Today’s links of interest:
- Barnes Noble Has Mixed Quarter, Lowers Earnings Guidance
Looks like addition of ebooks increases sales on BN.com, though demand for the nook may provide some cost challenges. - For Wal-Mart and Amazon, the First Round of a Price Fight
In the fight to the bottom, the two are willing to destroy their own businesses for the dubious privilege of, um, selling below cost. May not be the customer builder they anticipate. Bonus: photo of Stephen King signing at Wal-Mart; funny because he denounced low book prices as killing publishing. - The Coming Search Engine Media Wars
Yay. Can’t wait. Oh, right, don’t have to. This will only harm News Corp and cost Microsoft money. It won’t actually slow down process for the rest of us, since the news will be on Twitter first. - Books Are Bad for You
Screed against books, particularly those by politicians and pundits, especially those that are ghostwritten: This sort of book once fell into a particular publishing category called a vanity book—it was not to be taken seriously. It was to be dismissed, or tolerated only with the clearest condescension. - Time Inc.’s Squires Assembles Team of Rivals to Harness Digital Media
Which will be challenging you. Digital media loves to run wild! - The Top 10 Myths About E-Books
Ha! The one about the bathtub/beach is funny. It’s always appreciated when someone responds to the myths. - Kindle firmware update promises 85 percent battery boost, native PDF reader
Er, that would be Kindle 2, not Kindle Classic. - Who’s Afraid of the E-Book?
Marion Menaker sorta buries the lede in this one…all the way in the final paragraph. - Publishers Getting The Wrong Message Over eBook Piracy
Still waiting for someone to source that $600 million loss number. So far, crickets. - Seg-Book-Gation in Publishing
As a (white) consumer, I find this practice irritating. Since I don’t always know what the author looks like (or the author’s religious views vis a vis the novel), guessing where the book is shelved is annoying. Then there’s inconsistency. Did they put Sag Harbor in African American literature? Anyone know?