UK bookseller Waterstones’ announcement it will retail Amazon’s Kindle e-reader looks like a blow for Barnes & Noble. Waterstones lacks an e-reader strategy, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook device had appeared a candidate to fill the gap. Another big UK retailer, WH Smith, has thrown its lot in with Nook rival Kobo. Now Nook may need to advance internationally with apps on hardware other than its own, and with Microsoft, rather than local high street retailers, as its key partner… Speaking to me after our panel interview at paidContent 2012, Barnes & Noble’s digital newsstand and emerging content GM Jonathan Shar said: “We’re excited to look at those (international) opportunities. The recent Microsoft announcement and the formation of NewCo allows us to think even more ... Continue reading →
Related storiesToday, TechRadar can exclusively reveal a lost Samsung Galaxy S3 advert, dating all the way back to 1985.Although almost 30 years old, the Galaxy S3 has managed to stay under-wraps for the better part of three decades, with rumours about its arrival only beginning to leak six months ago.Tucked away under our Mobile Devices Editor's desk, hidden in a dusty VHS Back to the Future box, the video cassette housing this historic piece of film depicts the Samsung Galaxy S3 going head to head with the iPhone 4S, in what can only be described as an epic He-Man vs Skeletor esque battle.No one knows how it got there, no one knows who put it there, but step aside Airwolf, pipe down Super Ted and ... Continue reading →
By Julieta Lionetti In tough times, enemies appear at every turn. Or could it be that you need a scapegoat to account for all your troubles? The 71st Madrid Book Fair, which will open to the public on May 25, has gone on the offensive against Amazon, the perceived culprit behind a deep decline in sales, which has dipped a dangerous 30% for fiction titles. “Amazon is the first and foremost among booksellers’ enemies,” stated Fernando Valverde, president of CEGAL, the Spanish Booksellers’ Association, and secretary of the fair. Although publishers consulted by Publishing Perspectives say they’ve never witnessed such behavior, Valverde seems convinced that Amazon does not play by the rules. “They don’t observe the fixed price of books and we are suing Amazon ... Continue reading →
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UK bookseller Waterstones’ announcement it will retail Amazon’s Kindle e-reader looks like a blow for Barnes & Noble. Waterstones lacks an e-reader strategy, and Barnes & Noble’s Nook device had appeared a candidate to fill the gap. Another big UK retailer, WH Smith, has thrown its lot in with Nook rival Kobo. Now Nook may need to advance internationally with apps on hardware other than its own, and with Microsoft, rather than local high street retailers, as its key partner… Speaking to me after our panel interview at paidContent 2012, Barnes & Noble’s digital newsstand and emerging content GM Jonathan Shar said: “We’re excited to look at those (international) opportunities. The recent Microsoft announcement and the formation of NewCo allows us to think even more ... Continue reading →
"Android fragmentation" has become something of a tech buzzphrase, as Google’s smartphone operating system gets more popular and more device manufacturers start using it in different ways. What is it like to design an experience for a fragmented app ecosystem? The makers of OpenSignalMaps, an Android app that gauges local cell phone signal strength, wanted to know what they were dealing with. So they spent six months gathering data on their users’ devices, and then parsed it into some rather jaw-dropping infographics. Sure, you knew Android was fragmented. But did you think it looked like this? Fragmentation is the future. You better stop complaining.These are the 3997 different Android devices that OpenSignalMaps users experienced the app with. How many devices do iOS developers have to ... Continue reading →
