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NYT to Give E-Books Their Own Best-Seller Lists

in News on November 11, 2010 at 2:29 am PT

In another sign of the integration of digital books into the mainstream, the New York Times announced it would begin publishing e-book best-seller lists in fiction and nonfiction beginning early next year. The sales data will be collected weekly from a variety of sources, including publishers, chain bookstores, independent booksellers and online retailers.

Update: Zappos's Tony Hsieh on His Magical Happiness Bus Tour and Hugging It Out With BoomTown

in News on August 24, 2010 at 9:30 am PT

Also, while in Vancouver, BoomTown tried to avoid the happiness-fueled hug-stalking of Tony Hsieh, the CEO of online retailer Zappos. To no avail. I interviewed Hsieh onstage at the Grow2010 conference. The topic was the upcoming nationwide bus tour for his new book, “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose,” which came out in June.

Questions for Tony of Zappos and Andrew of Groupon? Step Right Up!

in News on August 20, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Later today, BoomTown will be onstage at Dealmaker Media’s Grow2010 conference in Vancouver, Canada to interview Tony Hsieh, CEO and co-founder of Zappos, and Andrew Mason, founder and CEO of Groupon. Got any questions for the cheery online retailer or the affable local group buying czar?
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Like Your Kindle Books Cheap? Don’t Get Too Used to It.

in Media on June 19, 2009 at 9:00 am PT

Are you one of those Kindle owners who stuffs your device with cheap e-books? Enjoy it now, say analysts at Bernstein Research. Because they’re not going to stay cheap, or at least, not quite as cheap, forever. Right now Amazon makes much more money selling you a hardcover book than a digital one. That can’t go on indefinitely.
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Shortcovers, Iceberg Put Latest e-Books On Your Cellphone

in Personal Technology on January 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has been a solid success. The device can access a catalog of over 200,000 digital books, including most current best sellers, according to Amazon. Its sharp screen, built-in downloading and long battery life have overcome a relatively high price and some poor hardware-design features.
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