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Damn the Tweet-pedoes, Full Rupe Ahead!

Kara Swisher in Media on January 2 at 9:48 am PT

Oh joy — my boss is on Twitter. I guess I have to watch myself now. Or not!

Kobo’s Strategy Includes Hardware With Introduction of New Touch E-Reader

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on May 23, 2011 at 8:00 am PT

The bare bones e-reader that Kobo released in May 2010 was intended to help sell more of its e-books. But now the company is also seeing the merits of pursuing a hardware strategy, which includes today’s unveiling of an all-new touch-enabled device.

Amazon Reaches The E-Book Tipping Point: Kindle Sales Blow By Print

Peter Kafka in Media on May 19, 2011 at 6:36 am PT

A few years ago, e-books were still a novelty item. Now Amazon is selling 105 Kindle titles for every 100 print books it moves.

Rupert Murdoch’s Daily for iPad Debuts Feb. 2

John Paczkowski in News on January 27, 2011 at 10:03 am PT

The Daily, the iPad newspaper News Corp. was supposed to unveil a few weeks ago, has a new launch date and a new venue for its debut: Feb. 2 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Viral Video: "Page One" at Sundance

Kara Swisher in News on January 20, 2011 at 12:39 am PT

One of the more interesting movies at the 11th Sundance Film Festival, which opens today in Park City, Utah, will be “Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times.” The documentary is by Andrew Rossi, who spent a year following reporters and editors at the newspaper, even as the media landscape shifted dramatically due to the impact of digital technologies.

Just Because I Spent $500 on an iPad Doesn’t Mean I’ll Pay a 500 Percent Markup on an iPad Magazine Subscription

John Paczkowski in News on December 29, 2010 at 2:19 pm PT

Apple’s iPad may offer a sexier alternative to print, but you wouldn’t know it from the latest data from the Audit Bureau of Circulations. According to the ABC, magazine sales on the tablet have dropped sharply since they debuted earlier this year.

Web Ad Dollars Finally Overtake Newspapers

Peter Kafka in Media on December 20, 2010 at 6:16 am PT

It had to happen eventually. And it will finally happen this year, says eMarketer.

Rupert Murdoch's "Daily" iPad Newspaper Set for January Launch

Peter Kafka in Media on December 17, 2010 at 6:50 am PT

Want to get a gander at “the Daily,” Rupert Murdoch’s much-discussed but still sorta-secret iPad newspaper? Wait a month–and expect to see several other apps using a new iTunes subscription feature around the same time.

Apple, Publishers Still Miles Apart on iTunes Subscriptions

Peter Kafka in Media on December 3, 2010 at 9:38 am PT

Here’s Apple’s most recent offer, which publishers still don’t want. Maybe Google can help….