July was going to be a bloggy month for me – unfortunately blogging got pushed to the wayside as other things moved to the forefront… it happens.
So, in brief things I would have blogged about:
Old Spice Guy videos – LOVED! Fantastic integrated marketing campaign. Dan Blank did a great brief synopsis.
Odyssey Books – the latest dust up in the rapidly changing publishing landscape. Booksquare wrote a smart and clear piece about it.
New Kindle – smaller, wifi only and $139. I’m likely to continue holding out until the price of a device is sub $100. I’ve been incredibly resistant to the idea of committing to a device/store but this was the first time Amazon truly tempted me. Of course, I still have a total crush on Kobo which has always been in that price range.
Mike Cane compared the cost of the ipod to the cost of the kindle. And the price of eBooks to the price of songs from the iTunes store. He makes valid points but I was one of those people who bought the iPod and continued to buy cd’s and burn my own mp3s for a long time.
The ipod was and is sexier than any dedicated eReader. I payed for the convenience of taking my music with me in the smallest possible package to the gym, for a run, in my car and wandering around town. It was a long time before my buying habits changed. Once I choose between Amazon or Kobo (or Nook) I’m stuck with that store for that device. I certainly wouldn’t be buying print books and scanning them.
I may have wide eyes at the new shiny but I’m still not ready to buy. I eRead on the go on my Blackberry and my to read pile of print books numbers near 100 (neatly stacked in 5 boxes in my best friend’s cellar.)
Lastly in news, absolutely unrelated to publishing, Friday rocked in Turin and this makes me happy. This makes me downright giddy.