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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, May 14    8 related articles

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April of 2009

 

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Original at Yahoo! Video external link    Tue, Apr 14    11 related articles

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Mar 5    9 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (slickrate) Heres a quick video of the Kindle App working on the iPhone. The... Author: slickrate Keywords: iTunes app amazon kindle kindle2 book iphone zi6 ebook 3g store read Added: March 5, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Mar 4    9 related articles

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By rss@youtube.com (palmsolo) Just one week after Amazon started shipping the Kindle 2, they released... Author: palmsolo Keywords: iphone amazon kindle ebook ipod Added: March 4, 2009

February of 2009

 

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Feb 26

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By rss@youtube.com (palmsolo) The Amazon Kindle 2 was recently announced and is now shipping to consumers with a sleek new form factor and some other hardware improvements to make it the most compelling ebook reader on the market. The Whispernet wireless service and on-device Amazon store front set the device apart fr...

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 25

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By rss@youtube.com (TechWebTV) InformationWeek editor-at-large David Berlind takes delivery of Amazon's Kindle 2 ebook from the UPS Delivery Truck and rolls tape to capture the entire unboxing experience in video. The Kindle 2 a very different industrial design than the original Kindle. It's thinner and has a differ...

Rate Video: Mossberg on Ebook Software for iPhone, iPod Touch

Original at MSN video external link    Wed, Feb 18    9 related articles

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WSJ's Walt Mossberg reviews ebook software, Shortcovers and Iceberg, for the iPhone and iPod Touch that aim to compete with Amazon's Kindle. video.msn.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Wed, Feb 11

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By rss@youtube.com (doc4kids) Check out Oberon Design Kindle Covers! I have here the Butterfly in Purple design. www.oberondesign.com my blog : www.doc4kids.wordpress.com Author: doc4kids Keywords: FlipShare kindle kindle 2 amazon oberon kindle cover gadget technology doc4kids flip mino ereader ebook books

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Feb 9

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By rss@youtube.com (TechWebTV) With a little help from novelist Stephen King, Jeff Bezos took the stage at the Morgan Library in New York City today (February 9th, 2009) to show off the latest revision of its ebook reader: Kindle 2 Keywords: ebook amazon.com Jeff Bezos personal technology Amazon Kindle Stephen King kin...

Year 2009

 

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Original at AOL Video external link    Mon, Jan 26    9 related articles

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WSJ's Walt Mossberg reviews ebook software, Shortcovers and Iceberg, for the iPhone and iPod Touch that aim to compete with Amazon's Kindle. video.aol.com

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Jan 26

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By rss@youtube.com (IMNirvana) http://IMNirvana.com There is a way of importing a PDF file into an iPod. I do this for e-books and reports I like to read when on the go. If you already own an iPod this can be the poor person's Kindle. :-) Author: IMNirvana Keywords: ipod pdf import ebook kindle Added: January 26, 2009

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Original at YouTube external link    Thu, Oct 23

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By rss@youtube.com (Braveluck) Feel the gadget love and turn on to ebooks. Use this Amazon Kindle product review to help you decide which device to use. Free fantasy ebook *Kindle compatible* at http://www.braveluck.com Author: Braveluck Keywords: Amazon Kindle review ebook reader fantasy ebooks gadgets technology

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, May 26

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By rss@youtube.com (raggsy) http://photography-bargains.com/kindle Bypass the subscription fees when you subscribe to blogs via RSS feeds on the Amazon Kindle... Author: raggsy Keywords: Amazon Kindle review tip tips hack hacks ebook reader digital publishing Added: May 26, 2008

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, May 19

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By rss@youtube.com (raggsy) http://www.squidoo.com/AmazonKindleReview Did you know that the Kindle is an MP3 player too? It has a headphone jack and speakers. Listen to mp3 tunes or audiobooks - you can even listen while you read. Cool or what! Keywords: Amazon Kindle review tip tips hack hacks ebook reader

Year 2007

 

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Dec 15

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By rss@youtube.com (annalthouse) I compare the Kindle to books, audiobooks, and my old ebook reader, the Rocket Book. Author: annalthouse Keywords: Kindle RocketBook audiobooks books Added: December 15, 2007

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Original at YouTube external link    Mon, Nov 19

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By rss@youtube.com (mhyatt18) This is the introductory video that provides a demonstration of the new Amazon Kindle eBook reader. Author: mhyatt18 Keywords: amazon kindle ebook book digital publishing Added: November 19, 2007

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Rate Book View Cafe embraces the Kindle

Original at Joe Wikert's Kindleville external link    Thu, Nov 26

By Paul(noreply@blogger.com) I've been around long enough to have seen several waves of attempts at ebooks, and ebook readers, and each time I've said to myself, «when the hardware is finally truly workable, this will take off.» Then, along came the Kindle, and I said, «Okay, now.»

