Thursday, March 18, 2010

The Death of Paperbacks [Continued...]

More developing new on the death of hard copy books as we know them today.


Now that the kindle book store is available on both PC's and Mac's, who is going to buy an actual Kindle? The battle for the eReader is getting more intense. But if Kindle makes an iPad application, the iPad will be unbeatable in the digital book arena.


Barnes and Noble to be the Next Blockbuster Bankruptcy?




In an earlier post I said that Barnes and Noble is looking to be the next Blockbuster. Earlier this morning, the book retailer promoted William Lynch, president of its Web site, to CEO. He helped spearhead the launch of their e-reader product, the Nook.According to the Associated Press, the news lead the Barnes and Noble stock to jump up $0.57 to $22.90.



Sources: [Crunch Gear] [Silicon Valley Insider] [Business Insider]

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