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Amazon Releases Its First Kindle Ad On TV, Makes You Want To Go Out And Buy One
blog.ziggytek.com - 11/2/2009
Amazon Releases Its First Kindle Ad On TV, Makes You Want To Go Out And Buy One
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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 ...
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]
gigaom.com - 11/2/2009
The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]
— gigaom.com — Yesterday at the urging of a friend, I ordered “Your Brain at Work” by David Rock on... my iPod touch via the Amazon Kindle app . In doing so, I became one of many people who are helping the iPhone become more than just a phone. It’s ... (more) The Next Hot e-Reader: The iPhone [GigaOM]

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Fansite for Creative Products: Comments
epizenter.net - 11/1/2009
Fansite for Creative Products: Comments
— epizenter.net — In what was thought to be just another Annual General Meeting, Creative surprised many by announcing its... plan of entering the e-book market. Displaying a working model of its first e-book reader - tentatively named the MediaBook (no, not the one ... (more) Fansite for Creative Products: Comments

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paidcontent.org - 10/27/2009
Barnes & Noble Won't Sell Nook To Go In All Stores
— paidcontent.org — Its 700-plus U.S. stores should give Barnes & Noble an edge in the contest for e-reader dollars... but many won’t be selling the actual Nook on site. Instead, I was told as a customer, the booksellers will order a device for in-store customers ... (more) Barnes & Noble Won't Sell Nook To Go In All Stores

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