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Harry Potter breaks e-book lockdown

(AP) -- The Harry Potter books are finally on sale in electronic form, and they have a special magical touch to them: In a break with industry practices, the books aren't locked down by encryption, which means consumers ...

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created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Amazon opens Spanish, Italian Kindle stores

Amazon began offering digital books in Spanish and Italian for the Kindle on Thursday and selling Spanish- and Italian-language versions of the electronic book reader.

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created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

With Kindle Fire, Amazon's digital ambitions burn

(AP) -- Amazon's unveiling of the Kindle Fire tablet computer sends a bright-hot message: The online retailer is ready to rival iPad maker Apple in an effort to be the world's top digital content provider.

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created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Friend or foe? Google, indie book sellers team up

(AP) -- Struggling neighborhood books stores now have a new way to ring up sales, courtesy of a formidable new rival - Google. But it still may not be enough to help them keep their doors open.

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created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

iPad global rollout to start in Australia, Japan, Europe

Apple's much-hyped iPad will go on sale in a swathe of countries from Australia and Japan to Europe on Friday at the start of a global rollout tipped to change the face of computing.

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created May 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple's iPad goes on sale

(AP) -- Now that the iPad is in the hands of early adopters, the hard work for Apple Inc. begins.

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created Apr 03, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (8) | comments 7

Amazon.com makes its case against Google book deal

(AP) -- Amazon.com is warning a federal judge that Google will be able to overcharge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library.

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Coolerbooks.com gets 1M books from Google scans

(AP) -- Interead, a British company that sells the COOL-ER e-book reader, is adding more than 1 million free public-domain books to its online bookstore. The texts are available from Google Inc. through its ...

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Sony eBook Store Announces Access to More than 1 Million Public Domain Books from Google

The eBook Store from Sony, together with Google, today announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books - from classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island to biographies, ...

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created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0