The Morning Lowdown 11-18-11
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» Yelp Files to Raise $100 Million in IPO of Consumer-Review Internet Site (Bloomberg)
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11% Of Magazine Exposures Are Digital-Only, Survey Shows
Eleven percent of U.S. adults’ exposures to magazines are exclusively via digital platforms, new data from GfK MRI says. But with newsstands… Read more »
Apple Expands 'App Store' Lawsuit Against Amazon
The hype surrounding the Kindle Fire appears to have caught Apple’s attention. The iPad maker cited Amazon’s gadget and added a new claim in… Read more »
Barnes & Noble Bullish, Even On Drastically Shrinking Print Market
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Speaking at Liberty Media’s annual investor meeting this afternoon, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch said the company expects th… Read more »
Citi Analysts Believe Amazon Will Release Smartphone For 2012 Holidays
Is Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) planning to release a Kindle smartphone by Christmas next year? Citigroup analysts Mark Mahaney and Kevin Chang say y… Read more »
Has The Kindle Fire Already Fragmented Android Tablets?
Amazon’s Kindle Fire was easily the most anticipated Android-based tablet launched in 2011, and could wind up outselling all other contender… Read more »
LoveFilm Hits Back At Netflix With Warner Bros UK Deal
Amazon’s LoveFilm has struck back against deal-happy video streaming rival Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX), signing its first UK rights agreement with… Read more »
Next Issue Media Expands Digital Newsstand Beyond Samsung Galaxy
Next Issue Media, the digitized magazine and newspaper newsstand, has added several more titles from company backers Hearst and Time Inc. (N… Read more »
Amazon Settles With Discovery Over E-Reader Patent
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) made sure Discovery won’t ruin its hopes for the best Christmas ever by settling a lawsuit that accused the Kindle and K… Read more »
Why Barnes & Noble's James Patterson Exclusive Is Important
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Barnes & Noble’s new holiday promotion–buy two James Patterson books, get a novella free–is good news for Patterson fans. More significant… Read more »
Netflix Targets Kindle Fire, Nook Owners With Redesigned Android Tablet App
In a year during which it has shown no fear of dancing to the beat of a different drummer, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) once again bucked the conven… Read more »
Authors Guild: Kindle Owners' Lending Library Is "Nonsense"
The Authors Guild is taking a stand against the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, Amazon’s new initiative allowing Kindle-owning Prime members… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-15-11
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» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions (paidContent)
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Kobo Adds Cheaper Ad-Supported Option For Kobo Touch
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Taking the lead from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), Kobo is now selling a $99.99 Kobo Touch with Offers, $30 off the regular price. Read more »
Updated: Amazon Decides To Ship Kindle Fire And Kindle Touch Early
In a move that surely has nothing to do with the impending launch of the Nook Tablet, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is shipping the Kindle Fire today… Read more »
Condé Nast Will Add All Its Magazines To Nook Newsstand
The battle of the tablet newsstands continues: Condé Nast is making all 18 of its magazines available for Nook Tablet and Nook Color. Read more »
Reviewers May Find Faults, But Developers Say Kindle Fire Is Big Big Big
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The Kindle Fire tablet may not be all reviewers’ cup of tea, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) seems to have gotten one thing just right: it’s picked… Read more »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
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A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more »
Comparing E-Readers And E-Reader/Tablets: Kindles, Nooks, Sony, Kobo
Just last month, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) rolled out its Kindle Fire, the first Kindle designed as a full media device — not an e-reader with so… Read more »
Netflix Adds Lionsgate To UK Line-Up; Look Out, Lovefilm
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Lovefilm and even Sky Movies, be afraid. Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is reeling off its second exclusive studio deal as it prepares to launch in th… Read more »
Kindle Fire: 'Also, Barnes & Noble, We Will Have A Newsstand'
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) have sent out so many press releases about their respective upcoming tablets this week th… Read more »
Kindle Fire Will Have Hulu Plus App, Too
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced the new Nook Tablet on Monday, it appeared to have an app-vantage over the Kindle Fire: Hulu Plus.… Read more »
Self-Published British Author Sues For Libel Over Bad Amazon Review
In his self-published book The Attempted Murder of God: Hidden Science You Really Need to Know, British entrepreneur Chris McGrath set out t… Read more »
Why Video Apps Are Key For Consumer Electronics Makers This Holiday Season
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It’s no secret that consumer electronics makers have long relied on content to help sell their devices. After all, people buy devices becaus… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-10-11
» ‘I Am Not Incompetent’ – James Murdoch Defends Himself (paidContent)
» Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Buys Voice-To-Text Start… Read more »
Amazon Buys Voice-To-Text Startup Yap. What Do You Think Of That, Siri?
