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  Rashmi 2:31 pm on March 31, 2010
  Tags: Doerr, iPad (12), iPhone, VentureFund   

  Kleiner Perkins’ Doubles Down The iFund To $200 Million For the iPad

  http://techcrunch.com/2010/03/31/kleiner-perkins-ipad-fund/

  Main quotes by John Doerr:

  It feels like Deja Vu all over again. Twice in a lifetime

  iPad is direct, it’s natural. WYTIWis — what you touch, is what is

  I don’t know. I don’t know what apps are going to be built, but let me tell you about some I think about. I think every doctor and nurse will use an iPad. I don’t think we can anticipate the great new uses.

  Within 5 weeks one of the stealth ventures is going to roll out an app that’s iPad-only. And quickly we’ll see education apps which will transform things.

   

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  Rashmi 12:43 am on January 27, 2010
  Tags: Amazon, Apple (3), iPhone, Kobo, RosettaBooks, Tablet (2), Wallstreetjournal   

  WSJ: Apple Tablet Portends Rewrite for Publishers 

  WSJ has a late running story on how business model related nuances are still getting worked out between Apple and leading publishers. Highlights of that post –

  Amazon today sells that e-book for $9.99, the bookseller is losing about $4.50 on each sale—a hit Amazon has been willing to take to build a dominant market share in e-books and power sales of its Kindle reading device.

  The Apple model would bring in less revenue per title for publishers and authors. Since Apple will take a 30% fee on sales, a $14.99 e-book will generate $10.49 for publishers. That publishers and authors stand to make lower revenue per book sold on the Apple model is one reason some are hesitating about signing up with the tablet.

  A good chunk, at least 20% to 30% of your e-books, are sold at a loss. This could bring up gross margins closer to those on physical books

  One thing is for sure, publishing industry as we know it is about to be changed forever. Apple is rewriting the rules of publishing business and along the way they will end up redefining what we mean by books.