Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 4:59 pm PT
He’s sorry. Deeply regrets. Apologizes. Takes full responsibility for the distraction. You know the drill.
Kara Swisher in News on May 7 at 9:23 am PT
Botched CEO bio. Activist shareholder. Screwy board of directors. Mix it all together and what do you get?
Peter Kafka in Media on April 24 at 3:14 pm PT
A record $1.9 billion quarter for iTunes.
Voices
L. Gordon Crovitz, Columnist, The Wall Street Journal in Media on April 23 at 5:01 am PT
The 30 percent revenue-share model is Apple’s standard practice, not, as alleged by the government, the product of a conspiracy. Whether it’s news, games, apps or books, Apple’s position is the same.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 13 at 5:27 pm PT
Amazon has confirmed to
All Things D that Steven Kessel, a 13-year veteran responsible for the company’s Kindle business, is taking time off.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 13 at 9:40 am PT
Customers, yes, but Apple and the book-publishing industry — not so much.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on April 5 at 1:07 pm PT
eMarketer is predicting that this year apparel and accessories will beat books, music and videos as the fastest-growing e-commerce category.
Some people will feel sad about it and nostalgic about it. But we have a better tool now. The Web site is continuously updated, it’s much more expansive and it has multimedia.
– Jorge Cauz, the president of Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., which has stopped printing physical books after 244 years, and will stop selling them when current inventory runs out
News Byte
Peter Kafka in Media on March 9 at 3:50 pm PT
Chegg, the on- and off-line textbook rental service, has raised
$25 million in an inside round. A PR rep for the company says the money will be used for the “growth of the business and is lead by existing investors.” Chegg says insiders aren’t selling shares in conjunction with the raise.
Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 7 at 5:40 pm PT
Katie looks at the new iBooks 2 app which offers enhanced educational textbooks that are, for now, focused on high-school students.