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Apple’s use of the Siri voice assistant in the iPhone 4S has been one of the most-talked about features on the new device, but Apple (NSDQ:… Read more »
Amazon Adds Self-Published Amanda Hocking to 'Kindle Million Club'
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Amanda Hocking, the 27-year-old self-published author who said in March that she had sold over 1 million copies of her e-books, is just now… Read more »
HP Keeps Us (And Meg Whitman) Guessing: Still Undecided On WebOS Fate
HP (NYSE: HPQ) may have a strategy in mind for what to do next with webOS, its operating-system-in-search-of-a-device, but today was not the… Read more »
Open Road Launches 'Short Shots' E-Singles Publishing Program
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Digital publisher Open Road Integrated Media is getting into e-singles with a new program, “Short Shots,” which will publish short-form fict… Read more »
WebOS Sale Rumors Return; Oracle Named As Potential Buyer From HP
Another turn in the plot for HP (NYSE: HPQ) and its mobile assets: today a report emerged indicating that HP is looking sell off its mobile… Read more »
Apple Vs. Microsoft Vs. Google Vs. Dropbox: A Cloud-Computing Guide
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“Where did the computer go?” was the slogan Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) used in 2004 when it launched the first of its current range of iMac desktop… Read more »
Netflix And MGM Ink Exclusive Streaming Deal For UK And Ireland
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Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) is laying some content groundwork for its launch in the UK and Ireland, expected in early 2012: today it announced a de… Read more »
New Questions, Concerns About Kindle's Lending Library–What About Authors?
A day after Amazon’s announcement that it will begin lending e-books free to Kindle-owning Prime members, and following the discovery last n… Read more »
More Proof Of A New Nook Tablet–And It's Priced $50 Above The Kindle Fire
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) has been widely expected to reveal a new tablet at an event to be held in New York next Monday, and now we are st… Read more »
Updated: The Deal Is On! Groupon Gets $700 Million IPO, Stock Up 31 Percent
There may be hundreds of competitors out there, but Groupon (NSDQ: GRPN) this week has confirmed itself as the biggest daily deals site of t… Read more »
Amazon Won’t Pay Self-Published Author For Books It Mistakenly Gave Away
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Amazon’s self-publishing platform, Kindle Direct Publishing, has a rule: If you use it to publish a book, and then sell that same book on an… Read more »
TVGuide.com-paidContent Survey Shows Big Spike In Online, Time-Shifted TV
Consumers are watching more TV today than ever before, but that increased consumption is rapidly changing with the times. According to a new… Read more »
Amazon Prime Kindle Lending Library Opens For Business — With A Catch
Two weeks ahead of the shipping date for the Kindle Fire, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding more to its all-you-can-eat media buffet for Amazon… Read more »
The Truth About Amazon Publishing
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) isn’t exactly lacking for praise these days, and much of it is deserved. The company has revolutionized digital publishi… Read more »
Five Ways Barnes & Noble’s New Nook Could Compete With The Kindle Fire
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There’s this little tablet called the Kindle Fire that has been getting some press recently, but Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is forging ahead… Read more »