Rate Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010 [Kindle]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Nov 20

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By Sean Fallon As many Kindle owners already know, keeping a large number of books on the device can get a bit unruly—so this would be a welcome update. It's also good news for people on the fence about whether or not to get a Kindle or a Nook over the holidays. It appears that the Kindle is going to be the only gam...

Rate Gifts for Bookworms Who Live For Lazy Weekend Reads [Gift Guide]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Nov 17

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By Rosa Golijan Nook, Kindle, Cool-er, Sony, Alex, Que. The ebook reader choices out there read like a biker chick's list of ex-lovers, and it's tough to pick the best. To us, it comes to a showdown between the newly reduced-price Kindle and the Nook, but we haven't reviewed the Nook yet—nobody has—so it's a...

Rate Quick Note: Random House Kindle sales skyrocket

Original at TeleRead external link    Mon, Nov 16

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By Paul Biba Amazon Kindle Review has some interesting financial stats today. Random House’s Kindle sales in September, 2009, were $22.6 million, up from $2.9 million a year ago. The Lost Symbol was a huge part of this with 100,000 ebook sales in its first week. In the first half of 2009, Kindle ebook revenu...

November of 2009

 

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Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Nov 3

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By Jaymi Heimbuch iPhone just might be a device for Kindle to really keep an eye on as a competitor. In September, the number of book-related apps sold for iPhones outpaced games for the first time, indicating that the iPhone is gaining popularity as a convenient device for ebook reading.

Rate The Ebook 2.0 Era Has Arrived, by Wattpad Co-founder Allen Lau

Original at TeleRead external link    Tue, Nov 3

By a TeleRead Contributor Ebook 2.0 Author completes a book and finds an agent Ebook 2.0 improves on traditional ebooks in the following ways: real-time writing, collaboration between writers and readers, virality and writer empowerment. Ebook 2.0 has the following characteristics:

Rate iPhone app release numbers swing toward e-books

Original at TeleRead external link    Mon, Nov 2

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By Chris Meadows Om Malik has just noticed that the iPhone is good for reading e-books, and calls it “the next hot e-reader”. He reports that, in September, book-related apps overtook games as a percentage of app store-released apps. Technorati Tags: Om Malik,e-book,e-books,ebook,ebooks,iPhone,iPo...

Rate Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features [Ebooks]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Sun, Nov 1

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By Jack Loftus Images were unavailable, although Engadget did manage to snag a source who snapped a blurry pic of the Creative UI reveal (pictured) earlier today. There will be a touchscreen, which would make this slate/tablet markedly different than an ebook like the Kindle, although somewhat simil...

Rate Opinion: My Christmas recommendation for an ebook reader

Original at TeleRead external link    Sun, Nov 1

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By Paul Biba 3. iPhone: Having the same reader on the Kindle and the iPhone is an incredible convenience. I really prefer reading on an e-ink screen, but I regularly read on the iPhone in places where it would be inconvenient to carry the Kindle. I have 8 pages of books on the Kindle and I have them all on the iP...

October of 2009

 

Rate AddAll ebook price comparison site

Original at TeleRead external link    Fri, Oct 30

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By Paul Biba I’m currently reading Imperium, by Robert Harris, on my Kindle and so I tried it out on that. It found the book available on 14 different sites ranging in price from $8.87 to $16.99. It will search in Epub, eReader, eBookwise, PDF, Kindle, HTML, Mobipocket, Palm, audio, Microsoft and Sony form...

Rate Free ebooks from Gryphonwood Press and Australian Blade Press

Original at TeleRead external link    Fri, Oct 30

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By Paul Biba Books will be available through ebook distributor Smashwords in multiple electronic formats, including Kindle-compatible. Thriller author David Wood sees this as an opportunity for authors from both publishing houses to broaden their readerships. “Ebooks are an integral part of th...

Rate First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone [Readers]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Tue, Oct 27

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By Rosa Golijan The device is definitely slender as it's almost half as thin as a Kindle 2. It's said that it can be "bent to some extent since the circuit board and the electronic paper are flexible," but no one is saying how much "to some extent" is. No matter. While the lack of too many details about it or any pla...

