John Biggs
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Print Books Are Still Outselling eBooks, Study Finds
According to a study by Statista’s Advertising & Media Outlook, ebook sales are still trailing physical book sales globally, especially during the dog days of the covid-19 pandemic. The study, which asked respondents to describe their book purchases in 2020, found that ebooks still haven’t replaced paper in most countries.
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Maybe We Don’t Need an In-Person CES?
CES is coming back to Vegas. The show’s parent organisation, the Consumer Technology Association, will hold an in-person event in Las Vegas in January 2022 after putting on a decidedly muted online event last summer.
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Pioneer’s Studio Speakers Won’t Fit On Your Desk, but They Sure Sound Amazing
When Pioneer initially described their new DJ monitors, the VM-80s, I was convinced they’d be a great addition to my desk audio setup. Pioneer makes great, solid speakers, and these new monitors — essentially $499 standalone speakers that can be installed in any configuration — looked like just the trick to get some solid audio…
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The Podcast War Has Begun
Apple’s new Apple Podcasts Subscriptions service, essentially Patreon for podcasters, costs creators $27.99 a year and lets the podcaster set prices for special subscription offerings including exclusive content and early access. To many amateur podcasters, myself included, this is a big deal. It means we might one day get paid for our vapid mumblings. But…