Todays links of interest:
- Amazon Kindle Now for Sale to Customers in More Than 100 Countries
Lots of moving parts to this story — like, O Canada! why no Kindle? — but big move on the part of Amazon. - Amended Google Deal Targeted for November 9
Wow. It looks like this deal is actually being fast-tracked. - eReader Holiday Outlook: Forrester Ups Its Projections By 50%
Forrester sees big things in the ereader market over the next year. - Guest Post: FTC FAQ For Book Bloggers
A look at the various issues in the recent FTC guidelines. - What Readers Want (from Ebooks)
Despite (my) technical difficulties, today’s What Readers Want panel was awesome — way too much to cover in just an hour, of course. Here’s a pretty darn excellent transcript/summary of what was said. - Book Sales Are Down, Despite Strong Starts by Big Names
Not good news at all. Also, reporters: when you ask a publicity person *anywhere* for a statement, it’s always going to be positive and happy. What value does this kind of commentary add to the article, given that it’s a spokesperson with a clear bias? Curious.