Rate Ebooks making libraries popular again, can do nothing about your 80s scrunchie

Original at Engadget external link    Tue, Oct 27

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By Vladislav Savov A few forward-thinking libraries in the UK have started offering ebook downloads as an alternative to borrowing physical copies of books, and the local public's reaction has been one of overwhelming enthusiasm. Seemingly attracted by the idea of being able to collect and return books w...

Rate Robert Jordan now available in ebook form!

Original at TeleRead external link    Mon, Oct 26

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By Paul Biba With the pending release of the new Robert Jordan Wheel of Time installment, I have been thinking about re-reading all the previous volumes. I’ve been deterred, however, by the size and weight of them – a lot of them are really uncomfortable to hold or carry around. No ebook versions have bee...

Rate Podcast: BOL 1091: The French Disconnection

Original at Buzz Out Loud external link    Fri, Oct 23

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) They say that you will be able to connect to any b and g wireless network. If you are in the store, you will get special offers and reading recommendations, and be able to read any ebook in full-text that they have stocked. If they could enable this for libraries, that would be perfect.

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Original at Buzz Out Loud external link    Thu, Oct 22

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) Voice mail Heather has an idea for ebook sellers. Well, while perusing the Amazon site tonight I noticed that there is already a thread on the Kindle board discussing the fact that the “U.S.” (only) version of the Kindle is now gone and the $259 version is the U.S./International version.

Rate NEWS: Google Editions ebook store announced

Original at lint.com external link    Fri, Oct 16

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By Amy-Mae Elliott While Google will host the ebooks and make them searchable, it's said consumers will be able to buy titles direct, or go through the likes of Amazon - a big player in the market thanks to its Kindle reader range, or Barnes & Noble which has ambitions to make it big.

Year 2009

 

Rate NEWS: E-book reader owners in UK happy with hardware

Original at lint.com external link    Mon, Sep 7

By Amy-Mae Elliott But content could be improved Feature - The complete guide to eBook readers Tags: Gadgets E-Books E-Book readers Survey YouGov Poll Statistics Apple Amazon Sony Kindle E-book reader owners in UK happy with hardware originally appeared on Pocket-lint on Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:02:11 +0100

Rate NEWS: The complete guide to eBook readers

Original at lint.com external link    Tue, Aug 25

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By Dan Sung News - PHOTOS: Sony Daily Edition Reader ebookNews - Samsung SNE-50K ebook launchesReview - Amazon Kindle DX ebook Review - BeBook ebookNews - COOL-ER eBook reader coming to the UK Tags: Gadgets Hardware ebooks Sony Amazon Kindle

Rate Sony announces Reader Daily Edition, free library ebook checkouts

Original at Engadget external link    Tue, Aug 25

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By Nilay Patel It flew under the radar under a quiet leak this morning, but Sony's just announced the Reader Daily Edition, as well as updated Mac-compatible eBook Library 3.0 software and a new library content service. The Reader Daily Edition has a seven-inch touchscreen with 16 levels of gray as well a...

Rate Opinion: Lessons from the iPhone App Store

Original at Joe Wikert's Kindleville external link    Sun, Aug 16

By Joe Wikert(jwikert@gmail.com) Amazon has a tried and true method for promotion and encouraging discovery. But they're only one outlet. More and more ebook storefronts are popping up every week. Then there's the self-publishing angle. How many new self-published works hit virtual shelves every month? Hundreds of thous...

Rate Is It a Kindle World? 28 Million EBook Readers Projected by 2013

Original at indieKindle external link    Mon, Aug 10

By Steve(noreply@blogger.com) About 20% of those 28 million ebook readers will be Kindles.The 20 million other ebook readers will not spell problematic competition for the Kindle, because the vast majority of them, by the end of 2013, will come with Kindle apps or some other kind of key to the front doors of Kindle Stores...

Rate NEWS: Amazon boss apologises for Orwellian Kindle blunder

Original at lint.com external link    Fri, Jul 24

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By Amy-Mae Elliott The founder and CEO of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has issued a humble, "deep" apology for a blunder the company recently made regarding its Kindle ebook reader. Now Bezos has apologised in the Kindle user forums with the following message:

Rate NEWS: Kindle gets musical

Original at lint.com external link    Sun, Jul 12

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By Stuart Miles Sheet music publisher FreeHand Systems has announced that its Novato Music Press catalogue, consisting of over 20,000 classical, traditional and American music titles, will be available for the Amazon Kindle. For people that can't get hold of the Amazon ebook reader, the company alre...

