February 2011
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Publishers Look Beyond Bookstores to Help Sales -... →
Via oreillyradar: Interesting look at the uptick in book sales at nontraditional brick-and-mortar stores (specialty shops, boutiques, etc.). Of particular note, the insane return policy doesn’t apply to these alternative retailers: Though sales to nonbook retailers can be more complicated and labor-intensive for publishers, books are generally sold on a nonreturnable basis. Bookstores, on the...
Feb 28th
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MLB.com at Bat 2011 →
Feb 25th
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Feb 17th
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Google rolls out Chrome extension that lets you... →
Feb 15th
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Google rolls out Chrome extension that lets you... →
Now you can do the banning you wish Google would do. That works about as straightforwardly as you’d expect — once installed, you’ll simply see a link to block a site along with each search result, and you’ll also be able to unblock sites at any time if you go a bit overboard. What’s most interesting, however, is that Google says it’s going to study the...
Feb 15th
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With 80 Million Users, Pandora Files To Go Public →
Feb 12th
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Despite Pushback From Pubs, Apple Will Make iTunes... →
Via oreillyradar: Nice analysis. It is a brilliant countermove. Apple is basically saying, “Let the subscriber decide,” knowing full well they will choose iTunes. After all, it’s simply easier for consumers to subscribe to digital publications from one place. On a related note: This latest brouhaha over pricing and data and subscribers is a reminder that publishers should diversify beyond...
Feb 9th
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Feb 8th
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A VC: Anatomy Of A Pirate →
Yup. This is fucked up. I want to pay for music. I value the content. But selling it to some people in some countries and not selling it to others is messed up. And selling it in CD only format is messed up. And posting the entire record on the web for streaming without making the content available for purchase is messed up.
Feb 8th
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NFC + Smartphones + Software = FTW (maybe) →
Via oreillyradar: NFC by itself won’t be big, but NFC combined with smartphones and awesome software could be huge. Here’s an example: Because many of these systems are new, there is often a limited number of places to buy a card and/or add value, especially outside the city center. This presents a great opportunity for NFC-equipped smart phones which, in addition to being able to read cards,...
Feb 8th
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The shared resource for creative design →
Feb 8th
8-bit Memory: old game cartridges become external... →
Feb 5th