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E-Wars --Revenge of the Nook

Friday, October 23, 2009    1 comment




This week, Newsweek had an interesting article called: Barnes & Noble Wants to Crush Amazon's Kindle. And It Just Might Work

The article suggests that Amazon made some critical mistakes that B&N fixes with their upcoming Nook.

Though I personally cringe at the authors suggestion we should be able to share libraries with e-readers, the article is a fascinating read for anyone following the momentous shift happening within the publishing industry.

What was interesting, is not many days after I read this article, Amazon announced its intentions to create shareware that would allow PC users to download and read Kindle formatted books on PC's.

The war is on . . . and with Christmas just around the corner . . . this could get interesting.

For anyone else, wanting ring-side seats, here are a few articles that might be of interest:


Nook: Don't Call It A Kindle-Killer Just Yet


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1 comment:

  1. Southern-fried Fiction8:26 PM, October 25, 2009

    I'll still go for the Nook or Kindle. I'd rather hold something smaller than my laptop. :)

    But I love the idea of being able to highlight and make notes. Think of how that would make critiquing easier. :) More like really reading ... maybe.

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