Here’s the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. This week I look at the unveiling of the new wide-screen Kindle DX aimed at newspaper, magazine and college textbook readers. Will people pay $489 for it? Plus, I look at the AP and News Corp.‘s moves against Google, with the AP playing hardball for running content in Google News. Meanwhile, Google is now under the antitrust microscope for its deal with book publishers and having its CEO Eric Schmidt on Apple’s board of directors. Plus, I ask “Just One Question” to Roger Fidler, program director for digital publishing at the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
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Background music is “What the World Needs” by the The Ukelele Hipster Kings via PodSafe Music Network
Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:
Amazon’s big-screen Kindle DX makes its debut at News.com
Kindle DX: larger format may rekindle publishers’ hopes in the future at Times of London
Why Kindle DX Won’t Save Newspapers at PC World
Kindle-ing while newspapers burn at Reflections of a Newsosaur
AP’s Curley Has Fightin’ Words For Google at Forbes
Murdoch: Get Ready to Pay for Our Stuff Online-But Not on a Kindle at AllThingsD
Execs reveal why newspapers don’t block Google at News.com
Justice Dept. Opens Antitrust Inquiry Into Google Books Deal at NY Times
Few Match Google; Does That Make It a Monopoly? at Wall Street Journal
Here’s a graphical view of last week’s MediaShift survey results. The question was “What do you think about the swine flu coverage online?”
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I am pretty sure that Amazon is banking on the main feature that sets the New Kindle DX apart from other Ebook Readers is that it is Larger. It has the over 40 crowd looking at it because they will be able to see the text better. If you are not over forty then you will not appreciate that your vision up close will deteriorate. I always told my Dad that my vision would stay perfect. Boy was I wrong!
Lots of people like to read on their computers but it will be much easier to just hold something like the size of a magazine when you are on the Fly. The Kindle DX is 11″ x 8 1/2″ and 1/3 of an inch thick. It even ha s a read aloud option which would come in handy while driving.http://kindle-dx-site.com
I’ve bought a Kindle DX few weeks ago at Revolution Store and I’m really impressed with it. It’s wonderful. I love it.
WOW!!!
Amazon is offering refurbished Kindle DX for only $399!!! I’m gonna buy mine right now.