More on Kindle (and a little bit on Lord of the Rings)

[alanajoli]

Publishers Weekly Book Maven blogger Bethanne Patrick passed on this article about why, if Kindle fails, the e-book could be over. It's an interesting discussion: if the iPod model doesn't work for books, what would?

In other news, I finally watched the extended version of Return of the King last night, and it filled in all the blanks I expected. I've been telling friends lately that right before Return of the King came out in the theaters, I watched one disc of the extended versions per night for four nights running. It was a great movie experience, and it made my brain fill in the blanks as I was watching the third movie in the theater. But I'm really glad I've seen the third extended now, as well.

Comments

[alanajoli.livejournal.com]

Actually, a lot of their bloggers have been pretty critical (or, at least, have given the appearance of fairness in their assessments--they've all been very irritated that Amazon hasn't given out any Kindle to actual book bloggers, just tech blggers). And Bethanne was just linking to someone else's comment. I found the user comments on her page interesting, which is why I linked to her.

Do you know about a conspiracy between Publishers Weekly and Amazon that I'm unaware of? You're the first I've heard hint toward something like that! Ooooh, the industry gossip I've missed!