Joyful Alternative

Shift in Boomer Habits Bodes Poorly for Traditional TV Service Providers

I haven't watched any TV since January, and when my current cable contract runs out, I'm hoping to switch to fios (newly available here) + phone. I'm in that generation, and that survey data pretty much holds true for me. High-speed Internet is what I need most.

One correction: It's MySpace that's thought to be popular with teenagers, and I don't know any friends who are on it. FaceBook started out as social networking for college students, and I know a lot of people on it. I don't go there much because it's just a lot of online goofing off. I do check LinkedIn daily, and I'd pay for an upgrade if I were looking for a new job or otherwise needed it.

Could Movies, Books and Music Be Amazon's Achilles Heel?

I buy and read a lot of books, but I'm not interested in a Kindle book at $9.99. First you have to buy the platform, which is expensive and obsoleted annually, and then the "book" at half-price or more than the cost of the physical book.

Yet in many important ways, you don't actually own the book. You can't lend it to a friend without lending the whole Kindle apparatus, and you can't sell it (even on Amazon!) when you're done with the book. I can't see toting the whole Kindle to read on the subway or in the doctor's office waiting room.

From my perspective, I don't see how Amazon could raise the price, as you suggest.