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Bezos Hopes for Longer Attention Spans

Mac Slocum
April 21, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Listen

In his annual letter (PDF) to Amazon shareholders, Jeff Bezos discusses the Kindle's place in an "info-snacking" world:

... networked tools such as desktop computers, laptops, cell phones and PDAs have changed us too. They've shifted us more toward information snacking, and I would argue toward shorter attention spans ... If our tools make information snacking easier, we'll shift more toward information snacking and away from long-form reading. Kindle is purpose-built for long-form reading. We hope Kindle and its successors may gradually and incrementally move us over years into a world with longer spans of attention, providing a counterbalance to the recent proliferation of info-snacking tools.

(Via Peter Brantley's read20 listserv.)

Roundup: Jeff Bezos and Chris Anderson at BEA, the Value of Evergreen Content, Bonus Features and Ebooks

Mac Slocum
March 13, 2008 | Permalink | Comments (0) | Listen

Jeff Bezos and Chris Anderson at BookExpo America
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will be interviewed by Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired, at BookExpo America on Friday, May 30. Bezos and Anderson are both at the forefront of business/technological change: Bezos with Amazon's Kindle and Anderson with his focus on free economic models. (What's the over/under on Anderson asking about free Kindles?)

Sourcebooks: Evergreen Holds the Bottom Line
Dominique Raccah, founder of Sourcebooks Inc., has built her business by ignoring fads: "... we elected at the outset to mainly issue books that are on the so-called backlist -- books that are not hot fad followers but are read, and re-read and referenced as evergreen classics, and can be updated with fresh information each year," Raccah tells the Naperville Sun. Sourcebooks' titles include the "Fisk Guide to Colleges," "The Complete Book of Baby Names," and the Sphinx Legal reference series.

Pride and Prejudice Ebook Includes Bonus Material
It looks like e-books are taking a note from DVD bonus features. Penguin Group's upcoming Pride and Prejudice ebook will include reviews from the novel's first run, a Jane Austen timeline, illustrations, rules of etiquette, and other add-ons.