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E-readers have tried to make reading as smooth, natural, and comfortable as possible. The ideal is for the…
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This post was written by Journalist on September 9, 2010
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Amazon’s Kindle reader isn’t going to get amenities like color, video capability, a camera, or an accelerometer in the…
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This post was written by Journalist on September 7, 2010
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It’s easy to figure out why e-readers and tablets are the size that they are: They’re all…
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This post was written by Journalist on September 6, 2010
E-books may be taking off for Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, but there’s one category of printed matter where digital hasn’t made a dent: Textbooks.
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This post was written by Journalist on August 31, 2010
You might think it was already dead, but sales for the Barnes & Noble Nook (both B&N-branded hardware and multi-platform software apps) are booming.
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This post was written by Journalist on August 25, 2010
At this point, you probably know a lot about the new Kindle. But it’s this little hardware addition on the underside of the…
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This post was written by Journalist on August 2, 2010
Just days after updating the hardware Kindle with a smaller, cheaper model, Amazon has updated the Kindle app for iOS devices and it remains the same…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 30, 2010
Jeff Bezos has survived the iPad.
Predictions that Apple’s bright tablet computer would be a Kindle-killer haven’t quite come to pass: Amazon CEO…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 29, 2010
Amazon’s Kindle 2 e-reader is listed as “temporarily out of stock” on the company’s website in what could be a sign that a new Kindle model…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 28, 2010
E-readers are far from dead but many are certainly gasping for breath. A shake-out in the e-reader market has put some smaller companies out of…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 23, 2010
Kindle e-books are outselling hardcover books by almost 50%, according to Amazon. For the past three months, Amazon has sold 143 Kindle books for every 100 dead-tree books. Paperbacks are…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 20, 2010
Amazon has added a new, 50% higher-contrast screen to its Kindle DX and at the same time dropped the price to $380. It has also changed color to what…
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This post was written by Journalist on July 1, 2010
Amazon continues its electronic march across the e-book world with Kindle for Android, which joins Kindle apps for iOS, BlackBerry, Mac and PC.
Like the other Kindle flavors,…
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This post was written by Journalist on June 29, 2010
Amazon has added audio and video to its iPhone and iPad Kindle applications. Several titles are already in the store and give you popover additions to the…
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This post was written by Journalist on June 28, 2010
The e-reader price wars is on. Amazon has cut the price of its Kindle e-book reader to $190 from…
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This post was written by Journalist on June 23, 2010
