Okay, let's start off this list of links with Sony's plan to create an all-in-one network of entertainment content, such as music, films and games, and make it available for TV, Walkmans and PlayStations. (As the article points out, "If only this were 1999.")
So . . . moving on to e-readers, take a look at two bestselling authors' views on them. Both thriller writers who see the potential in these devices.
And speaking of devices, the NY Times reports, "Five major magazine and newspaper publishers announced plans on Tuesday [Dec. 8] to build an industry-standard platform to present their work on the Web, smartphones and electronic readers in a richer, more flexible and more lucrative form than is possible today." Basically, they're not only putting their content on existing e-readers, but getting ready for the devices to be developed. (Man, keeping up with technology is hard enough. Getting ready for future technology must be a real challenge. I wonder if they hire sci-fi writers as consultants.)
Hey, even The Atlantic is making its short stories available on e-readers.
Plus, don't look now, but more new devices are coming out, such as Joo Joo (which is rumored to have beaten Apple's tablet e-reader to the market, though Apple hasn't confirmed it's working on such a device).
However, there are reports of Apple providing a 30/70 split with publishers who use their fabled Apple Tablet e-reader to distribute content. (We're talking just rumors here.)
And is Amazon losing $2 per e-book?
Finally, David Pogue thinks maybe the Nook isn't quite ready for prime time.
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