Rate REVIEWS: Amazon Kindle DX ebook

Original at lint.com external link    Wed, Jun 24

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By Mark Harris According to Amazon, Kindle users buy 2.6 times as many books as other customers - and even purchase the same number of printed books that they did before. So why did one attendee of Book Expo America last month confess to wanting to punch an owner of the ebook reader?

Rate Hug your bookstore today

Original at The Swamp external link    Wed, Jun 10

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MLive.com  United States Online stores such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble are ferocious competitors. And sales of ebooks are growing faster than any other category, as the Kindle and other ebook readers spread. Many stores host events to compete. Constellation Books often hosts ...

Rate Shortcovers ebook App Hits Pre

Original at I4U external link    Wed, Jun 10

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I can see the appeal of reading books on larger screen devices like the Kindle or Kindle DX from Amazon, but I can't see the appeal of reading an ebook on a small device like the Pre or the iphone. If you feel differently, the Shortcovers application ...

Rate Kindle DX Released Today: You Buying?

Original at GeekSugar.com external link    Wed, Jun 10

 CA All in all, it's a strong offering for an ebook reader. I'm in the market for a Kindle but am not sure quite when I'll be buying, but I'm curious to see if any of my readers are taking the shot on the Kindle DX today (or any other day). ...

Rate Brigham Young Library Tests Kindle as ILL Option for Faculty

Original at Library Journal external link    Tue, Jun 9

 NY Faculty members at Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT, have a new alternative to interlibrary loan (ILL): the Amazon Kindle. The Harold B. Lee Library has purchased three ebook readers for the pilot, expecting the items chosen to be either very ...

Rate Schwarzenegger looks to replace textbooks with ebooks

Original at VNUNet.com external link    Tue, Jun 9

With Aple announcing an ebook reader yesterday for the iPhone and Amazon's Kindle aiming at the education market the traditional textbook's days may be numbered. “There are those who ardently defend the status quo, claiming our vision of providing ...

Rate Apple paves the way for an all-new 'macbook'

Original at Australian Personal Computer external link    Mon, Jun 8

 Australia Or it could be the rumoured 'media pad' – a larger version of an iPhone Touch running the same cut-down iphone OS X but shaped to take on Amazon's Kindle in the ebook stakes (hence the relevance of the macbook name) as well as being a superb mobile ...

Rate It's COOL-ER with Linux

Original at DaniWeb external link    Mon, Jun 8

 VA Have you bought a Kindle or Kindle 2 yet? Don't--at least not until you check out the COOL-ER ebook reader. It's about the same size and weight of a Kindle--so what makes it so much cooler than the Kindle? It could be your choice of eight cool colors, ...

Rate Future reading habits a mystery

Original at MiamiHerald.com external link    Mon, Jun 8

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That forecast is a reasonable one, given eBook's 52 percent sales growth logged by major publishers in 2008. And that's doesn't even take into account the impact Kindle will have. Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, says the Kindle eBook Reader is the most ...

Rate Stopping the newspaper rot: Tweak the format, not the medium

Original at Jakarta Post external link    Sun, Jun 7

 Indonesia Take for example the Amazon Kindle. You've probably heard of it. It's an ebook reader, basically - a fancy display that renders digital text as close to the printed word as we've gotten it (for this kind of price, anyway). A larger version was recently ...

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Original at YouTube external link    Sat, Jun 6

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By rss@youtube.com (ustubegeek) Keywords: amazon kindle dx amazon kindle Amazon Kindle review best electronic gift best value gadget gadgets ebook reader amazon kindle 2 amazon kindle DX Amazon Kindle reviews E-Book reader reviews E-Book readers technology news tech blog technology blog amazon kindle engadget

Rate M-Edge Accessories Announces New Product Line for Amazon Kindle DX - Earthtimes

Original at Earthtimes.org external link    Fri, Jun 5

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Over the past two years, M-Edge's product line has grown to include several lines of jackets for the most popular eBook devices on the market, including the Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iRex iLiad, and Bookeen Cybook. M-Edge Accessories' innovative ...

Rate Patch: Kindle for iPhone 1.1 arrives

Original at iphonetouch.blorge.com external link    Thu, May 21

 Australia Amazon has released Kindle for iPhone 1.1, an update of their popular ebook app for Apple handheld devices. The new features in this iteration kind of make you wonder why they rushed v1.0 out the door at as these improvements really represent baseline ...

Rate Opinion: Is the Kindle one massive DRM timebomb?

