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Where’s the Kindle Used eBook Store?
livedigitally.com - 5/30/2009
Where’s the Kindle Used eBook Store?
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I’ll summarize my long-winded (but well-adorned) post on the Kindle by saying: solid device, don’t like the spending model around eBooks. While the ultimate solution for digital music and video is obviously based around subscription businesses, it’s not so clear for books.  ...
Poised to Sell E-Books, Google Takes On Amazon
nytimes.com - 5/31/2009
Poised to Sell E-Books, Google Takes On Amazon
— nytimes.com — appears to be throwing down the gauntlet in the e-book market. In discussions with publishers at the... annual BookExpo convention in New York over the weekend, Google signaled its intent to introduce a program by that would enable publishers to sell ... (more) Poised to Sell E-Books, Google Takes On Amazon

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Showtime Taps Amazon's Kindle for Advertising
adage.com - 6/1/2009
Showtime Taps Amazon's Kindle for Advertising
— adage.com — NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Showtime may have finally cracked the code on using Kindle as an ad... medium. Starting today the cable network is offering Kindle users a free, downloadable version of the pilot script for its new series "Nurse ... (more) Showtime Taps Amazon's Kindle for Advertising

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google.com - 5/29/2009
AFP: Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO
— google.com — 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AFP) Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the online retail giant... may never reveal sales figures for the Kindle and a color version of the electronic reader is "multiple" years away. "I beg your indulgence on the ... (more) AFP: Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO

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Zatz Not Funny!:  Sharing Digital Media (Legally)

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Sharing Digital Media (Legally)
Zatz Not Funny! — ... As ZNF readers are well aware, one of the biggest challenges we face with digital media (books, music, video) is in sharing it. Legally.  Over at Live Digitally, Jeremy Toeman details one possible scenario for an Amazon Kindle used book store - allowing folks to resell books back to Amazon for a store credit. And in turn, Amazon offering these ‘books’ at a lower cost than ‘new’ ones. ...

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