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The market research firm GfK has released new estimates for the Dutch book market, and ebooks were the one bright spot in a shrinking industry.
The Dutch book market was down 4.5% last quarter when compared to the same period in 2012, and it was down 20% from reported sales in the first quarter of 2010. The fiction segment saw a drop of 3.9%, while sales of informative non-fiction dropped by a mere 3 tenths of a percent.
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When it comes to business models, Stephen King is no stranger to experimentation.
Back in 2000, long before the Kindle brought the market to life, Stephen King published one of his novels as an online serial. In 2009 he published one of his stories as a Kindle exclusive, and earlier this year he released an essay as a Kindle Single.
So when I read this morning that King was only going to allow a print edition of his latest novel, the only detail that surprised me was his explanation.
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Yesterday’s news story that Yahoo had made an offer to buy Tumblr does not appear to be sitting well with a number of Tumblr users; some active opponents are now protesting the deal with a virtual walkout.
WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg reported on his blog last night that:
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Here are a few stories to read this morning.
When Longreads launched in late 2010 it had a simple goal. The team behind the site were determined to find and share links to the best longform journalism on the web, and now they are turning their attention to the work of a sometimes overlooked group of writers:
Students.
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Nook Media has shown every sign that they were getting out of the ereader business, but if today’s rumor is true then they’ll be leaving a gift behind as they go out the door.
TechCrunch is reporting that the Nook Touch and Nook Glow will be getting an update sometime next month:
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Update: Yahoo issued a press release Monday morning that confirmed the news They promise not to screw it up:
Per the agreement and our promise not to screw it up, Tumblr will be independently operated as a separate business. David Karp will remain CEO. The product, service and brand will continue to be defined and developed separately with the same Tumblr irreverence, wit, and commitment to empower creators.
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Microsoft’s rumored 8″ Surface tablet is still a whisper on the wind, but it looks like one of Acer’s 8″ Windows 8 tablet is considerably more substantial.
Update: a reader tipped me to a new product page on the Acer Finland website (Thanks, quadtronix!), so I rewrote this post to focus on the new info instead of the FCC filing.
Just under a month ago I posted a rumor that speculated that Nook Media had passed on E-ink’s new 6.8″ screen, giving Kobo a chance to be the first to the market with this incredibly high resolution screen. I had little proof at the time, but the rumor was plausible enough that I posted it.
A month has passed and I don’t have any more solid evidence than before, so I can’t yet prove this rumor true. But I have had the new Kobo Aura HD on my desk for this past week and it has convinced me that I was correct.
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Amazon has kept their 3rd Kindle model around for nearly 3 years, and today it looks like it is on the way out.
Engadget reported this morning that the Kindle Keyboard 3G model was out of stock at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target. Normally I wouldn’t have paid attention to the story (Target hasn’t carried the Kindle since last year), but I double checked the reports and it looks like Engadget was half right.
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