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Book Publishers Circulating 'Talking Points' To Counter Arguments That Ebook Prices Need To Go Lower
Tech Dirt &bull Feb 19, 2010
For a while now, we've been discussing how the pricing on ebooks doesn't make much sense , and almost certainly needs to fall. Like many industries, the book business could learn a lot from other businesses that have realized that drastically lowering the price on digital goods can massively increase sales , and better maximize profits. But, instead, book publishers seem to… Full Story »
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Google Books Judge: "Too Much To Digest," Decision To Come (GOOG)
Silicon Alley Insider &bull Feb 19, 2010
The hearing more or less went as expected, and it was a long one. For more than four hours, the settlement's supporters said that the agreement would make millions of books available to a universal audience and the detractors (Amazon,… Full Story »
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Amazon's Kindle for BlackBerry Application Beta
D'Technology Weblog &bull Feb 19, 2010
Amazon launched a beta version of BlackBerry Kindle application, that includes all the functions you would expect. In short, you don't need an Amazon Kindle to find, purchase, download, or read eBooks from Amazon Kindle store. You can use a… Full Story »
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SEC STALKER: Jeff Bezos Unloads 2 Million Amazon Shares Worth $235 Million (AMZN)
Silicon Alley Insider &bull Feb 19, 2010
Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos unloaded 2.3 million shares of Amazon stock between February 16 and 17, worth a total of $235 million, according to an SEC Filing . There's no explanation in the filing about why Jeff decided… Full Story »
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Google books plan still in limbo
BBC News Technology &bull Feb 19, 2010
To date Judge Chin has read more than 500 submissions related to the $125m (77m) settlement that would set up a book rights registry to pay authors and publishers compensation in return for their work being scanned and digitised. But… Full Story »
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Judge in Google Books case says no ruling Thursday
ZDNet Asia &bull Feb 19, 2010
U.S. Federal Judge Denny Chin kicked off the much-anticipated Google Books hearing Thursday morning by making one thing clear: there will be no quick ruling in the case. And that he's already done in morning testimony, which has been going… Full Story »
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How To Keep Replicants From Reading Your Blog
Laughing Squid &bull Feb 19, 2010
Michael Lacher of Wondertonic offers this strangely familiar use of a CAPTCHA. via Sabotabby This is a blog post from Laughing Squid, subscribe via RSS, Email, Twitter & Facebook. Related posts:- Electronic Frontier Foundation Geek Reading Fundraiser - Light Reading… Full Story »
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Exclusive QA with a Stealth Cloud Computing CEO
Open Source Magazine &bull Feb 19, 2010
Cloud Computing Journal caught up with the CEO of a major new player in the fast-emerging Cloud ecosystem - a CEO who has taken an interesting and unusual decision. While signing up as the Platinum Plus Sponsor of the 5th International Cloud Expo, he and his company have decided to remain completely anonymous. All will be revealed only just before the event. As of today, that revelation will take place in 33 days' time. Who or what might this company might be, only seasoned industry analysts can even guess at, let alone know. But perhaps there are some inadvertent clues… Full Story »
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Judge Hears Arguments on Google Book System
New York Times Web 2.0 &bull Feb 18, 2010
Supporters of Googles effort to create the worlds largest digital library on the Internet told a federal judge in Manhatton on Thursday that the library would benefit society, while opponents said it would infringe on copyright protections and violate the… Full Story »
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Bits Scan: Thursday's Tech News Roundup
New York Times Web 2.0 &bull Feb 18, 2010
Broad New Hacking Attack Detected Over the last 18 months, hackers in Europe and China managed to break into 2,500 government agencies and private business computers. The Wall Street Journal outlines how the hackers breached these systems and the type of information they gained access to. State of the Art: Buzzing, Tweeting and Carping David Pogue, personal technology… Full Story »
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TuneGlue Helps You Find New Tunes You'd Like by Mapping Music Connections [Music]
Life Hacker &bull Feb 18, 2010
If you'd like to discovery some new music and do it in a visually appealing way, TuneGlue let's you explore the relationship between artists and bands in a connection-based web. You start building a web by searching for an artist.… Full Story »
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Microsoft, Amazon, others testify against Google Books deal
Seattle Pi Microsoft Blog &bull Feb 18, 2010
The Associated Press reports: U.S. District Judge Denny Chin already has read more than 500 submissions about Google's $125 million settlement that was meant to end two 2005 lawsuits trying to stop the company from scanning books into a gigantic… Full Story »
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Amazon Launches Kindle For BlackBerry
TechWeb &bull Feb 18, 2010
Amazon on Thursday launched its Kindle application for the BlackBerry, making it possible for users of the smartphone to read digital books purchased from the online retailer and synchronize bookmarks with the Kindle electronic reader and other supported devices. The… Full Story »
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Clicker, a TV guide for the web, raises a pre-emptive $11 million round
Venture Beat &bull Feb 18, 2010
Clicker, a TV Guide-styled search engine for online video, raised $11 million in a second round of funding led by JAFCO Ventures. Earlier investors Benchmark Capital and Redpoint Ventures also joined this round. This was not a need-based round of… Full Story »
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Apple's eBook Prices Could be Lower Than Expected
Daily Tech Internet &bull Feb 18, 2010
Mr. Apple CEO Steven P. Amazon's traditional ones? LCD-equipped reader. Most Popular ArticlesStudy at Stanford Finds Computer Science Students are Biggest CheatersFebruary 12, 2010, 2:07 PMU.S. Full Story »
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iPhone, competitors to strain NAND flash supply
Cnet News &bull Feb 18, 2010
The iPhone and competing mobile gadgets are chewing up stock of NAND flash memory, which will lead to shorter supply and higher revenue for NAND manufacturers this year, according to a report Wednesday from iSuppli. Thanks to the popularity of the iPhone and the launch of a slew of other portable gadgets, the number of mobile handsets with NAND flash memory will rise 13.8 percent this… Full Story »
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Amazon Launches Kindle Reader For BlackBerry Phones
Barron's &bull Feb 18, 2010
Amazon.com(AMZN) this morning announced the launch of a Kindle book reader for Research In Motion(RIMM)BlackBerry phones. The app is free and can be downloaded from Amazon.com. The company already offers apps for the Apple (AAPL)iPhone and iPod Touch, and for… Full Story »
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Kindle App Arrives on BlackBerry [Downloads]
Life Hacker &bull Feb 18, 2010
Nearly one year after arriving on iPhones and iPod touch, Amazon's Kindle app has arrived on BlackBerry . As you might expect, it synchronizes your books, bookmarks, notes, and last pages read with an actual Kindle, or the iPhone or… Full Story »
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Objectivity Named "Bronze Sponsor" of World's Largest Cloud Event
Open Source Magazine &bull Feb 18, 2010
City. Cloud Expo is the world's leading Cloud-focused event since 2007, and is held five times a year, in New York City, Silicon Valley, Prague, Tokyo and Hong Kong. Objectivity, Inc. provides distributed data management solutions for government, business and science organizations, and is the enabling technology for some of the most complex and mission-critical systems… Full Story »
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Amazon Rolls Out Kindle App For BlackBerry
Jatin Mahindra &bull Feb 18, 2010Amazon.com has launched "Kindle for BlackBerry," a new free application that can be downloaded from the retailer's website. Kindle for BlackBerry offers access to over 420,000 books and is available on variety of BlackBerry devices. Kindle for BlackBerry allows users… Full Story »
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