Original at ZDNet external link    Fri, May 15

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Wired Blogs Over the past few weeks I've come across a lot of both speculation and information relating to Amazon's Kindle ebook reader. I've heard of kill switches and Amazon's ability to remotely disable content and even the whole device. ... Steal This Book (for $9.99) New York Times

Rate Kindle DX: What Works and What Amazon Still Needs To Do [Analysis]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Wed, May 6

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By Wilson Rothman iPhone App Updates The iPhone Kindle app was a good start, but we haven't heard much about it since the beginning. It lacked the ability to shop, it had no search or dictionary. Many people still feel that the ebook trend will only take off when the smartphones (all of 'em)—plus netbooks and ta...

Rate Opinion: When asking an author if her ebook has also been published as a "real" book will be like asking a musician if her album has been released in vinyl

Original at indieKindle external link    Sun, Apr 19

By Steve(noreply@blogger.com) First, there have been people who got print deals after starting on Kindle, and here's one of the most thoughtful and interesting analyses of the most recent big deal: A Kindle Success Story: How to Promote a Kindle Ebook Between Morrison, Amazon, and his new publisher, they have endeavo...

Rate Podcast: Buzz Out Loud 938: Dork day afternoon

Original at Buzz Out Loud external link    Wed, Mar 25

By buzz@cnet.com (CNET.com) http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/24/apple_sued_for_promoting_iphone_as_ebook_reader.html My Kindle topic is in response to the free ebooks on the Sony Reader. domain ebooks straight to the kindle over the evdo from feedbooks.com.

Rate Google Partnership Adds 500K Free Titles for Sony E-Reader Owners - HispanicBusiness.com

Original at HispanicBusiness.com external link    Fri, Mar 20

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According to published reports, Sony Electronics Inc. will offer users of its e-book reading devices more than 500000 public domain books from Google Inc. via Sony's eBook Store. The venture increases the number of titles at Sony's store to more than ...

Rate Opinion: Just bring your Kindle to your nearest indie bookstore today for ...

Original at indieKindle external link    Wed, Mar 18

By Steve(noreply@blogger.com) Okay, take a leap with me here. This idea involves indie booksellers actually marketing their stores to Kindle owners (or substitute another ebook brand here, provided that certain compatibilities exist) and inviting the Kindlers to bring their Kindle units into their neighborhood b...

Rate iPhone clocks up 6000 games on the App Store

Original at Pocket Gamer external link    Mon, Mar 9

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Interestingly enough, the 'books' category is very high up in the list, suggesting the iPhone and iPod touch are becoming the ebook reader of choice. Indeed, even Amazon has released a free alternative to its Kindle device over in the US, ...

Rate Kindle 2 Review: Sheeeyah, More Like Kindle 1.5 [Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Mar 2

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By Wilson Rothman You may be reading this as a slam on Amazon and Kindle, but the fact is, I am a proponent of pushing forward with the ebook concept. I think it's still easier to read books on E-Ink screens than it is to read them on an iPhone's LCD, and while there's no perfect ebook reader, E-Ink and other electr...

Rate Opinion: New iRex eBook Reader Set To Compete With Kindle, Sony

Original at G4 TV external link    Fri, Dec 12

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 CA - Dec 12, 2008 Amazon and Sony both have eBook stores that work for their respective devices. Personally, I own this Sony eBook Reader and absolutely love the thing. ... iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review Gizmodo all 2 news articles

Rate iRex Digital Reader 1000S Lightning Review [Lightning Review]

Original at Gizmodo external link    Fri, Dec 12

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By Wilson Rothman In the US, the debate between the Kindle and the Sony Reader is one of closed platform versus open one. (Ironic that Sony is the "open" platform here.) The Sony does have a DRM-heavy ebook retail operation, but it also plays, among other things, the many free PDF-format ebooks that are widely...

Rate Podcast: "What’s Up with Ebooks?" is now available

Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Thu, Nov 13

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By Robert Nagle Here’s the mp3 of an Advisorpress.com podcast I did with Peter Johnson on the subject “What’s Up with Ebooks?” This 55 minute discussion provides a good overview about the ebook world in November, 2008. From the promo: See author the Author Marketing Teleconferencing Calls also on the Adv...

Rate Kindle Book, Kindle EBook Giveaways - Books given away over the last year.

Original at Amazon Kindle, Books & Amazon external link    Mon, Nov 10

By switch11 In summation - buying a Kindle Reader also means access to Free Kindle Book offers, some of which are exclusively on the Kindle, and some which aren’t (though they do read better on the Kindle than a PC or iPhone). At the Kindle Blog we specifically have a section for Free Kindle Book giveaw...

