Chetan Dhruve sent this article where the new Kindle 2 ha been hailed as the iPod equivalent for digital books. While the Kindle may or may not succeed in the long run, it's quite clear that electronic books are here to stay. Amazon is offering 230,000 books for digital download. And Google is making available 1.5 million public domain books available on a new Google e-book reader for iPhone and Android G1 phones. And Amazon is also working on making Kindle books available on a range of mobile phones.
These initiatives are likely to help other players (Yahoo, Microsoft and other nimble start-ups) as they attempt to introduce innovative book publishing and distribution services. It's heartening to see the big boys taking the lead in convincing the publishing behemoths to try new delivery channels and business models. Way to go Amazon!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
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