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FILTER RESULTS ►Reminder: You Don't Own Your Ebooks; Amazon Locks Customer Out And Doesn't Respond To Help Requests
We've pointed out in the past that if you're "buying" ebooks on devices like the Kindle or the iPad, it's important to remember that you're not really "buying" the books, and you don't really own them. We're seeing that once again with...Show More Summary
Amazon: Buy – Don’t Rent – 99-Cent Fox, ABC TV Episodes
Possibly attempting to steal some thunder from Apple’ Wednesday announcement of 99-cent TV episode rentals, rival Amazon.com launched episodes for sale at 99-cents each. The Internet bookseller and Kindle maker said it would offer shows from ABC, Fox and the BBC “to own.” While Amazon’s Video on Demand service streams such shows as “Glee,” “Bones” [...]
Buy Baldilocks’s Book
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Reaching Out
One day last week, someone asked me if we'd heard of an author with a new management book out. I hadn't, so I downloaded the book to read on my Kindle and replied, I'll let you know when I've read it. "Wow, you rock" came the reply. To be honest, I was a bit shocked, since I didn't think I'd done anything special. Show More Summary
New Sony E-Readers
On the heels of Amazon’s new lower-cost Kindle, Sony has announced the launch of three e-readers that are slimmer and lighter than the company’s previous models, with improved touchscreen technology. All three devices have E Ink Pearl paper-like displays that are readable in direct sunlight. Show More Summary
Sony and Borders Shift E-Reader Strategies to Challenge Kindle
Sony introduced new e-reader models, and Borders announced price cuts for its e-readers, but neither strategy is likely to have much success in taking market share from the dominant Amazon Kindle.
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Sony's new e-readers: who needs wireless?
Sony has just dropped three new e-reader upgrades on the reading public, but the company seems determined not to compete directly with Amazon's new Kindle 3.
Sony has updated its Pocket Edition (5" screen), Touch Edition (6" screen), and Daily Edition (7" screen), and the new devices all look terrific. Show More Summary
Amazon's Next Mistake?
Staples starts selling the Kindle, as the e-reader price war continues.
Sony Takes on the Kindle With Touchscreen E-Readers
Sony’s not taking competition from the Amazon Kindle lying down. The company has added touchscreens to its three e-reader models, while switching to the new ‘Pearl’ screen from E Ink for better contrast and improving the user interface on the devices.
What the company hasn’t done is drop the price. Sony’s cheapest e-reader will cost $180–and [...]
Amazon Locks You Out Of Kindle Account, Ignores You For A Month
E-readers have a definite advantage over traditional dead-tree books when you're going on vacation: you can bring a wealth of reading material in one small device. One difference, though: your analog bookshelf can't lock you out. Your Amazon account can. Show More Summary
Sony Makes E-Readers Touchy, Takes 'Em Where Amazon Fears to Tread
Sony just revamped its entire line of e-readers, slimming them down, snazzing them up and adding better touchscreen powers. They're expensive, but are now the e-readers the Kindle should be. So, is Sony brave or dumb? All of the players in the e-reader game are suddenly attempting different tactics to win some sales. Show More Summary
Sony Refreshes its E-Readers With Improved Touch Screen
At the mention of an “e-reader,” most people think Kindle or Nook, but if you just want the device, sans the deal with the content provider, Sony has a nice little trio of e-readers on offer,…
Sony takes on Kindle with next-gen e-readers
Sony has officially unveiled three new e-readers, the Reader Pocket Edition PRS-350, Reader Touch Edition PRS-650, and an updated Reader Daily Edition. They all feature next-generation touch-screen E-ink technology.
Codex or Screen? Cont'd
by Conor Friedersdorf Alan Jacobs is still reading Infinite Jest: Wallace is a writer of riffs, and I have often been frustrated by my inability when using the Kindle to get a sense of just how long the riffs are.... Amazon Kindle - Infinite Jest - Reading - Writer - Knowledge
You Can Read Manga On Your Kindle With Mangle
Sure, iPad users may flaunt their many comic-reading apps and vivid color screens. But Kindle users can read comics too. In fact, for black-and-white comics, like The Walking Dead, the Scott Pilgrim series, or most Manga, it looks pretty good once you get the files onto your e-reader. That’s where the open-source software tool Mangle [...]
Amazon Keeps Making Smart Choices with E-Readers
Staples just announced that they're going to start selling Kindles and Kindle accessories in their stores. Staples is probably a better fit than Target, which was previously the only brick-and-mortar store selling Kindles. Business travelers...Show More Summary
Borders Cuts E-Reader Prices as Kindle Goes to Staples
More proof, if you needed it, that e-Readers are a busted flush. Borders has slashed the prices of E-Readers Kobo and Aluratek by $20, illustrating just how meh they've become in the tech world. The price drop is nothing new--both the...Show More Summary
Staples To Start Carrying Amazon's Kindle
Ever wonder if Staples is going to have to change its name at some point? Surely some time in the not-too-distant future, actual staples will be a relic of the way people published, once upon a time. Maybe a company-wide abbreviation will be in order. Show More Summary
Report: Staples to Sell Amazon Kindles this Fall
If you are looking for one of Amazon’s lower-priced Kindle e-readers, you soon may only have to look as far as your neighborhood Staples retail location, the giant office supply company announced Tuesday. Staples’ 1,550 locations this fall will carry Amazon’s recently reduced-priced $139 Kindle, as well as the $189 Kindle 3G and $379 Kindle [...]
Staples to Sell Kindle This Fall
Staples has announced that it will be carrying all three versions of Amazon's Kindle e-book reader in its retail stores this fall. All of Staples' retail locations—over 1,550 in all-- will be stocking the Kindle, Kindle 3G, and Kindle DX for $139, $189, and $379, respectively. Those are the same prices you'd pay on Amazon. [...]