Related topics: ipad · amazon com · tablet computer · kindle · iphone

Staples to sell Amazon's Kindle

Staples will begin selling Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader this year, making the US office supply chain the second brick-and-mortar store to offer the device.

Oxford English Dictionary may never be printed again

The next edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the word reference bible of the English language, may never appear in print and instead be accessible only online, its publisher said Tuesday.

Amazon says new Kindle a best seller

Amazon.com on Wednesday said the new generation Kindle electronic book reader is a best seller, with people snapping up the devices at a record pace.

Amazon looking to go 'mass market' with Kindle price cut

Amazon, by slashing the price of the Kindle, is hoping to turn its electronic book reader into a device with mass market appeal, one for "serious readers" distinct from Apple's multi-purpose iPad.

Amazon sells out of Kindle book reader

Amazon had sold out of its basic Kindle electronic book reader on Wednesday with no indication as to when deliveries would resume.

Amazon snags exclusive deal for e-editions

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it has struck a deal that will give it exclusive rights to sell some of the great works of 20th century literature in electronic form.

The future of reading

Emma Teitgen, 12, thought the chemistry book her teacher recommended would make perfect bedside reading. Perfect because it might help her fall asleep.

Sharp to join e-reader business war

Sharp said Tuesday it would launch an e-reader this year able to handle text as well as video and audio content, in a bid to challenge Apple and other rivals in the lucrative market.

page 11 from 21