Category Archives: E-paper

Business Insider: Google FastFlip Is Latest Attack On Amazon Kindle

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Dan Frommer: "What's the point of Google's new FastFlip reader? ... But because it loads pages very fast -- and requires minimal effort to navigate -- it could be useful for portable devices. Specifically, tablet-like gadgets with 3G modems that could compete with Amazon's Kindle."

Quill & Quire: Is Kindle the environmentally friendly option?

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"A recent report from the Cleantech Group analyzed the environmental impact of traditional publishing as measured against e-book publishing, and declared the latter to be the clear winner on environmental grounds. Calling the publishing industry “one of the world’s most polluting sectors,” the Cleantech report asserted that a concerted move to e-book publishing could drastically reduce the negative impact the industry has on the environment."

Roy Greenslade: Exclusive interview with Financial Times chief executive

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"Perhaps his most startling revelation is that the paper's digital income now accounts for 20% of all its revenues, up from 14% in 2007 ... Sales of the British FT have dipped in recent months, down about 6% year on year ... Meanwhile, subscriptions to FT.com went up by 18%. The paper now has 117,000 individual subscribers on annual deals. It has also sold 650 lucrative licences to corporate clients. ... He revealed that the FT is also looking at the possibility of introducing micro-payments, but as an accompaniment for subscriptions, not their replacement."

The Daily Beast: Murdoch’s Secret Plan to Charge for Content

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"News Corp. has set up a global team, based in New York, London, and Sydney, to create a system for charging for online content in an environment where consumers have come to expect to get it for free. According to a knowledgeable source, the team is said to be “looking at hardware” to deliver the content in a “user-friendly way”—a prospect that will surely catch the attention of the developers of Amazon’s Kindle and the Sony Reader."

Media Guardian: News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch

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"Asked whether he envisaged fees at his British papers such as the Times, the Sunday Times, the Sun and the News of the World, he replied: 'We're absolutely looking at that.' Taking questions on a conference call with reporters and analysts, he said that moves could begin 'within the next 12 months‚' adding: 'The current days of the internet will soon be over.'"

Wired.co.uk: Apple could sink Amazon’s ebook strategy

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"[Recently], BusinessWeek cited anonymous sources suggesting that Apple and Verizon would soon release an iPhone-like “media pad” with a larger screen. Imagine that the “media pad” includes a screen two to four times the size of the iPhone’s 3.5-inch screen, wi-fi connectivity, the ability to run software from the App Store and a full web browser.The usefulness of a device like that would instantly trump that of any e-book reader, even if the battery life is poor and the screen less readable than an e-ink screen."