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 Read the full story at Davide Houle. I am frequently asked about what technology I carry and use.  This is due in large part because I am a futurist and to many people technology and the future are close to synonymous.  That of course is not wholly true, but certainly understandable as it is technology Continue Reading →

Microsoft is investing at least $605 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook digital-book business, as the software giant pushes deeper into the e-books business and props up a rival to the iPad and Amazon’s Kindle.  Read the full story at The Wall Street Journal Continue Reading →

The government’s decision to pursue major publishers on antitrust charges has put the Internet retailer Amazon in a powerful position: the nation’s largest bookseller may now get to decide how much an e-book will cost, and the book world is quaking over the potential consequences.  Read the full story at The New York Times Continue Reading →

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it was suing Apple and five major publishers, charging that the companies had colluded to keep the price of e-books artificially high to kill the competition.  Read the full story at The Washington Post Continue Reading →

Amazon, following the lead of Apple and Google, on Tuesday announced that it will begin letting users make purchases within the apps offered via its Appstore.  The new in-app purchasing service allows developers to charge for digital content, such as upgrades, expansion packs, in-game currency, and magazine issues.  Read the full story at PC Mag Continue Reading →

The Harry Potter books are finally on sale in electronic form, and they have a special magical touch to them: In a break with industry practices, the books aren’t locked down by encryption, which means consumers can move them between devices and read them anywhere they like. Read the full story at The Associated Press Continue Reading →

Last week Random House made it much more expensive for libraries transitioning to the digital era. The cost to purchase the rights to rent Random House e-books rose as much as 300%. The steep increase makes e-book lending a costly endeavor for already underfunded libraries. Read the full article at TheDigitalShift.com Continue Reading →

Barnes & Noble announced a cheaper version of the Nook Tablet. It’s goal is to better compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. For $200, Barnes & Noble is offering an 8GB version the Nook Tablet, which, as you know, runs a modified version of Google’s Android operating system. If you like to buy e-books from Barnes Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/120222_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] United States is running out of one its most valuable technological resources: wireless spectrum. The wireless capacity for cellphones, data plans and the like is expected to hit a usage deficit by next year. Wireless carriers are blaming the deficit on the exponential increase in smartphone and Continue Reading →

Amazon missed sales expectations for the fourth quarter, but all signs point to the Kindle Fire being an overwhelming success. Downloads on Amazon’s Appstore exceeded every other quarter combined and Instant Video rentals doubled. While Amazon breaks even selling the Kindle Fire, its digital content is starting to make up for it. Read the full Continue Reading →