https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Apple Inc. on Thursday launched its attempt to make the iPad a replacement for a satchel full of textbooks by starting to sell electronic versions of a handful of standard high-school books. https://phys.org/news/2012-01-apple-interactive-ipad-textbooks.html Business Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:20:04 EST news246201252 Amazon.com on Monday began letting students rent textbooks on Kindle electronic readers. https://phys.org/news/2011-07-kindle-students-rent-digital-textbooks.html Other Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:15:02 EDT news230220890 Amazon.com on Wednesday made its premier Kindle DX model electronic reader available in more than 100 countries. https://phys.org/news/2010-01-amazon-kindle-dx-international.html Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:25:23 EST news181977881 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users. https://phys.org/news/2009-12-amazon-kindle-audible-menus-bigger.html Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:40:02 EST news179428198 US and Canadian college students can pack textbooks into their pockets instead of spine-bending backpacks courtesy of an iPhone application released by CourseSmart. https://phys.org/news/2009-08-college-e-textbooks-class-iphones.html Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:30:03 EDT news169224200 Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos said Thursday that the online retail giant may never reveal sales figures for the Kindle and a color version of the electronic reader is "multiple" years away. https://phys.org/news/2009-05-kindle-multiple-years-amazon-ceo.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 28 May 2009 14:50:09 EDT news162740980