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NewsBig week for eReaders with news from Amazon, B&N and Sony
What a week it's been in the eReader market. Left for dead by some (including me), the eReader market has continued to thrive in spite of the more than 28 million iPads sold to date. In fact, in the Read more...
Kindle Cloud Reader bypasses apps for browser
Amazon announced an alternative to the app-centric services offered by iOS and Android last week. Amazon now offers a cloud-based version of the Kindle Reader that allows access to books, the last Read more...
Borders files for bankruptcy
The Wall Street Journal reported that Borders Group, Inc, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday and will close 30 percent of its stores shortly. Borders Group owns Borders, the book store Read more...
Kindle update includes real page numbers
Amazon.com announced an early preview of a Kindle software update that includes real page numbers, on its Kindle web page this week. This may not sound like much on its face, but it enables readers Read more...
No surprise: iPad dominates third quarter tablet sales
IDC released figures this week on the worldwide tablet and eBook reader market for the 2010 third quarter, and to no one's surprise, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) dominated the tablet side with an astounding Read more...
Seth Godin unveils new publishing venture
Last week, Seth Godin, released his new publishing vision called The Domino Project. Some months ago, Godin announced he was leaving his publisher and going his own way. At the time, I was skeptical Read more...
Best Buy will soon sell Kindles
Best Buy announced last week it would begin selling Amazon Kindles at Best Buy stores this Fall. This is a big step for Amazon.com, which up until now had sold the Kindle exclusively on the Amazon Read more...
Kindle and Nook drop prices (but not far enough)
Amazon and Barnes and Noble both announced price cuts this week (not coincidentally, I imagine). Amazon cut the Kindle to $189, not long after B&N announced it was cutting the Nook to $199. Not Read more...
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