Man, the world of bookselling is getting more interesting every day. Now, Barnes & Noble has come out with its own e-reader, the Nook. It's been reported in enough places, including Publishers Weekly, the New York Times, and Time Magazine (which did an article about the proliferation of new e-readers, in general).
Add to that the fact that readers are really warming up to e-books and you can see why various booksellers and tech companies are jumping on the e-reader bandwagon.
You've heard about the Sony reader, right? Well, now Nokia is getting into the act, too, with its Booklet 3G (Netbook).
But e-books aren't the only thing booksellers are competing on. Now, retailers like Wal-Mart, Target and Sears (Sears?) are slashing their book prices to compete with companies like Amazon. (The article's headline makes it sound like the proverbial bloodbath. Steel cage?)
As authors, do we benefit? Absolutely. Especially on the e-book front. So while I'm at, I'll share a link with author Joe Konrath's blog. Konrath (a big proponent of e-books) has written an interesting post about an "edistributor" business model he's envisioned.
We do live in interesting times, don't we?
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