Every 
Thursday, I join Chris Salcedo and Lori Lundin on the mid-day edition of America’s Radio News Network to discuss trends and news in the technology and video game space. This week’s topics were Sony’s restructuring, the Dept. of Justice’s antitrust case against Apple and several book publishers (which could result in lower eBook prices) and the heartwarming story of Caine’s Arcade.
Tag Archives: ebooks
eBook publisher looks to revive serial model
The Saturday 
morning serial model of the 1950s may be long dead in the film world, but a new eBook publisher is looking to bring it back in a more modern form.
Backlit is producing a string of Young Adult fiction in eBook form, recruiting Hollywood writers to pen the tales, which invariably end with a cliffhanger. It’s a model that, if it works, not only guarantees a fairly predictable revenue stream, but has caught the eye of producers.
Kindle sales on track for record quarter
It was pretty much a foregone 
conclusion that the Kindle would be a hot seller in the fourth quarter. The combination of the holiday season and a new, lower priced device made it a certain hit.
But no one was expecting it to be this hot.
Amazon unveils Kindle Singles
Bite-sized snacks fill the grocery stores. Bite-sized 
gaming is taking that industry by story. So it was only a matter of time before bite-sized eBooks hit the market.
Amazon has unveiled a new initiative dubbed “Kindle Singles” – snacky novellas or essays from thought leaders. The mini-books will range from 10,000 to 30,000 words and will be priced considerably lower than full-length titles.
Read more at Variety’s Technotainment blog
Anthony Zuiker merges worlds
Anthony Zuiker is introducing 
two of his children to each other.
The creator and executive producer of “CSI” plans to incorporate the villain from his “Level 26” book series into a special episode of “CSI” — the first step in a cross-platform experiment that brings the producer’s interests closer together.
eBook wars heat up – again
Amazon may be riding high in the eReader rodeo these days
with the release of the new Kindle, but it doesn’t own the market – and it’s feeling pressure from the competition once again.
Effective Wednesday, Borders will lower the price of its two eReaders, the Kobo and the Aluratek. The Kobo is falling from $149 to $129. The Aluratek will drop from $129 to $100, putting it in the sweet spot for consumers.
Chris Morris: Journalist 