Book Expo America: Industry Dinosaurs on Parade
During the 2011 Book Expo America, the publishing industry shows how little it actually embraces e-books, no matter how good a game they try to talk.
Technology
Freescale IPO Downgrade: Internet Bubble Doesn't Float All Boats
Freescale lowers its IPO price because not all new tech stocks will enjoy a lift from the high tech bubble.
WikiLeaks Leaves Old Media Uncertain Whether It's Coming or Going
Traditional news organizations criticize WikiLeaks, but they want the audience and information the organization has. That contradiction will eventually remold the entire industry.
Steamy Novels Drive E-Book Sales. No Wonder Amazon Can't Fully Censor Them!
The biggest e-book buyers focus on erotica. Amazon better backpedal its new censorship stance before it loses Kindle customers.
Apple Does Right By Its Developers. Will Google?
Apple has involved itself with an attempt by a patent troll to shake down iOS app developers. But Google continues to watch one Android business partner after another get sued.
Marketing Tech by Gender? Sure, Why Not? It Works
As Barnes & Noble shows, marketing technology by gender can work, but only if you get beyond stereotypes to what men and women want.
HP's Twin Problems: New Strategy and New Management
HP continues to clean its management house. Unfortunately, that's not going to change the poisoned culture that is killing the company.
How the Great Smartphone Data Scam Works
Engineers allegedly catch AT&T calculating more smartphone data usage than the actual traffic warranted. Surprised? Don't be: it's business as usual.
Digital-Media Roulette: Who's Hit the Jackpot, and Who's Hit the Double Zeroes
Web and tablet reading is in full swing, but print publishers are still trying to figure out their place in the new digital universe. A pocket guide to who's thriving and who's striving.
Facebook Wants Children -- Yours -- to Boost Ad Sales
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back on legislation he says restricts opening the service to kids 13 and under. But what it really restricts is how companies use their data.
Liberty Media Bid for Barnes & Noble Is a Bye-Bye to Bookstores
Liberty Media has offered more than $1 billion for Barnes & Noble, but what it really wants is the e-book portion. Eventually the stores will disappear.
Apple's Own Internal Malware: Blinders to Criticism
Apple tries to dodge a Mac malware outbreak the way it does with many problems. And that is increasingly a liability in the consumer electronics market.
Innovation Trick: Turn Something Old into Something New
Sometimes the most effective way to undertake innovation in a business is to find a new twist for what you already have.
New Facebook Message Security: No, You May Not Delete
In examining a change Facebook made to its messages interface, it became apparent that when you delete a message, the company actually keeps it. Just in case.
Tablets and Smartphones Push Amazon's Kindle Sales Past Paper
Amazon sells more Kindle e-books than paper books. But its Kindle e-reader isn't the real reason. Instead, it's tablets and smartphones that are making the future of the e-book.
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