| Amazon has found the way to make money from its | | | | definitely been a bit of rivalry that we've seen play |
| e-book library, and it won't matter if readers use | | | | out between Apple and Amazon over the last few |
| Kindle or Apple's iPad. Amazon and Barnes and Noble: | | | | months and at the same time, there is this all-out-war |
| Amazon has the Kindle and Noble has the Nook. They | | | | between Amazon and the major book publishing |
| both have their own e-readers. Is it capitulation that | | | | houses over how to price e-books and Apple has |
| they are developing apps for Apple's iPad? Or, is it a | | | | definitely exploited that as it tried to get publishers to |
| smart strategy? | | | | line up to support its own e-bookstore. |
| Nick Ciarelli, the technology writer for The Daily | | | | This kinda seems to show the confluence of the |
| Beast, answered this question by saying that it is | | | | text-base meaning - you can have the competing |
| quite funny that a lot of people look at Amazon and | | | | hardware product but, maybe software and you're |
| Barnes as Noble and they see the iPad as a | | | | gonna try to make friends with another company. |
| competitor to those companies, (because they do | | | | However, it also seems to appear that the Kindle, |
| have competing products, that's the fair point) but in | | | | the Nook and the iPad appeals to a different reader |
| a lot of ways, it's also an extraordinary opportunity | | | | and different user. Ciarelli supplements this statement |
| for them. He also added that both of those | | | | by saying that by supporting all these different |
| companies have had iphone apps for some time and | | | | platforms and devices is really a smart strategy for |
| what they've essentially done here is they've | | | | Amazon, Barnes and Noble. |
| completely redesign those apps. For the iPad, its | | | | All they wanted to do is just to sell as many books |
| larger touch screen, and when the iPad shifts and | | | | as they can and even though they have their own |
| when their apps are ready, it'll be in the apps store | | | | e-reader devices, it doesn't really matter whether |
| right alongside apple zone. | | | | you read the books on a Kindle, or on a phone or on |
| The product launch is April 3rd, so and Barnes Inc. | | | | a desktop computer or on an iPad. But, this is a little |
| and Noble Inc., basically like any other companies out | | | | bit better for somebody who would like to do a little |
| there, they're trying to get their apps together, get it | | | | bit of gaming or watch content. |
| on the ipad and be ready. The same extraordinary | | | | It is maybe true that that Kindle is still better for |
| enthusiasm was seen for apps that are seen with | | | | somebody who just wants to read some magazines |
| the iPhone and developers are rushing to get their | | | | and newspapers because it has a lot of benefits for |
| apps ready for the April 3rd launch. | | | | really avid readers for it has an extraordinarily long |
| One interesting thing that Apple seems to be doing | | | | battery life and the iPad, on the other hand, is a |
| behind the scenes is that Apple seems to be | | | | more multi-purpose device that can do a range of |
| exploiting some of the tensions between Amazon | | | | things. |
| and book dealers over e-book pricing and things like | | | | For sure, Apple iPad would be another sure hit in the |
| that. How are they doing this to create problems for | | | | world of technology for it doesn't only offer great |
| their rivals and are they doing it on purpose? | | | | features and usage, it also give convenience and |
| Ciarelli answered this question by saying that he isn't | | | | entertainment to the lives of the many. |
| sure if they are doing it on purpose but, there's | | | | |