Rate Gadgetell Review: <b>Amazon Kindle</b>

Original at Gadgetell external link    Sun, Nov 9

By Sue Walsh For years I’ve enjoyed using the eReader software on my Palm devices, but the small screen and even smaller selection of ebooks available has always left a little something to be desired. When Amazon came out with their own ebook reader ...

Rate Free Washington Post and New York Times for 4 days, Free Emissaries from the Dead: Andrea Court Series ebook

Original at Amazon Kindle, Books & Amazon external link    Sun, Nov 2

By switch11 Also, EOS have a free ebook - Emissaries from the Dead - available in Microsoft, Adobe, and MobiPocket formats (choose MobiPocket for Kindle). Free ebook coupon code: EOS6, they do subscribe you to 2 mailing lists. Adam-Troy Castro’s short stories have been nominated for the Hugo, Neb...

Rate Will ebook readers reduce book sales - Yes, says J. Esposito; No, says our J. Wikert

Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Fri, Oct 24

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By Paul Biba First: J. Esposito, in Publishing Frontier, says: One of the unintended consequences of the Kindle and its brethren (desirable for readers, more woe for publishers) is that it will reduce the number of books that are actually sold. This will happen not because of piracy (with the propriet...

Rate Opinion: Rapid Car / Auto Charger for the Amazon Kindle - Gomadic Brand w ...

Original at Automotive Journal » AW Briefing event external link    Thu, Oct 23

By Walter By Gomadic for the Amazon Kindle. Buy new: $29.95 $15.96 Customer Rating: First tagged "car" by Engineer Review "Pat" Customer tags: kindle(5), kindle accessories(4), ebook reader(2), chargers, travel charger, car, cell phone charger, ...

Rate ebooks and the iPhone

Original at Publishing Frontier external link    Tue, Oct 21

By Bill Janssen I’ve been pondering the ebook situation with respect to the upcoming (Friday) launch of the iPhone App Store. One of the problems hardware devices like the Sony Reader and the Kindle have to contend with is competition with other reading platforms like the paperback book, or the library b...

Rate the Kindle and the iPhone dance

Original at Publishing Frontier external link    Tue, Oct 21

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By Bill Janssen Now that both the Kindle and the iPhone are out, it’s interesting to look at the very similar business strategy behind the two products. I think most of the E-Ink ebook readers in the market are doomed to failure. They don’t do enough, and what they do, they do poorly. The world gave up [...]

Rate How the Kindle and Its Kin Will Reduce Book Sales

Original at Publishing Frontier external link    Thu, Oct 9

By Joseph J. Esposito The Kindle is a watershed event in electronic publishing.  It is not the first ebook device, and it may not ultimately be the one that will prevail (it could of course be one of several). But its appearance marks the point where ebooks move from theory to actuality.  Whether the leading device...

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Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Wed, Oct 8

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By Richard Curtis Editor’s Note: Richard Curtis is a longtime literary agent and founder of ereads.com, a new ebook publisher.  In addition to his literary/publishing blog, Curtis has published several book titles about publishing: How to be your Own Literary Agent, Business of Publishing (ebook) and M...

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Original at Mashable! external link    Sat, Oct 4

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By Paul Glazowski Google Maps on Amazon’s Kindle, In Case You Get Lost While Reading Moving To Montana? Forget About Your Kindle! iPods Are Pwning Amazon’s Bestselling List Amazon Dishes Out $300 Million for Audible Amazon to Announce the Kindle eBook Reader Auto Grocery Shopping On Amazon

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Original at Podcasting News external link    Tue, Aug 12

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By James Lewin Citi analyst Mark Mahaney is bullish on the prospects for Amazon’s Kindle ebook reader. Mahaney upward estimates for Kindle sales are not based on any hard figures from Amazon, but are based on numbers taken from the TechCrunch blog:

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Original at TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home external link    Wed, Aug 6

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By Chris Meadows But is this expectation realistic? Eric Flint, Baen author and ebook evangelist, doesn’t think so. Paper books are far too entrenched, and have too many cases where they are better than ebooks, ever to go away—even when as many people own ebook readers as TVs or DVD players. Flint predicts t...

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Original at Pocket-lint.co.uk external link    Mon, Jul 21

 UK - 21 July 2008 - The Amazon Kindle might be the e-book reader that everyone knows, but as it is not available to anyone outside the US, readers in the UK have ...

