Today’s links of interest:
- ‘Catcher in the Rye’ author J.D. Salinger dies
Rest in peace. - Borders laying off 88 at Ann Arbor headquarters today amid 164 total cuts
Hate reading stuff like this! - Millions of Kindles Sold
As close to an official number as we’re likely to get. Seeing more and more of them in the wild. - Steve Jobs Reveals Apple’s eBook Pricing
Linking to two perspectives. We agree with Craig Teicher that it’s more likely that Apple will match Amazon, not vice versa. Amazon is too large a trading partner for publishers to withhold as punishment. - Steve Jobs Makes It Quite Clear How This Will Work
Perspective the second: Amazon will raise prices to match Apple. (Publishers Lunch, reg req’d). - Amazon Has Blockbuster Year
Yes, they did. They really did. - Random House sits out iPad launch
Well, yes, it makes sense that a major publisher wouldn’t want to be part of a hotly anticipated new device. - Apple is Up to Something Publishers May Not Like
Edward Nawotka continues the conversation by noting that the iPad (aka Unicorn — way better name, no?) is a great device for reading, but there may be more under the surface.