(AP) -- It sounded like a better, lighter way to pack for a trip to Germany: a Kindle with a Lonely Planet travel guide in lieu of an 844-page brick of a book.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 24, 2010
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(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is giving a hint about how many people are using the Kindle and related apps.
Business
Nov 19, 2010
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Sales of electronic books are expected to hit nearly one billion dollars in the United States this year and to triple by 2015, according to a new report by Forrester Research Inc.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 8, 2010
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Jamie Groves has doubled his reading - up to more than 40 books a year - since he began downloading e-books on his Kindle.
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 8, 2010
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E-books have come a long way since the debut of the Kindle just three years ago. According to Amazon, e-books are now outselling hardcover books in its Web store, and company CEO Jeff Bezos has predicted that sales of digital ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 21, 2010
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(AP) -- Children are ready to try e-books, with some thinking that a bigger selection of electronic texts would make reading for fun even more fun, according to a new study. But a solid majority of parents aren't planning ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 29, 2010
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Oklahoma State University professor Bill Handy has big plans for the Apple iPad this fall. If the text messages he has received since the school announced he would test the tablet-style e-reader in some courses are any indication, ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 27, 2010
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Japan's Sharp Corp. said Monday it will launch an e-bookstore service in December with two new "Galapagos" tablet readers, with the service set to expand to movies, games and music early next year.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 27, 2010
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US Internet giant Google said Monday it would launch an electronic books service in Japan next year despite a chilly reception from major Japanese publishers.
Internet
Sep 13, 2010
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There's a titanic battle brewing in the e-reader market. The Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook are leaving competitors in the dust this summer and are locked in a war that has dropped prices by more than half in ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 27, 2010
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