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more about #ebooks more comments → Tremonius: I sneaked a peek at a Kindle over the shoulder of an attorney during a bankruptcy creditor meeting. Everyone can tell the whole story in one sentence. more » ihatetwitter: Why not partner up with other mags to present a united front in charging for content? Maybe have a wallet that can be shared with all the partnering s... more » BadUncle: I hope Nike makes one. That would be rad. And Xtreme. yeah. more » Tremonius: It's very helpful for a writer who is past his Sell By date, like that Ellison, to pretend his work is worth stealing. He can think down in his remnan... more » Mama Penguino: Honestly? I think he was referring to the fact that the people he'd be trying to catch are more than likely without funds (read: deep pockets), not to... more » sassenach: I wouldn't expect such classist comments from Steve. more » Steverino Begins: You'd think the author of Misery would know better than to piss off his fans, especially basement-dwelling rednecks. more » scroll_lock: To pirate a quote from Stephen King and direct it now to Stephen King, "Shut ya head, Trout." more » bayktdin: My brother let me read his copy of Cujo when I was in Jr. High, was that piracy? more » Mutley: Perhaps he should write a novel about a pirated story that, once downloaded, causes the readers eyeballs to be slowly eaten inside out. And then the v... more » not2techy: Wait a minute--wasn't Stephen King living in a basement floored with carpeting remnants, living on Funyons and discount beer prior to the sale of Carrie? more » Cheap Shot: Thus rendering the Kindle a money stealing device like a computer that downloads illegal music. more » OlavRokne: I really enjoy Stephen King as a pundit, less so as a novelist. more » Aaron Altman: Dear Stephen King: It's Funyuns with a Y, you big doofus. Love, "These guys" PS mmmm I love my damp carpeting remnants more » El Matardillo: Little know fun fact: you can ferment Funions into a delicious microbrew! more » -
#printisdead
Time Inc. Joins E-Reader Suicide Stampede: Report
Sure, you could read the news on a portable device from a seasoned tech company, like Apple. But why turn to Apple for technology when you could buy something built by Time Inc. and a cartel of other desperate magazines? More » -
#copyfight
If You Steal His Books, Stephen King Will Mock You
Writers are getting mad as hell about digital versions of their books getting pirated online. Ursula K. Le Guin and Harlan Ellison will sue you. But we like horror mogul Stephen King's approach: insults! More » -
#printisdead
Why the Large-Format Kindle Is Not a Life Raft for Newspapers
Terminal patients often suffer colorful delusions. But none is as cruel as the fantasy Amazon.com has kindled among dying ink-stained wretches, who believe a magical electronic reading device will cure what ails magazines and newspapers. More » -
#newscorp
News Corp. baron Rupert Murdoch has Kindle envy, wants his own e-book reader.
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#ebooks
Esquire Editor Admires the Kindle, or At Least the Hearst Replacement
Esquire editor David Granger loves the Amazon Kindle. Sort of. The e-book reader gives him hope that Internet-shortened attention spans will lengthen enough to spark a renaissance in books and magazines. He's utterly delusional. More » -
#ebooks
Hearst's E-Reader: The Last Stand of a Doomed Industry
Dear media companies: Please stop trying to innovate. You're lousy at it. Hearst's supposed "Kindle killer," an electronic reader for magazines, is just the latest in a series of debacles from the moribund print-media business. More » -
