Well, he did it. Ol’ Jimmy “slick jacket” Fallon shot up to the top of the charts over at Amazon with his fancy tricks. I, for one, congratulate him on this. The ever better news is that that ESPN book has dropped to number 3*.
If you would like to see what the book is all about, you can check it out right here
*I am sure that that book is great.
It’s finally happened. After just four years in the mainstream market, it looks like these little electronic, non-tangible books we like to read on our Kindles have finally surpassed that of smelly, old, paper ones, at least, according to Amazon. Read more…
We don’t normally discuss the goings on of Twitter here (that’s what the sidebar widget is for!), but this little story is interesting in its potential execution. James T. Fallon, of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon fame, is trying to turn the tides in his favor by crowd-jacking the Amazon bestsellers list.
If you have ever sat on your nice, comfy couch, watching the first season of Veronica Mars on your Xbox, PS3, or Wii via Netflix, and thought, “I really wish I could get a similar service that only really works on my computer,” then do I have news for you. Yesterday, Amazon.com, your favorite place to buy all kinds of things, unleashed their “free” streaming service to Amazon Prime members. Does the online movie/tv streaming scene need another competitor? We shall see…we shall see…
Over the passed couple of years the eBook craze has all went nuts. While some early adopters went to Sony and others, picking up their respective readers, it wasn’t until Amazon kicked open the door like Steven Seagal with their Kindle that eBook readers became really popular. And truth be told, this writer has had a nerd crush on the Kindle since its inception but has never had the extra monies to pick one up. The Kindle dominated market, however, may be up to some stiff competition if Barnes & Noble has their way. Last week, to confirm many rumors, B&N unveiled its take on the eBook reader, and it is one sexy piece of plastic.
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It may just be my browser, but when I got to Amazon, I’m asked to board the hypetrain for a trip to Brownville. It turns out that here in a couple of weeks the author of The Da Vinci Code will be releasing his next Robert Langdon novel, The Lost Symbol. According to Amazon, this will be an event of EPIC PROPORTIONS.
