2 posts and columns on convenience

Can You Read a Book on Your BlackBerry? Time to Find Out, Via Amazon’s Kindle.

in Media on February 18, 2010 at 3:56 am PT

Amazon would like you to consume e-books on its Kindle, but the company also lets you read on your iPhone or PC. And now, on some of your BlackBerry handsets. Will you?

Does This Mean We Can Expect a Live Nation “iTunes Convenience Fee”?

in News on November 24, 2009 at 12:10 pm PT

This year, Live Nation, the world’s largest concert promoter, will put on some 22,000 live shows–each one attended by carping about the asinine “convenience” and “courtesy” charges the company likes to tack on to ticket purchases. But much as concertgoers might loathe the idea of giving Live Nation even more of their money, they may soon do so. Because beginning today, the company is offering exclusive audio and video recordings of some of its events through iTunes.
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