Poetry finally joining e-book revolution
(AP)—Over the past two years, publishers have been steadily filling one of the largest gaps in the e-book catalogue—poetry.
May 17, 2013
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Review: Tablet-PC hybrids a study in trade-offs
Since Windows 8's debut in October, there have been a range of hot-looking devices that try to combine elements of tablets and traditional PCs. These hybrids seem as if they would be great both for relaxing ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Next-gen e-readers: Improved 'peacock' technology could lock in color for high-res displays
Iridescence, or sheen that shifts color depending on your viewing angle, is pretty in peacock feathers. But it's been a nuisance for engineers trying to mimic the birds' unique color mechanism to make high-resolution, reflective, ...
Feb 05, 2013
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E-book reading on the rise among young people
E-books may finally be catching on with the toughest of customers: young people.
Jan 14, 2013
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E-readers in demand as tech gifts
In the five years since Amazon.com released its first Kindle, the market for dedicated electronic readers has been transformed.
Nov 29, 2012
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A smaller iPad could push 'tweener' tablets into mainstream
Just two years ago, Apple's late co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs mocked small-screened tablets as "tweeners" that were too little to compete with the larger iPad but too big to compete with smartphones.
Oct 19, 2012
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Dear Digital Diary: 'Wimpy Kid' e-books coming
(AP)—The "Wimpy Kid" is returning to his digital roots.
Oct 15, 2012
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Wal-Mart will stop selling Amazon.com Kindles
(AP)—Wal-Mart Stores is phasing out selling Amazon.com's Kindle tablet and e-readers, the world's largest retailer said Thursday.
Sep 20, 2012
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New app provides templates for kids to create their own stories
(Phys.org)—Thinking like a five-year-old is helping a team of Simon Fraser University students and grads create an app that allows children to create their own books.
Sep 14, 2012
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HarperCollins reaches deal to lower e-book prices
(AP)—A new and uncertain era of e-book prices has begun.
Sep 12, 2012
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Rethink book as computer interface, says designer (w/ Video)
(Phys.org)—A Polish designer has taken the word "interface" to an interesting level. Waldek Wegrzyn has a prototype that teases us into thinking about future interconnection opportunities that lie between ...
Sep 09, 2012
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Battle is joined for Japan's e-book market
In highly-literate and gadget-loving Japan, e-books are curiously rare -- but battle for the largely-untapped and potentially hugely lucrative market is about to commence.
Jul 03, 2012
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E-book trend slow at US libraries: study
Even as e-book sales surge, Americans are slow to look to their public libraries to take advantage of the format, a study showed Friday.
Jun 22, 2012
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Google likely next in antitrust push on tech giants
Google is likely the next major tech target of US and EU trust-busters after the US Justice Department sued Apple Wednesday for illegally colluding with publishers in the e-book market, legal experts said.
Apr 12, 2012
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Titanic's sinking: Was it more than human folly
(AP) -- After an entire century that included two high-profile government investigations and countless books and movies, we're still debating what really caused the Titanic to hit an iceberg and sink on that ...
Apr 11, 2012
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