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It turns out that tech companies — especially Apple and Amazon — are the new publishers. And this is, of course, because their technology disintermediates all the component steps required for a physical book. We have all seen the numbers about the growth of e-books and how every category is impinging on the traditional book categories.

— Why e-books will be much bigger than you can imagine — Tech News and Analysis (via infoneer-pulse)

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   I haven’t bought a book since getting an iPhone.

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   Sweet, I will finally get to publish my autobiography!

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   I never imagined ebooks would become so big. I believed that print would keep on ruling the book industry. I guess not.

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    LOOK FOR CHANGE, ADAPT TO CHANGE, AND EMBRACE CHANGE…OR BE LEFT BEHIND!

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    “It turns out that tech companies — especially Apple and Amazon — are the new publishers. And this is, of course,...

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    To me, this reads like doomsday.

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