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Google to enter the ebook business
Google has thrown down the gauntlet and announced its intention to launch an ebook service by the end of the year. This will pitch it squarely against well-established players such as Amazon and... Read more...
Amazon to announce new Kindle for textbooks
Amazon will be unveiling a new version of the popular Kindle eBook reader today that is larger and designed to appeal to periodical and academic textbook publishers. More details should be available... Read more...
Some users see red over Kindle 2's fuzzy fonts
The attempt by Amazon to improve Kindle 2 has ironically backfired--as far as a select group of users are concerned, anyway. Not only is the Kindle 2 slimmer and faster, it has better battery life... Read more...
Amazon application released for the BlackBerry
Amazon has released a native Amazon application for the BlackBerry with which to browse its online store. I tried it out briefly and I must say I was impressed by its seamless UI and smooth loading... Read more...
How Amazon designed the Kindle 2
Amazon decided against giving the Kindle 2 a color display when designing its next generation replacement. This was due to the fact that it would make the device bulkier and pricier, as well as give... Read more...
XO laptop coming via Amazon
The OLPC foundation will begin offering its XO laptop for sales through giant online retailer Amazon. This comes in the wake of an earlier stream of problems with its "Give 1 Get 1" (G1G1)... Read more...
Did sales of e-book readers exceed 1 million units?
Evan Schnittman of OUPblog
thinks that electronic e-book readers the likes of Amazon's Kindle and Sony's
E-Reader could be closer close to a million units in 2008. Though some of the extrapolation... Read more...
