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I believe you mean 35 million, not billion, correct?]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
You just had to squeeze that in there didn't ya?]]>Apr 4th 2008 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Can that happen in 5 days.
I have got exams around and too much to study.
spent too much time here on engadget.]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Reading just got more fun.]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
the e-book portion (of the publishing market) is 33 million]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Nope, they mean the e-book business makes up only $33 million of the $35 billion publishing business (i.e. less than 0.1% of the total publishing business).

Quite insignificant for now, but gotta start somewhere.]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Sony- get on it- new books sell both books & Readers (& *r*eaders).]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
I'm pretty sure it'll be hacked sooner or later! ;)]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/if it's good enough for the Matrix, it's good enough for me]]>Apr 4th 2008 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
"would you like some more?"

"hell yeah. by the way... ya tellin me i can dodge bullets and the next two sequals will suck geometrically larger?"

(yes i know... Keanu would never use a 5 syllable word) ]]>Apr 4th 2008 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 10:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Sometimes naration is nice when reading a book.]]>Apr 4th 2008 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/I got my first Palm in 2001 - and even then Palm offered ebooks and free ereader software for the Palm OS.
And my Palm did more stuff than the bulky Kindle.
What's the point of this again? ;)]]>Apr 4th 2008 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
I'm waiting for Apple to release yet another store of ebooks. for iphone and touch. they have audio books already so its possible, maybe iphone 1.3(or 3.0)]]>Apr 4th 2008 11:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Woah, I know Kung Fu.]]>Apr 4th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Books make you feel you own them because they're physical, but take a look @ the first three pages of any book some time & remind yourself that you don't own them.

Rights management has been built into books for hundreds of years- one copy, one person at a time.]]>Apr 4th 2008 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
With an e-book download, you can't (legally) sell the material to someone else, but with distribution on a physical media (cd, memory card etc) you would be able to re-sell the media when you were done with it. So an electronic download is less valuable then a physical sale because you loose the ability to re-sell the item.

THIS is a very important destinction that the distribution companies are very aware of.
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To the people who own the Sony -- what's it looking like out there?]]>Apr 4th 2008 12:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 12:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/Apr 4th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/http://www.engadget.com/2008/04/04/amazon-kindle-is-a-boon-to-e-book-market-all-0-12-of-it/
Engadget 2020,

Poll: What OS are you running on your Brain?

The native OS, God wrote this in Perl dontcha know?

XP sp15, its retro chic, Baby!

Linux, a bit commercialised but best!.

DOS, Old school but who makes hacks for DOS, eh?

Windows 12, vista reloaded.

Something else entirely.. well thats what they tell me.
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Engadget 2020,

Poll: What OS are you running on your Brain?

The native OS, God wrote this in Perl dontcha know?

XP sp15, its retro chic, Baby!

Linux, a bit commercialised but best!.

DOS, Old school but who makes hacks for DOS, eh?

Windows 12, vista reloaded.

Something else entirely.. well thats what they tell me.
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