http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/22/oprah-slow-to-kindle-fans-left-out-in-the-old/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:19:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/22/oprah-slow-to-kindle-fans-left-out-in-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-1006365 David Rothman Fri, 23 Jan 2009 11:09:12 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/22/oprah-slow-to-kindle-fans-left-out-in-the-old/#comment-1006365 Hi, Tracy. It's hard to tell. If enough Oprah fans are POed over the costs of Amazon books and want a greater selection, then, yes, she might show some flexibility in regard to "free" and "small." What's more, the E-Book Week concept itself could help e-book-related companies of all sizes. Thanks. David Hi, Tracy. It’s hard to tell. If enough Oprah fans are POed over the costs of Amazon books and want a greater selection, then, yes, she might show some flexibility in regard to “free” and “small.” What’s more, the E-Book Week concept itself could help e-book-related companies of all sizes. Thanks. David

]]> http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/22/oprah-slow-to-kindle-fans-left-out-in-the-old/comment-page-1/#comment-1006263 Tracy Falbe Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:37:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/01/22/oprah-slow-to-kindle-fans-left-out-in-the-old/#comment-1006263 Do you really think that Oprah is going to push free services or smaller ebook marketplaces? If you watch her show she clearly only deals in top name brands and big businesses. She promoted Kindle because a. it is pretty cool, but most importantly, b. It is the product of a huge company. Do you really think that Oprah is going to push free services or smaller ebook marketplaces? If you watch her show she clearly only deals in top name brands and big businesses. She promoted Kindle because a. it is pretty cool, but most importantly, b. It is the product of a huge company.

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