The latest frenzy about online copyright issues has arisen over Flipboard, a remarkable iPad app that takes feeds from Facebook and Twitter and pulls the content from their links into an easy-to-read and eye-poppingly attractive magazine format. It could revolutionize the online news business, and not a moment to soon.
With the stock plunging and a trial between key shareholder Ron Burkle and top company execs heading to court, signs point ever more clearly to the possibility that Barnes & Noble will go private. And that just might be the right move.
The launch of the Apple iPad has led to a second round of forecasts predicting market growth for e-books. Analysts expect the iPad will outcompete the Kindle. But are forecasts of plunging market share for Amazon premature?
