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NewsAmazon introduces eBook lending library
Last week Amazon announced it was launching an eBook lending program for its Amazon Prime subscribers. The program is called the Kindle Owner's Lending Library. Under the program, subscribers who own Read more...
Amazon news: Public library integration for Kindle and eBook rental rumor
Amazon announced last week it was launching a program with 11,000 public libraries where Kindle owners can borrow electronic books--just as they can physical books--to read on the Kindle. In 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...
Pew study finds eBook reader sales double in six months
A Pew Internet & American Life study has found that eBook reader ownership in the United States has doubled between November 2010 and May 2011 from 6 to 12 percent--a number I find astonishing, 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...
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...
Asus joins the eBook reader fray
Last week Asus announced a new 9 inch, pencil thin, eBook reader, putting it in direct competition with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sony and others in this growing market. The size is a surprise, Read more...
Leatherbound offers eBook price comparison services
Leatherbound is a website that provides a central place for comparing eBook prices across three major eBook sellers: Amazon, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Nook. This enables you to find the cheapest one. Read more...
eBooks should be cheaper than paper ones
Dan Gillmor had an interesting post on Salon recently where he explained the crazy world of eBook prices. Seems that because of a bizarre negotiations last year between publishers and Amazon, we now Read more...
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