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Original at usernomics.com external link    Fri, Jun 20

By info@usernomics.com (Usernomics) Amazon made headlines a few months back when it launched the Kindle, its new handheld device - an ebook reader. After a recent recommendation from a friend who owns one, I bought a Kindle and have used it enough to review the customer ...

Rate Select O'Reilly Books Soon on Kindle, and as Digital Ebook Bundles

Original at O'Reilly Radar external link    Wed, Jun 18

By Andrew Savikas First, through oreilly.com we will soon offer a select number of books as a bundle of three ebook formats (EPUB, PDF, and Kindle-compatible Mobipocket) for a single price -- at or below the book's cover price -- starting in early July. ...

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Original at Random Thoughts external link    Thu, Jun 5

By Balaji Its been a week since I got my Amazon Kindle and I am very impressed with it. I have lot of ebooks in PDF format and wanted a good ebook reader for a long time. I feel that Kindle does a good job of displaying PDF files but does not ...

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Original at Charleston Gazette external link    Tue, May 27

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and the Sony Reader Digital Book. Students John Riggs (left) and Nathan Shin check out the Kindle e-book while Payton Gerencir looks at the Sony e-book. ... With Kindles back in stock, Amazon drops price of ebook reader BetaNews Amazon Kindle Back in Stock, Price Dropped Laptop Logic

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Original at libraries.wright.edu external link    Fri, May 9

By spolanka eBooks are in the news. Check out new articles, featuring updates on the Kindle and Sony Reader, in these publications:. The Elusive E-book: Are e-Books finally ready for prime time? By Stephen Sottong. American Libraries, May 2008. ...

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Original at Computeractive external link    Thu, May 8

Borders sells Iliad ebook reader  UK - May 9, 2008 Book chain Borders is following Amazon's lead by selling an ebook reader through seven of its stores. The Iliad, developed by Philips spin-off iRex, ...

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Original at The Bookseller external link    Thu, May 1

Waterstone's to stock Sony ebook subscription), UK - May 1, 2008 Waterstone's is believed to have signed a deal to stock Sony’s e-book reader when it is introduced into the UK later this year. It is understood that the ...

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Original at The Bookseller external link    Thu, May 1

Waterstone's to stock Sony ebook subscription), UK - May 1, 2008 Waterstone's is believed to have signed a deal to stock Sony’s e-book reader when it is introduced into the UK later this year. It is understood that the ...

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Waterstone's to stock Sony ebook subscription), UK - May 1, 2008 Waterstone's is believed to have signed a deal to stock Sony’s e-book reader when it is introduced into the UK later this year. It is understood that the ...

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Original at The Bookseller external link    Thu, May 1

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By switch11 Really interesting post on the Eeeph Forum (courtesy member vicicasas) showing the Asus Eee PC being used as an ebook reader a la Amazon’s Kindle. That got me started. In “Amazon Kindle” mode. FBReader running fullscreen and rotated, with the Next Page key assigned to both the spacebar and t...

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Ars Technica Amazon CEO: We can't keep up with demand for Kindle Ars Technica, MA - The Kindle has also been helped by some smart decisions Amazon made, choices that have set it apart from the eBook reader competition. ...

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Original at The Rejecter external link    Sat, Dec 15

I have good faith that my friends will hack the device sooner or later (if they haven't already) and find a way to get .pdf files on it, or they'll just buy a better eBook reader that actually lets them do that and lets them store more ...

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By jeffc@tidbits.com (Jeff Carlson) Hands on with Kindle -- Glenn's experiences with the Amazon Kindle ebook reader prompt comments about readers in general, and comparisons to Sony's offering. (34 messages) iTunes 7.5 (19) has a bug -- When playing a CD, iTunes apparently locks up. Anyone else seeing the same problem? (1 mes...

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Original at Net Traveller external link    Mon, Dec 3

By Tom Worthington But like other e-book readers, it has limited functionality as a computer. Amazon.com are paying the access charge when the US wireless network is used to download a ebook content from Amazon's store. Carrier.

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Original at 13512_1(blogs.cnet.com) external link    Fri, Nov 30

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CNET Blogs The Gizmo Report: Amazon's Kindle ebook reader (part 1) CNET Blogs, CA - Nov 30, 2007 I took a PDF file that I'd created for the Sony Reader-- with the same dimensions as the screen it shares with Kindle-- and emailed it to Amazon's ...

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Original at Mike's Quarter external link    Thu, Nov 29

By Mike It seems to me Amazon stuffed some interesting technology inside their Kindle but forgot about its main function: it’s an ebook reader, not else. So, what will you say when you’ll find out the gadget does not support Adobe PDF files, ...

