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Technology, costs, lack of appeal slow e-textbook adoption
Textbooks are often a luxury for college senior Vatell Martin. The accounting major at Virginia State University got by in several courses with study groups and professors' lectures. "It's not that I didn't want to buy," ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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Tablets, e-readers closing book on ink-and-paper era
Tablet computers and electronic readers promise to eventually close the book on the ink-and-paper era as they transform the way people browse magazines, check news or lose themselves in novels.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Review: Gift guide to e-readers, tablets, $99-$500
Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have matured and come down in price.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 07, 2011 |
3 / 5 (3) |
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Qualcomm challenges LCDs through new e-reader
A new electronic display is poised to challenge power-hungry LCDs after U.S. mobile chip maker Qualcomm Inc. teamed up with a South Korean bookseller to introduce a new e-reader.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 24, 2011 |
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Review: Kindle Fire sacrifices to get under $200
The Kindle was always an odd product name. Amazon used a verb to name a thing, raising the question: Kindle what? Now we have the answer: Kindle Fire.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Consumer's guide to downloadable gifts
Remember when gifts were objects, purchased or crafted and wrapped with a bow, then presented with a flourish?
Nov 10, 2011 |
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E-paper unplugged is key draw at Japan show
(PhysOrg.com) -- Yet another flexible e-paper display? No. Something special. This concept e-reader has no ho-hum signs of boring repetition. The concept e-reader was shown at last month’s FPD International ...
Nov 01, 2011 |
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AT&T sponsors Kindle 3G price cut
Online retail powerhouse Amazon on Wednesday began selling a cut-price version of its Kindle 3G electronic reader sponsored by US telecom carrier AT&T.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Google eBooks reader to debut in US
The first electronic book reader designed to tap into Google's vast online library will debut in the United States on Sunday.
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Jul 11, 2011 |
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12 percent of US adults own e-readers: survey
Ownership of electronic book readers such as Amazon's Kindle has doubled among US adults over the past six months, from six percent to 12 percent, according to a survey published on Monday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Review: 5 e-book readers for less than $175
(AP) -- When Amazon.com's ground-breaking Kindle e-book reader came out in 2007, it cost $399. Now, some e-readers, including the most recent Kindle entry, can be had for just north of $100.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Which e-reader is best for me?
It's the question I field most often from readers: Which e-reader should I buy?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Amazon and Barnes & Noble woo e-book lovers
Online retail titan Amazon.com and bookselling giant Barnes & Noble dueled Tuesday for the devotion of digital book lovers with bargain-priced versions of their popular electronic readers.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 25, 2011 |
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Amazon selling more Kindle books than print books
Online retail giant Amazon said Thursday that sales of digital books for the Kindle electronic reader have surpassed sales of print books.
May 19, 2011 |
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Kindle so-so for students, UW study concludes
Researchers at the University of Washington are about to present a report on a pilot project that had computer science students use a Kindle DX for their course reading.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 09, 2011 |
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