"Subscription-based e-commerce models are white hot right now" Discusses Birchbox (which works with Redken) and similar services across different verticals.
As of Sunday past, The New York Times said it had around 454,000 paid subscribers to its various digital packages, e-readers and replica editions of The New York Times, as well as the International Herald Tribune (IHT).
Louis CK's approach to digital distro + a reddit IAMA. He also gives an interesting take on what companies are good at vs. people when dealing with communities.
Stats on holiday wishlists. Tech Tops: iPhone 4S - 39%, iPad 2 - 31%, Kindle Fire - 17%, Kinect - 13%.
Interesting that 59% think apps make a good gift.
Barnes & Noble is reportedly releasing a Nook Tablet with less storage space-and, presumably, a lower price-on Wednesday - analysts expect it to be priced at $199 to compete with the Kindle Fire. (The Nook with more storage is currently $249).
The new Kindle for iPad/iPhone (not the actual Kindle unit) will now feature books with embedded audio and video content to enhance the reading experience. The new features are already in a few books, but the new functionality could create a more robust reading/multimedia experience of what has traditionally been a relatively lean form of content delivery.