Audio: Ken Doctor Discusses “Lessons to be Learned From the eBook Battle”
From WBEZ in Chicago (NPR Affiliate):
“This is not likely to be the last battle of the device wars. But while Amazon and Apple duke it out, news industry analyst [at Outsell] Ken Doctor says other content creators should be focusing on the new products—and audiences—they can reach through said devices. The
The Newsonomics author and blogger joins Monday’s Afternoon Shift for a closer look at eBooks and consumer pricing as it relates to device wars, the 99 cent/$9.99 world and what it means to creators of content (newspapers, musicians, authors) and consumers.”
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See Also: Ken Doctor Bio (via Outsell)
See Also: “The Newsonomics of Next Issue’s New All-You-Can-Eat Magazine” by Ken Doctor (via Newsonomics)
See Also: Five U.S. Publishers Launch Digital Magazine Newsstand For Android
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.