Posts Tagged ‘Amazon’

Six degrees of reading

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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Want to see books similar to the ones you’re reading? Head over to Yasiv, a site that uses Amazon data to create a flowchart of recommendations. Created by Andrei Kashcha, the site serves up a web of book covers that, when clicked, lead to information about those titles. There’s also a box on the left that lists the volumes by title.

Kashcha describes Yasiv as “a visual recommendation service that helps people to choose the right product from Amazon’s catalog.” In addition to books Yasiv can web other products carried by Amazon including video games, music and movies, although a search for broad clothing categories such as skirts and pants yields only a single image. Good for Grand Theft Auto. Not so good for Vera Bradley.

Yasiv recommendation web for 'House of Silk' by Anthony Horowitz

Roll over Moses, e-readers outpace tablets

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

More Americans own e-book readers than tablet computers, according to a new report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project.

Last year tablets like the iPad had a slight lead over e-readers such as Kindle and Nook. But by May of this year, 12% of U.S. adults said they own an e-reader while 8% own a tablet computer.

“The percent of U.S. adults with an e-book reader doubled from 6% to 12% between November 2010 and May 2011,” Pew reports. “Hispanic adults, adults younger than age 65, college graduates and those living in households with incomes of at least $75,000 are most likely to own e-book readers. Parents are also more likely than non-parents to own these devices.”

Owning one doesn’t mean you can’t own the other. The survey noted an overlap in ownership, with 3% of U.S. adults owning both devices.  Nine percent own an e-book reader but not a tablet while 5% own a tablet computer but not an e-reader.

E-book ‘em, Danno

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
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Amazon is reporting that for the past three months e-books have outsold hardcovers. Sales of Kindle, Nook and Sony’s device are rising.