iPad feeds Macmillan-Kindle price war

Feb.08, 2010 in Hardware

“Amazon.com removed titles from its Kindle store from publishing giant Macmillan Friday night in a dispute sparked by Apple Inc.’s new iPad. But the move is only temporary as Amazon said it would capitulate to Macmillan’s demands that it be allowed to charge more than the $9.99 e-book maximum allowed by Amazon. Apple announced Wednesday that Macmillan was among a group of publishers that would sell their titles on the iBook site set up for the iPad. Apple is allowing publishers to charge more than the $9.99 that Amazon has set for titles sold for the Kindle, long a point of dispute with publishers.”

What is the Geek Coefficient?

Geek- A person who is interested in technology, especially computing, electronics and new media.

Coefficient - A multiplier or factor that measures some property.

Geek Coefficient - A quantity by which a given number of ordinary people are now considered geeks!