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The e-book wars are heating up, thanks to a letter to authors and publishers circulated by Amazon’s Kindle Direct program. Predictably, the publishers in direct conflict with Amazon over its…

RUSSIAN TO JUDGMENT — The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 has brought new calls for action against Russia, which is actively encouraging militias to move into eastern Ukraine. The airline…

Much chatter fills the air these days about the so-called “death” of publishing. Newspapers have either closed, or morphed from print to digital format; journalists and editors have been canned;…

“It’s like the Wild West, the Internet. There are no rules.” – Steven Wright A few days ago, a quite welcome email from Amazon.com appeared in my inbox. Yet I felt outraged.…

In yet another instance of government regulators being unable to respond to new technology in a timely or intelligent way, the Federal Aviation Administration has announced its intention to ban…

IRAQ AND A HARD PLACE: The US is watching years of sacrifice, casualties, and money swirl down the drain, as militant forces continue to destabilize Iraq and capture critical cities outside…

Google got its start in Susan Wojcicki’s garage in Menlo Park, California. Amazon.com’s business plan was forged by founder Jeff Bezos while he and his wife were traveling across the country. And…

Subscriptions have been around for a long time. We used to take them for granted in print media like newspapers and magazines, then cable TV, and now services like Netflix,…

When looking for groceries, a lot of consumers head to Albertsons, Vons, and Ralphs, which are among the leading traditional mass market grocery chains. But a growing number of people…

Predicting the future, even the near future, carries a risk because the future has a way of making fools of us all. For proof, you don’t have to look any…