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With the advent of mobile devices like tablets and smartphones, more and more people are gravitating towards online shopping thanks to the convenience and ease of use the devices offer.
This Thanksgiving, the tech savvy generation wasted no time in snapping up the best online bargains from e-retailers via their mobile devices, which has led to a 65.3 percent rise from 2011. Via Nebojsa Stojanovic Delete the scoop?
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J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter community site and digital bookstore Pottermore.com now lets users gift ebooks and digital audiobooks to other people. Delete the scoop?
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"At the current rate of 380 billion new images being captured every year, the total amount of photographs ever made should double to 7 trillion in less than a decade from now." Delete the scoop?
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"UK libraries are under pressure to deliver e-books, but evolving technology standards, limited budgets and low demand mean general uncertainty clouds its future." Via Alyson Tyler Delete the scoop?
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"For businesses looking to maximize the ROI of their social media strategy, how many is always far, far less important than who. Pretty soon you realise that a big number is meaningless unless it’s actually converting into brand awareness, website footfall and sales – so who should you be looking to attract? Early adopters, social sharers and power-users are all pivotal in helping your brand reach critical max, but they’re not alone. Indeed, lurkers and even haters can become powerful influencers if you take the time to engage and inspire them" Via Lauren Moss, Brian Yanish - MarketingHits.com Delete the scoop?
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The different purposes of digital vs. print kept coming up during a panel on adapting cookbooks for the digital age, held as part of PW's Discussion Series. Delete the scoop?
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HarperCollins is to roll out a new global publishing system, which it claims is one of the largest undertakings of its kind to be implemented by a trade publisher. Delete the scoop?
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Now that Steve Jobs has gone, who is the most powerful and influential CEO in the technology world? My nomination is Jeff Bezos, founder of the first e-commerce business to make a real splash, and still running Amazon 18 years on. Delete the scoop?
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"The art and science of selling digital goods is figuring out the optimal price, informed not by what your upfront costs are, but what you think the market will bear. With digital goods, the object isn’t to make the maximum profit per customer, but to make the maximum profit overall" 
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October 10, 2012 5:49 PM
The 'Beat the Average' also pulls the average price paid up during the time of the sale.
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New media artist explains the redesign and simplification of his popular multimedia narrative sharing site Cowbird. Delete the scoop?
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New research indicates that Instagram is poised for a big take-off. Will it be the next big thing?
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As the traditional media industry continues to struggle with the disruption caused by the web, some sceptics argue that a "digital first" approach isn't the answer -- but the reality is that focusing on digital is the only hope the industry has. Delete the scoop?
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I spent a week testing Amazon's new e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, which starts at $119. The verdict: The front-lit screen improves the reading experience all day long, not just at night, making this a big step up from the Kindle Touch. Delete the scoop?
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Manning Marable’s “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention” was one of the standout books of 2011. Delete the scoop?
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J.R.R. Tolkien's estate and publisher HarperCollins are suing Warner Brothers over digital rights to "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." The suit alleges that Warner Brothers violated copyright by developing online gambling games and slot machines" Delete the scoop?
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Andrew Piper contends that reading digitally is distinctly different from reading the printed word. Via Miriam Schcolnik, Joan Vinall-Cox Delete the scoop?
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Numbers and data on the popularity of mobile email, mobile email reading habits, devices and mobile email usage.
Mobile email is on the rise, as more and more people own a smart phone or a mobile device like a tablet. We compiled all available statistics to give insight into the current state of mobile email usage. These numbers will keep on changing, almost every day. So I will be updating them, feel free to share these stats with everyone. Last update August 2012... Via Nebojsa Stojanovic Delete the scoop?
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A new report by the non-profit industry group BookNet Canada finds more and more people are buying e-books, and when they do purchase hardcovers and paperbacks they are increasingly getting them outside of conventional book stores... Delete the scoop?
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Amazon's boss confirms it only breaks even on its hardware as he launches the Kindle Paperwhite and a book lending service in Europe. Delete the scoop?
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The BBC's Rory Cellan-Jones speaks to Amazon boss Jeff Bezos about the Kindle Fire HD which will be available in the UK from 25 October: "Kindle owners read four times as much but also continue to buy paper books" Delete the scoop?
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Designed by Nendo, the Tokyo store is covered from ceiling to floor with informational booklets about 9 different types of espresso drink that visitors exchange to get their beverage. Delete the scoop?
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A new infographic details the importance of mobile electronic commerce, or couch commerce to this year's Xmas rush. Delete the scoop?
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The Loading Bar in Falmouth has brought a little bit of Tokyo-style gaming café culture to the UK. Delete the scoop?
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Amazon's new e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, started shipping on Monday but is already sold out. Customers who order one today won't receive it for four to six weeks. Delete the scoop?
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