Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 27 at 11:40 am PT
Who is Amazon’s biggest competitor? It may be a Japanese-based company you’ve never heard of.
Nitrozac and Snaggy in Voices on January 25 at 3:47 pm PT
Here is the latest comic from our Joy of Tech friends at Geek Culture, Nitrozac and Snaggy. Joy of Tech appears three times a week in the Voices section of this site.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 20 at 12:22 pm PT
The average checkout size is shrinking, even though more people spent more money online. Why? Here are three reasons.
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Media on December 15, 2011 at 11:00 am PT
Cheap new e-readers are expected to be one of the hottest gifts this holiday season. But new owners of Kindles and Nooks may be in for sticker shock on Christmas morning: The price gap between the print and e-versions of some top sellers has now narrowed to within a few dollars — and in some cases, e-books are more expensive than their printed equivalents.
Thomas Catan, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on December 7, 2011 at 11:01 am PT
The U.S. Justice Department confirmed Wednesday that it is conducting an antitrust investigation into the pricing of electronic books, the latest antitrust watchdog to probe whether there was improper collusion by publishers and Apple Inc. to prevent discounting.
Drake Martinet in Media on November 18, 2011 at 12:30 pm PT
Notes in the margins of e-books could be the next platform for social interaction. At least that’s what Amsterdam-based start-up Openmargin is hoping.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 22, 2011 at 5:00 am PT
While many libraries are now checking out e-books and digital audiobooks in addition to physical media, the Eau Claire library is taking things a step further by lending out iPads.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 15, 2011 at 4:46 pm PT
The program, which traditionally has given coffee-shop customers a free song, has expanded in recent weeks to include apps and book samples; TV shows are expected soon.
