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However this might be the spot for the news I might have for some
I bet a few of you know that WAR has been declared. For those of you who don't, let me partially fill you in.
Long ago and far away a new type of book store came a calling, and for years lost money. They were called Amazon.com. Now an established bookstore called Barnes and Nobles took up the gauntlet and for a long time sold every book for a minimum of 1 penny less. Then Amazon started to sell ebooks in a couple of formats and So did B & N. For awhile I loved the Adobe format, until one day I went to reread a series and was told my ebook had timed out and I would have to repurchase it. ReRent it is more like. By then Fictionwise, Ereader and Mobipocket and I were fast friends along with about 20 other smaller ebook stores. Love my Palm
Then one day I found out that Amazon.com had purchased, rather quietly I thought, Mobipocket. Then a while later came out with the Kindle. There goes the neighborhood, but at least most of my friends that read and that realize a book is actually the words and not the physical mode of travel for those words, have asked me about ebooks and ebook stores.
Now yesterday as I was looking for something I came across a banner that stated that B & N had purchased Fictionwise.com/Ebookwise/Ereader and Ereader.com and probably a few other things.
So, anyone else bet on a new ereader from B & N? Maybe a war we on the outside might benefit from?
lee
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