to finish last week’s roundup — it was a doozy with 61 stories — before our… Read more
READ THE STEVE JOBS BIOGRAPHY WITH US {OPEN THREAD}
This is going to be a tough day. Early this morning, I downloaded the new Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs biography (simply titled Steve Jobs), which arrives in stores and in digital devices… Read more
Godin to authors: You have no right to make money any more
Thanks to the rise self-publishing tools, from Amazon’s Kindle platform to Apple’s iAuthor software, anyone who wants to write a book can do so and theoretically reach an audience of… Read more
Publishing is no longer a job or an industry — it’s a button
As he has shown with books like “Here Comes Everybody” and his ideas about how the “cognitive surplus” has created a crowdsourcing explosion, Clay Shirky has a way of putting… Read more
ABC’s ‘Don’t Trust the B—-’ becomes TV’s latest online-first success
The Internet is supposed to be cannibalizing traditional TV viewership, not offering marketing support for its premieres. But the latter seems to be happening this television season. On Wednesday night,… Read more
Cheapest ‘Hunger Games’ E-Books Are At Kobo — Not Amazon
Teen dystopian trilogy Hunger Games appears to be on its way to blockbuster-dom, pulling in $19.75 million at the midnight premiere of the first movie — and bouncing back to the… Read more
New Case Transforms iPad Into Mini Macbook Pro
The Japanese blog, Macotakara recently brought to our attention NoteBookCase for iPad 2, a new case that converts an iPad into a mini laptop. The case features a Lithium-polymer auxiliary battery in the body… Read more
Exclusive: How Much Do Kindle Singles Authors Make?
The top-ten list of bestselling Kindle Singles includes a number of big-name writers. But how is the format working for writers who don’t have the brand of a Stephen King or… Read more
