Tag Archives: Amazon

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Article: Amazon to Purchase Goodreads

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The link below is to another article covering the purchase of Goodreads by Amazon.

For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/amazon-to-buy-goodreads_b67761

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Article: Goodreads Joins Amazon

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The link below is to an article reporting on an interesting development. Goodreads has become part of the Amazon family, which is quite interesting to me as I’m a fan of both – however, I do have a little bit of a concern as to what will happen to Goodreads over time. Hopefully this will be a positive thing.

For more visit:
http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/413-exciting-news-about-goodreads-we-re-joining-the-amazon-family

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Article: Audible.com

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The link below is to an article that looks at Audible.com, the audiobook service from Amazon.

For more visit:
http://dailytekk.com/2013/01/02/audible-com-the-audiobook-service-i-love-and-hate-simultaneously/

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Article: Amazon’s Recommendation Engine

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The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon’s recommendation engine.

For more visit:
https://davidgaughran.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/amazons-recommendation-engine-trumps-the-competition/

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Article: The Digital Used Bookshop

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The link below is to an article that considers the digital used bookshop.

For more visit:
http://dearauthor.com/ebooks/the-case-of-the-used-digital-book-store/

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Article: Amazon Discouraging Free Kindle Ebook Sites

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The link below is to an article that reports on Amazon’s plans to discourage free Kindle ebook sites.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/02/22/amazon-now-taking-steps-to-discourage-free-kindle-ebook-sites/

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Article: Amazon and Used Ebooks

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The link below is to an article that considers Amazon and the selling of used ebooks.

For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/02/21/used-ebooks-101/

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Article: Amazon not Evil

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The link below is to a small article that comments on the worth of Amazon – they make good stuff! I tend to agree – love Amazon, the Kindle and ebooks.

For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/kindle/amazon-isnt-evil/

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Article: DRM Lawsuit

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The link below is to an interesting article concerning DRM, Amazon and big book publishers, and a lawsuit filed by independent bookstores. This is another very interesting case.

For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/amazon-big-six-sued-by-independent-bookstores-over-drm/

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Article: Amazon and Second Hand Ebooks

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The link below is to an article that looks at Amazon’s move into the second hand ebook market and what the future may hold as a result.

For more visit:
http://www.futurebook.net/content/railroaded-second-hand-ebooks-revisited