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I think Amazon has done a better PR job. I think that they’re going to end up getting what they want, because I think Hachette needs them more than Amazon needs Hachette.

News

“Safari Begins Next Chapter as an O’Reilly Media Companyâ€Â by Andrew Savikas at Safari’s blog – August 4, 2014

“O’Reilly Acquires Pearson’s Stake in Safari Books Online Ebook Subscription Service, Now Sole Owner†at Digital Book World – August 4, 2014

“Sony admits defeat in e-reader battle with Amazonâ€Â by Matthew Sparkes at The Telegraph – August 5, 2014

“David Streitfeld – An Embarrassment to the New York Timesâ€Â by J. A. Konrath – August 8, 2014

“Plot Thickens as 900 Writers Battle Amazonâ€Â (excerpts of Streitfeld piece at The Passive Voice blog, with commentary by David P. Vandagriff) – August 8, 2014

“Authors Are Being Hoodwinkedâ€Â by Hugh Howey – August 8, 2014

“Amazon offers Prime members video credit for slower shippingâ€Â by Lance Whitney at CNET – July 30, 2014

CORRECTION: In the audio, I mention that Amazon expects a net loss of about $800 million in the current quarter. That’s actually the high end of a range the company described for the expected quarterly loss – from $410 million to $810 million.

“New Kindle Helps Readers Show Off By Shouting Title of Book Loudly and Repeatedlyâ€Â video at The Onion

Tech Tip

OtterBox Defender protective case for Paperwhite – $59.99 at Amazon.com. Note: I neglected to mention this in the audio. The case arrived, and it’s certainly good protection if you plan on throwing your Paperwhite around in a boat or something. For anything like ordinary use, it’s overkill, and much heavier than the standard Amazon Paperwhite case. Well-designed, though, and perhaps useful in some situations.

Clippings.io – still in progress, a potentially very helpful way to access your Kindle annotations

Interview with Juli Monroe

1 to 1 Discovery for business coaching services

TeleRead

The Case of the Reincarnated Lover (The Warlock Case Files Book 3) by Juli Monroe – $3.99 on Kindle

The Enthusiastic Networker by Juli Monroe – $5.99 on Kindle

Baen Books

Tor and Forge imprints of Macmillan

“Will the acquisition of Booklamp make Apple a credible Amazon competitor?â€Â by Juli Monroe at TeleRead – August 6, 2014

“The Third Front – Apple Enters the Frayâ€Â by William Richards – July 31, 2014

Content

Here are some recommended comiXology titles, with comments by listener Casey Huebner:

Mouse Guard – Lovely stories of a field of mice, their civilization, and war against predators.

Edison Rex – This comes from MonkeyBrain Comics. They are a digital only house that helps independent stories get told. Edison Rex is a classic superman story, but what if the bad guy discovers that the superhero really is a ticking time bomb sent to destroy us?

Batman – DC rebooted all their comics in 2011. This is Batman #1 from the reboot. Oh it is so good. Writer Scott Snyder and Artist Greg Capullo have been at the top of their game for the last three years on this book. The batman book is quite often the biggest seller of the month.

Batman ’66 - I didnt want to include two Batman comics, but I have a reason. First, this comic is great because it is the campy 60’s TV show version of Batman. Secondly, it is digital-only, and what they did instead of panning the comic from panel to panel is they have the art stay the same and the word bubbles pop up. Really a great new way to do comics.

Daredevil and Hawkeye – I am not a Marvel comics fan. I like the idea of the characters and the movies more than the regular comics. But I have to include some Marvel. These two titles have a lot more going for them then any of the X-Men or Avengers comics. although we are getting a new Thor, and it’s a woman. So I may have to buy into the hype and pick that one up.

The Walking Dead – The best Zombie comic out there, it’s what spawned the show. And the first issue is free.

Saga - Ok for mature readers only, but it is one of the most critically acclaimed comics out there currently. Game of thrones in space.

Godzilla Half Century War – This is kinda the best Godzilla story line ever!

Pax Romana - This is a great great story that I wish was just a book, as the comic is unnecessary. What if the Vatican discovered time travel and sent 5,000 elite troops back in time in order to ensure the domination of the Roman Catholic church?

And for the Fire Phone: Dropbox!

And the winner of the Nexus 7 is…

I used random.org to select the 253rd name on my list of 276 people who have signed up to receive the free Kindle Chronicles email newsletter. If you were a subscriber as of Friday afternoon, August 8th, you were eligible to win the Nexus 7. I announce the winner at the end of this episode.

Music for this episode of the podcast was provided by my talented cousins staying at the cottage next door at Ocean Park. Thank you, Stuart, Jim, Andy, Gail, and Bruce!

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