Comments on: Amazon To Target $5.5 Billion Textbook Market With New Kindle? http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/ Startup and Technology News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:59:23 -0800 hourly 1 By: Pol42 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-3052160 Pol42 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:40:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-3052160 Willing to break the law to do the right thing. , Willing to break the law to do the right thing. ,

]]> By: Juan http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-2934959 Juan Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:39:34 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2934959 I don't agree. I do understand that books are expensive and that students want to sell them back after their course is over, but, sometimes you can't sell your book. Even when you can they give you about 10 to 15 percent of what you bought it for. If Amazon can sell you a 150 dollar book for 25 dollars there should be no reason for return. If you bought a hard copy for that amount and sold it back after use you wouldn't get close to 25 dollars. I am planning on buying the kindle, I feel it will reshape education and help protect the envirment. My generation is all about going green and this is a great example of that. I don’t agree. I do understand that books are expensive and that students want to sell them back after their course is over, but, sometimes you can’t sell your book. Even when you can they give you about 10 to 15 percent of what you bought it for. If Amazon can sell you a 150 dollar book for 25 dollars there should be no reason for return. If you bought a hard copy for that amount and sold it back after use you wouldn’t get close to 25 dollars. I am planning on buying the kindle, I feel it will reshape education and help protect the envirment. My generation is all about going green and this is a great example of that.

]]> By: Globalquest Solutions, Inc :: Events and News http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2641093 Globalquest Solutions, Inc :: Events and News Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:28:57 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2641093 [...] If you look forward, the day may not be far off when our kids will no longer have those 2 inch thick... It may be devices like the Kindle and they have all their books for school and recreational reading on the device.  We have already seen the shift in the technological world from big, thick manuals to either on-line or PDF’s delivered on a CD.  (When was the last time you saw the printed manual for Microsoft Word delivered in the package?). [...] [...] If you look forward, the day may not be far off when our kids will no longer have those 2 inch thick… It may be devices like the Kindle and they have all their books for school and recreational reading on the device.  We have already seen the shift in the technological world from big, thick manuals to either on-line or PDF’s delivered on a CD.  (When was the last time you saw the printed manual for Microsoft Word delivered in the package?). [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | Educationload.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2593522 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | Educationload.com Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:16:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2593522 [...] Kindle. According to Michael Arrington, Amazon confirmed the speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the [...] [...] Kindle. According to Michael Arrington, Amazon confirmed the speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the [...]

]]> By: Alfabetic » Blog Archive » Amazon confirma la versión para estudiantes de Kindle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2484855 Alfabetic » Blog Archive » Amazon confirma la versión para estudiantes de Kindle Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:27:10 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2484855 [...] confirmó nuestras especulaciones acerca de que están planeando apuntar a escuelas y universidades con una nueva versión de Kindle, informa el Seattle Pi. Los libros de texto son un mercado anual [...] [...] confirmó nuestras especulaciones acerca de que están planeando apuntar a escuelas y universidades con una nueva versión de Kindle, informa el Seattle Pi. Los libros de texto son un mercado anual [...]

]]> By: Lucas http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-2476050 Lucas Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:56:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2476050 I suspect that the market will adjust with a much lower price of the text book. All the cost of print will eventually be cut out. I suspect that the market will adjust with a much lower price of the text book. All the cost of print will eventually be cut out.

]]> By: Phil http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-2462482 Phil Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:07:01 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2462482 There's absolutly no doubt... The next Apple "moves" will be books and games: http://spidouz.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/next-apple-moves-will-be-books-and-games/ just my 2 cents :) Phil There’s absolutly no doubt…

The next Apple “moves” will be books and games:

http://spidouz....ooks-and-games/

just my 2 cents :)

Phil

]]> By: Amazom Kindle, a Student Version « It is Time to Tweak eLearning http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2459466 Amazom Kindle, a Student Version « It is Time to Tweak eLearning Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:28:56 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2459466 [...] is considering the release of their eBook reader, Kindle, in a version made speciffically having college students in mind. The student version of the Kindle will probably include a bigger screen that offer a [...] [...] is considering the release of their eBook reader, Kindle, in a version made speciffically having college students in mind. The student version of the Kindle will probably include a bigger screen that offer a [...]

]]> By: blog.twidox.com » Blog Archive » Student Version Of Kindle Confirmed By Amazon http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2445815 blog.twidox.com » Blog Archive » Student Version Of Kindle Confirmed By Amazon Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:28:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2445815 [...] reporting that Amazon confirmed their speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle. TechCrunch reports that “Textbooks are a $5.5 billion [...] [...] reporting that Amazon confirmed their speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle. TechCrunch reports that “Textbooks are a $5.5 billion [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle « Educationload’s Weblog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2445627 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle « Educationload’s Weblog Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:12:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2445627 [...] Kindle. According to Michael Arrington, Amazon confirmed the speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the [...] [...] Kindle. According to Michael Arrington, Amazon confirmed the speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the [...]

]]> By: Matt Williamson http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2445413 Matt Williamson Mon, 25 Aug 2008 01:40:54 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2445413 I want this for my kids too... they are in kindergarten all the way up to 6th grade. They understand technology. Show them rich media, show them images that move and let them hear speeches! Viva la technolgie! I want this for my kids too… they are in kindergarten all the way up to 6th grade. They understand technology. Show them rich media, show them images that move and let them hear speeches!

Viva la technolgie!

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | SesliChat Sesli Sohbet http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2445237 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | SesliChat Sesli Sohbet Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:05:42 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2445237 [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...] [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | Simple Drops http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2445043 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | Simple Drops Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:46:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2445043 [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...] [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | about ICT http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2444658 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | about ICT Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:37:37 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2444658 [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...] [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | aboutCREATION http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2444651 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle | aboutCREATION Sat, 23 Aug 2008 20:16:32 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2444651 [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...] [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...]

