Editori, ebook e onde lunghe

Giuseppe Granieri via Apogeonline

Cosa succederà dunque? Difficile da dire con previsione certa. Le certezze sono poco confortanti. I primi a soffrire probabilmente saranno i librai e i distributori. Gli editori dovranno reagire con molta prontezza, perchè i cambiamenti nelle organizzazioni sono cosa lunga e conviene farli per tempo. I libri, quelli di carta (ma la distinzione sfumerà e anche il ricordo), resisteranno, se è vero che ci sono ancora appassionati musicofili che comprano il vinile. Ma, come dice Stefano Bonilli, che nel settore ci sta da una vita, difficilmente saranno ancora il business principale. Il vero fattore di cambiamento, infatti, non è il confronto tra libro digitale e libro rilegato, che è persino un finto problema. Il dato con cui bisogna scendere a patti è il cambiamento del sistema, in cui se cambiano le relazioni tra alcuni elementi cambiano le relazioni tra tutti.

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Ogni 100 libri cartacei venduti, 48 su Kindle

Massimo Russo segnala che Sul Nyt Magazine Jeff Bezos, fondatore di Amazon, dice due cose interessanti su Kindle: ogni 100 copie fisiche acquistate di un libro, se ne vendono 48 su Kindle; anche i piccoli editori possono accedere a Kindle. Ma in questo caso Amazon si trattiene il 65% (!) dei ricavi. I signori delle … Leggi tutto

Kindle for PC not for Mac

Via Amazon Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced the availability of “Kindle for PC,” the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore) currently offers more than 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically … Leggi tutto

Nook il Kindle di Barnes & Noble con Android

Via Ars Technica ; da leggere Nook vs Kindel dal blog si Simplicissimus book store

Barnes & Noble puts Android on an e-reader with the Nook

Like the Kindle, the software will synchronize content among a variety of devices, including PCs and Macs, as well as Blackberries, iPhones, and iPod touches. But it also allows users to lend their purchased items to friends with linked accounts. So, for example, you can choose a book and send it to a friend via the touchscreen interface. Once sent, your friend has 14 days to read it (presumably, the work is inaccessible to you during that period).

Back in July, Barnes & Noble made it clear that it, too, had designs on the developing e-book market, as it launched an e-book store and released reading software for a variety of platforms, from traditional PCs to the iPhone. Today, the company is releasing its dedicated e-book reader, called the Nook, at an event in New York City. The device has many features that distinguish it from its competitors, including a small color touchscreen for control, the use of the Android operating system, all at a $259 price.

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Il tablet di Apple può ridefinire giornali, libri e riviste

Via Gizmodo

Steve Jobs said people don’t read any more. But Apple is in talks with several media companies rooted in print, negotiating content for a “new device.” And they’re not just going for e-books and mags. They’re aiming to redefine print.

Several years ago, a modified version of OS X was presented to Steve Jobs, running on a multitouch tablet. When the question “what would people do with this?” couldn’t be answered, they shelved it. Long having established music, movie and TV content, Apple is working hard to load up iTunes with print content from several major publishing houses across several media.

Two people related to the NYTimes have separately told me that in June, paper was approached by Apple to talk about putting the paper on a “new device.” The R&D labs have long worked on versions of the paper meant to be navigated without a keyboard or mouse, showing up on Windows tablets and on multiple formats using Adobe Air. The NYTimes, of course, also publishes via their iPhone application. Jobs has, during past keynotes, called the NYTimes the “best newspaper in the world.”

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L’ebook reader bifacciale

Via Times online Asus, inventors of the netbook, is about to shake up the ebook world with the arrival of the world’s cheapest digital reader The world of ebooks is about to start a new chapter with the arrival of the cheapest digital reader on the market. Asus, one of the world’s biggest consumer electronics … Leggi tutto