by Joel Friedlander | Oct 7, 2010 | E-Books & Readers, Reviews, Writing
Nothing shows the schizophrenic nature of the remarkable Apple iPad as well as Apple’s own Pages software. A combination of word processor and page layout functions, Pages ($9.99) is the top-selling productivity app for iPad. And in some ways it’s clear...
by Joel Friedlander | Aug 3, 2010 | E-Books & Readers, Social Media
Last week I read an interesting post by Chris Brogan about Amazon’s continuing march toward distribution dominance. (Amazon and the Kindle Conspiracy) Chris knows what he’s talking about, and I learn a lot from his writing. (By the way, don’t miss...
by Joel Friedlander | May 18, 2010 | Marketing, Self-Publishing
Aggregators—people or companies who gather material into a whole for another purpose, or as representatives of all the parts of the whole—are in new prominence. Particularly with Apple’s iBookstore, a new retail location of incredible potential. But...
by Joel Friedlander | Mar 5, 2010 | Book Design, Social Media
If you have the time, watch this short video: You may not have noticed it, but on Tuesday in London the CEO of Penguin Books, John Makinson, gave a presentation to the Financial Time’s Digital Media & Broadcasting Conference. As reported by paidContent:UK, he...
by Joel Friedlander | Jan 30, 2010 | Marketing
In an article late Friday night, the New York Times reported that “Amazon Pulls Macmillan Books Over E-Book Price Disagreement.” Originally reported by Venture Beat, Friday evening books from Macmillan publishers have simply disappeared from Amazon’s...
