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September 28th, 2011: Photo: Amazon E-Book and Print Sales Growth
A chart showing the growth of Amazon's e-book sales as compared to print books.
September 28th, 2011: Quote: Two Types of Companies
September 27th, 2011: Photo: The Rise of E-Readers
August 17th, 2010: BIT-101: Kindle and iPad Resolution Compared
August 14th, 2010: Books vs. E-Books
July 29th, 2010: Harry McCracken on the New Kindle
July 20th, 2010: The State of the Kindlesphere is Looking Good
July 5th, 2010: Lies, Damned Lies, and E-Book Statistics
I was surprised to see a fair amount of coverage this weekend in mainstream news channels of Jakob Nielsen's recent study on iPad and Kindle reading speeds which concluded people read content on paper faster than content on e-readers. I am not so sure this study is all that important.
July 2nd, 2010: Why Does the New Kindle DX Have a Graphite Case?
One of the two big changes of the new Kindle DX that was announced yesterday is a graphite case. Is this to make it lighter? Look sexier? Most likely, no. It is going to improve the readability of the text on the e-ink screen.
July 1st, 2010: Kindles for Sale
June 15th, 2010: Kevin Rose: Some Ideas for E-Books
February 19th, 2010: The Next Generation of Color Screens for E-Book Readers?
Qualcomm's new Marisol display technology is quite impressive. It has vibrant color, longer battery life than e-ink screens, supports video, works in the sunlight, is not backlit, and is arriving at least a couple years ahead of the conventional wisdom on when e-ink could go color.
December 29th, 2009: Jeff Bezos On All Things Kindle
Newsweek recently published a great interview with Jeff Bezos in which he talks about the Kindle's success, Amazon's business philosophy, how Kindle fits with the rumored Apple tablet, and more. I could have easily plucked a half dozen quotes from it. You should definitely check it out.
December 24th, 2009: Marco Arment on Grayscale vs. Color Ebook Screens
Marco Arment has a great post on why for the typical user of an e-book reader, improving the rendering of grayscale on e-ink screens is far more important than developing color e-ink technology.
December 21st, 2009: Andy Ihnatko on the Impact of the Apple Tablet on Digital Publishing in 2010
Andy Ihnatko on the "rumored Apple tablet", its impact on digital publishing, and why 2010 is going to be a landmark year in tech:
December 4th, 2009: The Kindle Vision Statement
The Kindle has one of the best vision statements I have ever read for any product. It is simple, bold, and easy to understand. Whether I'm an Amazon employee, customer, or competitor I get it.