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NEWS ABOUT: electronic books

electronic books stories: 10 news summaries

Barnes & Noble Unveils 'Nook' E-Reader

Unlike Kindle, users can loan books to others for 2 weeks

Oct 20, 09 6:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barnes & Noble unveiled its new e-reader today: the Nook. Like the Kindle, it's a wireless device that allows for instant downloads of purchases. Some details, via CNET, the Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, and PC World.
  • It costs $259, same as the Kindle, and will be
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electronic books • Kindle • Barnes & Noble • e-readers • women's issues • Nook

 Amazon Cuts Kindle Price, 
 Offers Worldwide Wireless 

E-reader now just $259, but cheaper Sony device is making inroads

Oct 7, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon slashed the price of its Kindle e-reader by $40 today and introduced a new edition of the device that will enable wireless downloads in 100 countries. The move brings the price of a Kindle to $259, which is still $60 more expensive than Sony's competitor. Amazon will also finally... More »

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Sony • electronic books • Kindle • Amazon • e-readers • Sony Reader

opinion

 Why the Kindle Stinks 


Jul 31, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nicholson Baker wanted to like the Kindle, honest. But when he unwrapped it and began to see what all the fuss was about, he "tussled with a sense of anti-climax," the prolific author writes in the New Yorker. Things never improved. He slams the e-reader for having a... More »

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Apple • iPod Touch • book • electronic books • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks • iPods • e-readers • Kindle DX • Nicholson Baker

Sony Reader Gets 500K
Free Books From Google

Device's library now bigger than Kindle's

Mar 19, 09 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is making half a million books available for free on the Sony Reader, propelling it past Amazon’s Kindle as the e-book device with the most tomes, at 600,000, the AP reports. The availability of the public-domain books, all published before 1923, marks the first time Google has... More »

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Google • book • electronic books • Kindle • e-readers • Sony Reader

PRODUCT REVIEW

iPhone E-Books Can't Match Kindle's Catalog

Convenient apps have attractive interface, features: Mossberg

Jan 15, 09 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - E-book applications for the iPhone are a source of competition for dedicated reading gizmos like Amazon’s Kindle. After testing two popular e-book apps, Walt Mossberg finds that both have attractive features, but currently can’t match the 200,000-strong catalog of digital books—especially new bestsellers—available for the... More »

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iPhone • Walt Mossberg • electronic books • Kindle • iPhone applications • Amazon • ebooks • Shortcovers • Indigo Books & Music • Scrollmotion • Iceberg

 Oprah Flips for 
 Amazon's 
 Kindle 

Reading gadget is 'life changing,' TV host declares

Oct 24, 08 5:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is taking her book-promotion prowess to the tech world: The multimedia mogul declared the Amazon Kindle device her “new favorite gadget” on today’s show, calling it “life changing.” That should give the year-old electronic reader a boost, reports Forbes, but the Kindle may... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • electronic books • Kindle • gadget • Amazon

Publisher Will Post Free
Books Online

HarperCollins execs want readers to browse before they buy

Feb 11, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - In a counterintuitive move, HarperCollins will attempt to sell more books by giving books away. Starting today, a handful of complete books will be available free on the publisher's website. The company compares the new policy to allowing prospective readers to flip through as they might in a store. “... More »

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Internet • HarperCollins • book • electronic books • Paulo Coehlo

OPINION

Book Lovers Make Plea for Better Reviews

New Republic calls shrinking coverage
a risk to society

Dec 9, 07 4:51 AM CST
(Newser) - The book may be in decline in our fast-changing world, one complete with electronic readers and shrinking attention spans, but the editors at New Republic will have none of it. They reject the notion that books must conform to the digital age and take newspapers to task for the decline... More »

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Internet • literature • book reviews • electronic books • Amazon.com

Amazon's E-Reader
Sells Out Within Hours

Kindle gets mixed reviews, but it's gone in a flash

Nov 22, 07 12:34 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s pre-Thanksgiving launch of the Kindle, an electronic book reader, sold out in just five and a half hours, reports Engadget. The $399 device is able to download books directly from Amazon’s wireless network, which piggybacks on Sprint’s, bypassing Wi-Fi hotspots and making it independent of computers.... More »

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electronic books • digital reader • Kindle • Amazon.com

Amazon Tries Something Novel With E-book Reader

But similar devices haven't captured the public's imagination

Nov 15, 07 9:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Online retail giant Amazon.com will unveil its highly anticipated electronic-book reader on Monday in New York,  an industry source tells CNET. In the works for more than a year, the Kindle is equipped with a Wi-Fi connection that taps into an Amazon e-book store, which users can access... More »

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digital downloads • WiFi • Jeff Bezos • consumer electronics • electronic books • Kindle • Amazon.com

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