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How To Get the iPhone Kindle App Outside the U.S.

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:22:00 +0000

One of the Kindle’s sweetest features is Whispersync, which lets you put down one device and keep right on reading on another, just from where you left off. This means that you can read at home on the Kindle itself, but when you find yourself in a long queue at the store, you can keep ...

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Foxit's eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 13:28:35 +0000

Foxit's eSlick isn't exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader , and a more flexible option than the Kindle . We ...

TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home found this 19 hours ago on engadget.com

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eReader Release Dates – Upcoming eReader Releases

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 14:00:33 +0000

Here are all the eReader releases that are slated for the rest of 2009 and for 2010 - November 2009 eReader Release Dates iRex DR800 eReader Release Date – end of October, early November. Now listed at Best Buy for $399. Barnes and Noble Nook Release Date – end of November ...

TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home found this 2 days ago on ireaderreview.com

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Enlighten: Light-Enabled Leather Case for the Kindle 2

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 21:00:30 +0000

10.29.2009 case-mate’s Enlighten for the Kindle 2 is here to brighten your digital reading experience. This case is made of genuine leather in an Old English book style so now reading Dan Brown will feel like reading Dante. It's the first case on the market equipped with a LED powered light for ...

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Rupert Rips The Kindle (Again)

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:25:00 +0000

Rupert Murdoch is no fan of the Kindle. He can't emphasize it enough. On tonight's earnings call, he said "The Kindle is a fantastic invention for books, but it's not much of an experience for newspapers." It's in the early stages of the e-reader, and the black and white screens are lame. ...

Contentinople: found this 2 days ago on businessinsider.com

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New mobile only lets you access Twitter

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:31:00 +0000

A new mobile device has been unveiled to give you direct access to Twitter - and nothing else. Similar in form to Amazon's Kindle, the TwitterPeek is a full QWERTY-enabled device exclusively used for sending and receiving Tweets. Dubbed the 'affordable alternative' to a smartphone (where nearly ...

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Nintendo considering 3G DS handheld

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:34:00 +0000

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata is considering a 3D always-on internet connection for a handheld gaming console. Mr Iwata told the FT he's looking into an Amazon Kindle-style 3G and Wi-Fi model for future iterations of DS consoles. "I'm interested because it's a new business model in which the user ...

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Alex Reader Hands-On Lusty Pictures [Ebook]

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:21:05 +0000

There was a lousy video , but coming from the generation that had crushes on girls with staples on their belly buttons, I prefer these glossy pictures of the Alex Reader . And I don't mind its extra thickness. Maximum PC got their hands on one, and liked it very much, from the capacitative ...

Gadgetizer.com found this 3 days ago on gizmodo.com

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Nook Will Be Sold (Almost) Only Online

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +0000

In a curious case of inverting expectations, Amazon and Barnes & Noble are switching roles. Last week Amazon announced that it would begin same-day shipping in some large cities, in an effort to further marginalize brick and mortar stores. Now Barnes & Noble is squandering a major ...

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Nintendo's Iwata muses about Kindle-like business model for future handheld

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:26:32 +0000

You may simply be able to chalk this one up to some freewheeling speculation and rumination, but Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata went pretty far out on a limb in talking about the future of the company during a recent sit-down with the Financial Times , and indicated that Nintendo may just be ...

Gizmos, Gadgets, Technology and more found this 8 days ago on engadget.com

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Marvell’s new chips will bring cost of eBooks to under $100

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 16:37:14 +0000

The eBook readers from Amazon.com and Sony have been clunky. They turn pages slowly and don’t have many bells and whistles beyond wireless communications and black-and-white displays. Over time, that’s going to change as chip makers and others apply their talents to new electronic ...

dailywireless.org found this 4 days ago on venturebeat.com

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Barnes & Noble's Nook Reads Books

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:42:15 +0000

Barnes & Noble officially entered the world of ebook readers today with its very own device, the Nook . Featuring a 6-inch E-ink Vizplex display and a second 3.5-inch touch-sensitive color LCD screen for navigation, the Nook offers a serious alternative to Amazon's Kindle reader. It can be ...

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Amazon Releases Its First Kindle Ad On TV, Makes You Want To Go Out And Buy One

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 15:33:15 +0000

The Amazon Kindle, leader of the ereader market has never needed an advertisment on TV until now. Yesterday, a Kindle advertisment aired on many channels, that showed a woman falling from the sky, becoming different characters in books followed by a rabbit making the Kindle appear. The ...

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jetBook-Lite announced as cheapest eBook reader

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:47:43 +0000

Section: Gadgets / Other , ebooks Nobody seems to be content with Amazon owning most of the eBook reader space with the Kindle. Sure, there are other alternatives both equally priced (Nook) and a bit cheaper (Sony Reader Pocket Edition). None seem to have ability to completely ...

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Bricks-and-Mortar Is an eBook Advantage for Barnes & Noble

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:30:20 +0000

Barnes & Noble will sell the Que proReader at its stores and website starting next year, for an as-yet unknown price. (Photo courtesy of Plastic Logic) Barnes & Noble only announced its nook e-book reader last week, and already the company has signed a deal with a potential ...

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Amazon Combines Kindle 2, Global; AT&T Replaces Sprint On New Models; International DX In 2010

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:39:50 +0000

That $20 price drop for the international Kindle goes a little deeper than the obvious competitive move; it was the company’s way of signaling that Kindle 2 and global Kindle are the same device. The conceit that there were two was a distinction without a difference save in one key ...

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Tire maker Bridgestone shows world’s first flexible e-book reader

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:00:00 +0000

Tire maker Bridgestone isn’t the first company that comes to mind when thinking about electronic paper, but the company has been experimenting in this field for quite some time now. Today, Bridgestone claimed that it has developed the world’s first flexible e-book reader [JP]. ...

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Asustek to Launch WiMAX

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:17:54 +0000

Taipei, Oct 28, 2009 (CENS)--Asustek Computer Inc. will introduce electronic books (E-books) embedded with third-generation (3G), Wi-Fi, and WiMAX mobile technologies by the end of this year, targeting Americans and Europeans. And the company plans to begin shipping the e-books to European and ...

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Amazon spokesperson affirms that Kindle app for Mac is being 'worked on'

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:11:30 +0000

Don't pretend you didn't see this one coming -- just days after Amazon confirmed that a Kindle application was indeed coming soonish for the PC , a company spokesperson has now stated that a Mac version is also in the works. With the explosion of e-reader competition, it's no shock to see ...

GigaOM Network found this 13 days ago on engadget.com

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Barnes & Noble Planning International Expansion

Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:53:23 +0000

Want to be the head of B arnesandnoble.com’s international business? Because they’re definitely hiring a whole team, and they’re starting at the top. Recruiting firm Russell Reynolds Associates is representing Barnes & Noble in a search for the “head of their ...

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