<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Gigaom]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://gigaom.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Laura Hazard Owen]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[http://search.gigaom.com/author/laurao/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Apple, Amazon and the uncertain future of the book startup]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[Book startups face a number of challenges -- not least of which is the fact that they are competing with Amazon.]]></html><thumbnail_url><![CDATA[https://i1.wp.com/gigaompaidcontent.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/stacked-books-o.jpg?fit=440%2C330&quality=80&strip=all]]></thumbnail_url><thumbnail_height><![CDATA[279]]></thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width><![CDATA[440]]></thumbnail_width></oembed>