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The word Kindle makes me think of burning books

All branding aside, the oncoming launch of Amazon’s e-paper device essentially begins the practical discussion about e-paper in earnest. Books are a neat trick, but I’m pretty exclusively thinking in terms of the future of newspapers here. Things to pay … Continue reading

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$100 million for e-paper firm – maybe you should start thinking about the future

Red Herring reports a British e-paper company locked up $100 million in venture capital. “The company plans to build the plant, with an initial capacity of a million displays a year, in the eastern Germany city of Dresden and start … Continue reading

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Note to newspaper companies: Keep your print layout off my screen

Hey guys, let’s make a deal: You stop trying to paste an old media model (print layout) on a new medium (e-paper, UMPC, tabletPC), and I’ll keep reading the stories I want to read, when I want to read them, … Continue reading

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New York Times on e-paper

“One Day Soon, Straphangers May Turn Pages With a Button” The New York Times reports on the move some newspapers are already making to e-paper: “This is only one test of new e-paper devices competing to become the iPod of … Continue reading

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Your paperboy called. He says he’s made of fiberoptic cable. And your micropayment is late.

Here’s why the “but-I-like-inky-fingers” crowd should relax: After most news organizations get their online operations in full swing, but before newsprint goes completely extinct, e-paper will emerge as the daily medium for information. This is old news, but with all … Continue reading

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