http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/ Engadget Comments for Amazon to start paying 70 percent royalties on Kindle books that play by its rules http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
rolfmao.
]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/A desperate move? LOL. This doesn't sound desperate to me, it sounds like they're doing great and can afford to give more to the authors of the books.]]>Jan 20th 2010 3:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/EU put the fear in them for anti-competitive suits? :)
]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/]]>Jan 21st 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/kindle? ugh........]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
It will be the thinnest e-reader to hit the market, weighing just over a pound and sporting an 11.5" touch screen. Now you can hear amazon ebook reader fans scratching their head.s now: More skiff detailsS: http://bit.ly/skiff-reader-amazing-details
]]>Jan 20th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/"It will be the thinnest e-reader to hit the market, weighing just over a pound and sporting an 11.5" touch screen. Now you can hear amazon ebook reader fans scratching their head.s now:"
I'll be more interested if I can get it for under $300. It is irrelevant for an e-reader to have a screen bigger than that of a mass market paperback. And touchscreen? Even more irrelevant.

I do like the flexible screen, though.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
Profit margins will get thinner so it makes sense to entice more publishers to make their books as Kindle friendly as possible, so that Amazon can strengthen its leading position.

http://seventoten.com]]>Jan 20th 2010 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
Uh, no. Businesses don't become successful and stay successful by 'waiting and seeing']]>Jan 20th 2010 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Too true. At the moment people are way too caught up in the hype to think straight.]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
Mike, you think a company like Amazon just changed their pricing model on a knee-jerk reaction? Don't be ridiculous.]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
That is so blatantly obvious I'm a little stunned the Wizards at Engadget didn't put it in the title.

This is about one thing and one thing only: Steve Jobs.]]>Jan 20th 2010 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 8:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 9:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
Until artificial intelligence turns computers into emoting actors, listening to Zarvox read Xenocide to you is not the same as a clearly superior human narration of said book. Audible.com has nothing to worry about here.]]>Jan 20th 2010 10:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
It isnt supposed to replace audio books, but for some of us that like the ability to listen while driving then pick up at the same spot physically reading when we get there its nice. I don't get why more publishers don't allow it, it makes me get through books and download the next one that much faster!]]>Jan 20th 2010 8:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 11:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 12:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/"Better. The reason I stopped using my Kindle were the silly prices for new titles. If they want $19 for bits then I'm gonna get the hard copy for my shelf and probably pay less."
Just FYI, but this deal won't eliminate books priced over $10, though it will reduce them.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
We can't even use the webbrowser and magazines have all their images removed. (Which isn't such a big deal but I would love to see full functionality)

I have no other complaints about my Kindle and I read more and it's even less straining on my eyes than a normal book.
My battery hasn't been charged in a week and it's still 75% full (I read about 2-3 hrs a day)]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/
The itunes store made the iPod, Amazon's Kindle store will keep the Kindle competitive... that's where the brand's value lies. While you can scour the internet for free content, people want convenience. A seamless way to access content is worth more than any other feature you can pack in an e-reader. Amazon has that, others... well we'll have to wait and see.]]>Jan 20th 2010 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/20/amazon-to-start-paying-70-royalties-on-kindle-books-that-play-b/Jan 20th 2010 3:51PM