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The latest craze: Free e-books offerings
(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, ...
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Amazon sued over Kindle deletion of Orwell books
(AP) -- A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too.
Jul 31, 2009 |
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Amazon.com CEO apologizes for Orwell incident
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos has apologized to Kindle customers for deleting pirated copies of George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" from their e-reader devices.
Jul 24, 2009 |
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New e-book reader to use AT&T network
(AP) -- Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, another e-book reader is set to get a wireless connection from a cellular carrier, letting it access books anywhere there's a signal.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 22, 2009 |
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New Barnes & Noble multi-format e-books dog Amazon
(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.
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Pirated copies of Orwell books pulled from Kindle
(AP) -- A pirated e-book of "1984" led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers.
Jul 18, 2009 |
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Amazon's Kindle DX: Not the answer
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 ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 16, 2009 |
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Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299
(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.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Kindle display maker E Ink to be bought for $215M
(AP) -- E Ink Corp., the maker of the innovative display for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, said Monday it has agreed to be acquired by a Taiwanese company for $215 million.
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Color Kindle 'multiple' years away: Amazon CEO
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.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 28, 2009 |
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Amazon seeks more paths for sales with new Kindle
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. hopes a bigger version of its Kindle electronic reading device can be a hit, even if it's more expensive, and the company is aiming it in part at college students who are eager to ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Amazon unveils large-screen Kindle DX
Online retail giant Amazon.com unveiled a large-screen version of its popular Kindle electronic reader on Wednesday designed for newspapers, magazines and textbooks.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Amazon's larger Kindle for textbooks, periodicals
(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will release a larger - and more expensive - version of its Kindle electronic reading device that is geared toward periodicals and textbooks.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 06, 2009 |
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Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle
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.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2009 |
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Amazon.com buys Stanza e-book app maker Lexcycle
(AP) -- Kindle e-book retailer Amazon.com Inc. has purchased Lexcycle, a year-old company that makes the iPhone e-book application Stanza, in a move that ratchets up Amazon's presence in the electronic book market.
Apr 28, 2009 |
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