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Amazon cuts Kindle price, adds global version
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Oct 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring more sales and keeping it ahead of a growing field ...
Amazon's Kindle DX: Not the answer
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2009 |
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I am holding in my hands a device that some think could be the salvation of the beleaguered newspaper industry. It's the Amazon Kindle DX, a large-screen version of Amazon's popular e-reader that's specifically ...
Sony e-book reader gets 500,000 books from Google
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc. is making half a million books, unprotected by copyright, available for free on Sony Corp.'s electronic book-reading device, the companies were set to announce Thursday.
Sony opens electronic bookstore to self-publishers
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Sony opened its electronic bookstore to would-be authors Tuesday in a partnership with two self-publishing companies.
E-reader sales soaring but Apple captures the buzz
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle.
Even in the Digital Age, building a great gadget doesn't guarantee success
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Publish a book on paper, says a sheepish Beth Collins, and "I'm hesitant to read it." But send it through the ether to her feather-light Kindle 2, Amazon's whiz-bang electronic reading machine, and she's eager ...
The latest craze: Free e-books offerings
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- James Patterson's latest best seller, "The Angel Experiment," is a little different from his usual hits. The novel isn't new; it came out four years ago. Its sales aren't happening at bookstores, ...
Sony adopting industry standard for e-books
Aug 13, 2009 |
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Sony, in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle, unveiled plans on Thursday to do away with the proprietary software on its electronic Sony Reader and convert its e-book store to an industry standard format.
Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2009 |
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Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.
Taiwan to invest 65 million dollars in e-book industry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Taiwan plans to invest more than 65 million US dollars in its competitive electronic-book sector over the next five years, the economic ministry's Industrial Development Bureau said.
Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. has lowered the price of its Kindle electronic book reader by $60. It's now selling for $299, in an effort to attract more bookworms to the device.
Schools shun Kindle, saying blind can't use it
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup.
New Barnes & Noble multi-format e-books dog Amazon
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books with the launch of a new e-bookstore offering titles to be read on a variety of devices.
Amazon to release free Kindle software for PC
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is trying to get more people to buy the electronic books that are compatible with its Kindle gadget by offering free software for people to read them on a computer.
Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloads
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sony plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books. That adopts a key feature of the Kindle from Amazon.com and enhances the competition in a small but fast-growing ...