Rate Publish an Ebook in Amazon’s Kindle Book Store!

Original at Pat B. Doyle external link    Wed, Nov 28

Here is the link to get started with Kindle: http://dtp.amazon.com/mn/signin. Well, this turned out to be quite a log blog post. Congratulations - you are nearing the end! I had heard that it is hard to get a book or ebook published on ...

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Original at palmaddict.typepad.com external link    Wed, Nov 28

By sam mcloughln You may wish to check out this full review by one of my favourite technology writers David Pogue on the Amazon Kindle ebook reader which David thinks highly of. "The Kindle is a thin, 10-ounce slab of white plastic, tucked into a ...

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Original at Gamers With Jobs external link    Tue, Nov 27

On Tuesday last week, to much fanfare and extreme skepticism, Amazon launched their Kindle book reader. If you went solely by invective and blog traffic, a casual observer might surmise that Amazon had been handed a monopoly on reading ...

Rate Opinion: Amazon Kindle vs. Sony Reader: Sizemodo and Interface Comparison (Gallery)

Original at Gizmodo external link    Mon, Nov 26

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By Wilson Rothman USB disk folder appearance of Sony Reader:USB disk folder appearance of Amazon Kindle:There's no way to download books from Sony's store without using the special eBook Library software, which is cumbersome and works only with Windows PCs.

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Original at Asus Eee News, Mods, and Hacks external link    Sun, Nov 25

By xujiren Amazon recently launched its $399 ebook reader, Kindle to much fanfare. Newsweek even featured it as a cover story. (You can read it here.) While Amazon claims that Kindle sold out within a few days, it did not disclose actual ...

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Original at WinInformant.com external link    Tue, Nov 20

Amazon Ships ebook Reader Windows IT Pro, CO - Nov 20, 2007 Online retailer Amazon.com on Monday shipped its Kindle ebook reader, a portable hardware device with wireless capabilities that seeks to do for reading ...

Rate Why No PDF on Amazon’s eBook Reader?

Original at Digital Backcountry external link    Mon, Nov 19

By Ryan Stewart Technorati Tags: PDF, Kindle, Amazon There's a tremendous amount of hoopla today around the Kindle, Amazon's new eBook reader. Most of the buzz is that it's a solid device with a couple of killer features that could turn it into the winner. The biggest is the internet access. Being able to con...

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Original at vnunet.com external link    Mon, Nov 19

Amazon to release Kindle ebook reader  UK - Nov 19, 2007 The e-commerce firm will announce details of its Kindle gadget, an ebook reader. Some reviews of the device have already sprung up, including this glowing ...

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Original at counternotions external link    Mon, Nov 19

By Kontra The latest (and the first major implementor of the E-Ink screen technology also used by Kindle) is the $299 Sony Reader. None of these devices have caught the attention of readers in any meaningful way. Why should Kindle be any ...

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I think Amazon needs more fire and less wood. The Kindle ebook reader is $399, no backlight. I assume it’s black and white display. Also has web browsing, email, Word and PDF reader. ...

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Original at Federated Media external link    Sun, Nov 18

By FM Tech, on behalf of: http://mashable.com/ I’ve been dreaming of an eBook solution for close to a decade now, and each release of new eBooks brings with it new levels of disappointment. Amazon, at least, is going to try to debut something called the Kindle eBook reader. ...

Rate Amazon Kindle: Milestone Or Speedbump?

Original at Podcasting News external link    Sun, Nov 18

By info In order to be anything more than a speedbump on the road to the future of written media, the Amazon Kindle needs to be open to the rapidly expanding world of user-generated content. With 88,000 ebook titles, the Kindle is a expensive, boring gadget. With open support for Internet content, i...

Rate Amazon will launch Kindle ebook reader on Monday - Guardian Unlimited

Original at blogs.guardian.co.uk external link    Sun, Nov 18

Amazon will launch Kindle ebook reader on Monday Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 18, 2007 Newsweek magazine's long cover story on The Future of Reading focuses on the $399 Kindle ebook reader that is finally being launched by Amazon. ...

Rate Amazon to Announce the Kindle eBook

Original at Mashable! external link    Thu, Nov 15

By Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins Amazon, at least, is going to try to debut something called the Kindle eBook reader at a “high-profile event in New York” this monday. At first blush, the reader sounds like a winner. It’s equipped with a Wi-Fi connection, ...

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