Otis Chandler > Recent Status Updates

I love @virginamerica but it's silly that I can watch TV while taking off but I can't read my kindle, which uses far less power. #fail

The new Blio ereader launched today, with Goodreads integration: http://bit.ly/cEgb6c

The future of the book from IDEO? http://bit.ly/cyX57g

"the company that succeeds at converging content, social networking and algorithmic technology to make itself most relevant to the user in real time, wins." http://bit.ly/cMJPdO

Ebooks are happening faster than anyone expected. Some top-tier publishers are already hitting 9% of sales. http://bit.ly/c4ctuY

Goodreads makes failblog! Why oh why is Twilight so popular? http://bit.ly/ak8OmM

Wow there are 190 Hardy Boys books! I love the new series pages! http://www.goodreads.com/series/40963...

RIP Paul Conrad. http://bit.ly/cYFCHV http://bit.ly/8Xc2cR

Great quote: "What we’re seeing now is that if a book gets a good review, it gets a faster lift on the digital side than it does on the physical side because people who have e-readers can buy and read it immediately.” http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/08/2...

Fuck Me, Ray Bradbury http://bit.ly/b2iIvD

Everything-including physical products, once nanotechnology-based manufacturing becomes a reality in about twenty years-is becoming information."

We are live with Mary Roach! http://bit.ly/c2FjP7

"inventing is a lot like surfing: you have to anticipate and catch the wave at just the right moment."

Netflix is changing the movie industry. Or should I say the cable tv industry. I canceled my directtv last week! http://nyti.ms/breT6f

A watery grave...

Social highlighting: cool? http://bit.ly/dsWcPS

Great article about the new Goodreads ereader: http://bit.ly/bYMVDT

Google Wave is dead. It never really took off standalone, but I can't wait to see a gmail version, etc. http://bit.ly/deh9D6 #rip

Great article on keeping the romance as media shifts to digital: http://bit.ly/ds8tz1

Definitely a ghastly affair!

B&N is for sale! Amazing that Amazon has a 55x market cap over B&N. http://bit.ly/aCsax3

Great story about how self-publishing is changing things. http://bit.ly/b3hWic

Ah the golden arches of papa song...

New Kindle announced: only $139 for wifi-only version. Fun to watch the battle with ipad. http://bit.ly/cG6HoT

Murakami circumventing his publisher and going straight to ipad for next book. The reading revolution continues! http://bit.ly/b0bvbi