]]> By: Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2444633 Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:32:18 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2444633 [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...] [...] confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual [...]

]]> By: rin http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2433422 rin Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:21:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2433422 As a high school student I routinely carry 4-6 textbooks around school every day. I would gladly pay extra money and give up any chance of resale on textbooks once in college simply to avoid having to lug books around for another four years. But perhaps that's just me.... As a high school student I routinely carry 4-6 textbooks around school every day. I would gladly pay extra money and give up any chance of resale on textbooks once in college simply to avoid having to lug books around for another four years. But perhaps that’s just me….

]]> By: Peper IT » Blog Archive » De Kindle cult http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2429084 Peper IT » Blog Archive » De Kindle cult Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:40:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2429084 [...] dat er inmiddels zo’n 240.000 stuks van verkocht zijn! In oktober 2008 zou er zelfs een nieuwe grotere Kindle aankomen, gericht op scholen, universiteiten, e.d. met een scherm ter groote van een A4. Aangezien [...] [...] dat er inmiddels zo’n 240.000 stuks van verkocht zijn! In oktober 2008 zou er zelfs een nieuwe grotere Kindle aankomen, gericht op scholen, universiteiten, e.d. met een scherm ter groote van een A4. Aangezien [...]

]]> By: Josh http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-1/#comment-2427856 Josh Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:57:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2427856 It would be nice if you will be able to sell your own books or just give it away if you wish. that way you could sell it if you want to.-JD It would be nice if you will be able to sell your own books or just give it away if you wish. that way you could sell it if you want to.-JD

]]> By: Phil Trott http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2427261 Phil Trott Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:31:14 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2427261 Until a Kindle is built with color capability don't expect publishers to bite. I love reading novels on my Kindle but textbooks require more than just greyscale photos. And when color is added that's when battery requirement go thru the roof. Don't get me wrong. We can't sustain the current insanity of creating a ten pound book from a twenty pounds of tree to use for just two years and then toss. Electronic books just make sense. As for Publishers, they have always fed off students. They did before ebooks and they will after ebooks. Get over it. They may still be breaking students bank accounts - at least they won't be breaking students backs as well. Until a Kindle is built with color capability don’t expect publishers to bite. I love reading novels on my Kindle but textbooks require more than just greyscale photos. And when color is added that’s when battery requirement go thru the roof. Don’t get me wrong. We can’t sustain the current insanity of creating a ten pound book from a twenty pounds of tree to use for just two years and then toss. Electronic books just make sense. As for Publishers, they have always fed off students. They did before ebooks and they will after ebooks. Get over it. They may still be breaking students bank accounts – at least they won’t be breaking students backs as well.

]]> By: School Me! » Electronic Textbooks [Take the weight off our shoulders] http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2426843 School Me! » Electronic Textbooks [Take the weight off our shoulders] Sat, 02 Aug 2008 02:41:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2426843 [...] have just read via TechCrunch that Amazon is going to tackle the textbook market via their Kindle product - this has great potential in terms of lugging around textbooks, but hopefully also in terms of [...] [...] have just read via TechCrunch that Amazon is going to tackle the textbook market via their Kindle product – this has great potential in terms of lugging around textbooks, but hopefully also in terms of [...]

]]> By: We Know How Many Kindles Amazon Has Sold: 240,000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2426501 We Know How Many Kindles Amazon Has Sold: 240,000 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:14:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2426501 [...] with what Wall Street analysts have been predicting. And if a new Kindle comes out targeted at the textbook/school market, sales could ramp up [...] [...] with what Wall Street analysts have been predicting. And if a new Kindle comes out targeted at the textbook/school market, sales could ramp up [...]

]]> By: Amazon Kindle Kicks Textbooks to the Curb | Edu in Review Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2425374 Amazon Kindle Kicks Textbooks to the Curb | Edu in Review Blog Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:11:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2425374 [...] does this mean for hump-backed college kids? No more textbooks. Amazon is working to release an 8.5″ x 11″ screen model in the new year (currently has a 6″ [...] [...] does this mean for hump-backed college kids? No more textbooks. Amazon is working to release an 8.5″ x 11″ screen model in the new year (currently has a 6″ [...]

]]> By: Kindle Fanatics | by fans for fans of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader | » Blog Archive » Big Screen Kindle Likely for College Textbook Market http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2424423 Kindle Fanatics | by fans for fans of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader | » Blog Archive » Big Screen Kindle Likely for College Textbook Market Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:15:06 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2424423 [...] reported by Tech Crunch on July 17, 2008 the rumored larger Kindle expected in 2009 is likely going to target the college textbook [...] [...] reported by Tech Crunch on July 17, 2008 the rumored larger Kindle expected in 2009 is likely going to target the college textbook [...]

]]> By: Michael http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/17/amazon-to-target-55-billion-textbook-market-with-new-kindle/comment-page-2/#comment-2419664 Michael Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:41:46 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=20138#comment-2419664 No one seems to mentioning anything about the lasting effects on one's eyes that will most probably result from reading text on computer screens. Someone once said that if the paper book had been invented after the laptop, it would have seemed like progress. As someone who grew up reading old-fashioned paper books, I'm afraid of the damage that might be caused by reading digitally. I don't think humans were meant to read books on computer screens. No one seems to mentioning anything about the lasting effects on one’s eyes that will most probably result from reading text on computer screens. Someone once said that if the paper book had been invented after the laptop, it would have seemed like progress. As someone who grew up reading old-fashioned paper books, I’m afraid of the damage that might be caused by reading digitally. I don’t think humans were meant to read books on computer screens.

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