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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Kindle

Kindle stories: 47 news summaries

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OPINION

 Why E-Books Are 
 as Big as Gutenberg 


Apr 20, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - The e-book revolution won’t “be a simple matter of trading ink for pixels,” writes futurist Steven Johnson in the Wall Street Journal. Books have become “the dark matter of the information universe,” walled off from our new hyperlinked, Google-indexed frame of reference, but that’... More »

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digital reader • Kindle • ebooks

 Kindle Devotees Rip 
 Rising E-Book Prices 

Digital books should cost $10 or less, they say

Apr 7, 09 6:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - A small but vocal group of Kindle owners has banded together to protest upward-creeping e-book prices, Wired reports. Around 250 disgruntled Kindle devotees have tagged more than 7,200 titles on Amazon priced higher than $10—the most they argue an e-book should cost. "On material items, prices can... More »

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protests • consumer prices • boycott • Kindle • Amazon.com • e-readers

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

Discovery Sues Kindle, Claims Patent Infringement

Firm alleges it owns e-book reader's encryption technology

Mar 17, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kindle is catching more legal flak. Discovery Communications—best known for the similarly named cable channel—says Amazon infringed on its patent for electronic book technology, Reuters reports. It's seeking unspecified damages. The Kindle also has taken heat from publishers because of its text-to-speech technology, which could cut into sales... More »

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Kindle • patent • patent infringment • Amazon

iPhones Turn Into Kindles, With Free App

Amazon hopes to corner iPhone's
eBook market

Mar 4, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s widely praised digital book reader is getting a second home on the iPhone, reports the Washington Post. Amazon is launching a free Kindle app today that has most of the Kindle functions. Though it won't have the Kindle’s ink-and-paper-like screen, the iPhone version will allow users to... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Kindle • iPhone applications • Amazon.com • ebooks

(Newser) - Amazon has bowed to pressure from the Authors Guild and will allow authors and publishers to disable the controversial text-to-speech feature on its Kindle e-reader, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authors contend that the function essentially turns the e-book into an audio book, a contract violation. “They created... More »

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Kindle • copyright infringement • audio books • Amazon.com • ebooks • Authors Guild • e-readers

Hearst to Roll Out E-Reader for Newspapers, Magazines

Publishing giant aims to save periodicals with new device

Feb 27, 09 6:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Hearst Corporation aims to do for periodicals what the Kindle's doing for books with a new electronic reader, CNN reports. The company—which publishes an array of magazines and newspapers, including Cosmopolitan, Esquire and the San Francisco Chronicle—hopes the device will help cushion revenues in light of sinking ad... More »

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newspaper • magazine • publishing • consumer electronics • Kindle • magazine publishing • Hearst • e-readers

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Kindle 2 Worth It 
 for 'Serious Book Readers' 


Feb 26, 09 2:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Amazon’s new Kindle e-reader offers vast improvement over the previous model, writes Walter Mossberg in the Wall Street Journal, and “is finally a pleasure to use.” Faster page-flipping, sleeker design, tons more memory, and a digital audio feature are just some of the advances. But hardware is... More »

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Walt Mossberg • battery • data storage • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks • e-readers • improvement • digital content

Grisham Shelves His Opposition
to E-Books 

Author nears deal to offer 22 bestsellers for Kindle, other readers

Feb 11, 09 7:41 AM CST
(Newser) - One of publishing's last major holdouts has decided it's time to kill his opposition to e-books, reports the Wall Street Journal. John Grisham is close to finalizing a deal that would make all of his 22 bestsellers—including new legal thriller The Associate—available for Amazon's Kindle reader and all... More »

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publishing • author • book • Kindle • John Grisham • Random House • ebooks

PRODUCT REVIEW

 Kindle 2 Is a Whole New Book 


Feb 9, 09 4:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The Kindle 2 e-reader unveiled by Amazon today is great if you love computers, Tom Leonard writes in the Telegraph. "Wafer-thin," it's more "fragile bird" than book and boasts a tiny keyboard perfect for the i-Pod/Blackberry crowd. But the clear, no-glare screen and grayscale display... More »

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consumer electronics • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks • e-readers • electronic ink

UPDATED

Stephen King
to Pen Kindle Exclusive

Novel announced along with new version of e-reader today

Feb 9, 09 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon.com may have written a new storyline into the publishing world: Along with today's announcement of a slimmer, faster (but still $359) Kindle reader, the online giant revealed that it has signed horror writer Stephen King to a deal for an exclusive e-book, reports the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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Stephen King • novel • book • Kindle • Amazon • book deal • e-readers

(Newser) - Amazon is widely rumored to be releasing a new version of its Kindle e-reader next week, and the e-book industry appears to be growing, Fortune reports. Sony is pushing its own device, Google has opened up access to millions of books online and for download to mobile devices like the... More »

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technology • iPhone • Google Book Search • Kindle • Amazon.com • mobile devices • ebooks • e-readers • Sony Reader

(Newser) - Tech bloggers reading their tea leaves say e-book fans can expect the new version of the Kindle on Feb. 9. Though maker Amazon has made no announcement, the company has scheduled a major press conference that day with chief Jeff Bezos. And, notes Brad Stone of the New York Times,... More »

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reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • tech industry • Amazon.com

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

 Burn Your Kindle, 
 Readers Need iPhone 

Consumers jilt e-book readers, download titles to smartphones

Dec 31, 08 8:36 AM CST
(Newser) - They’ve only been around for a few years, but digital book readers may already be going the way of the Walkman. In increasing numbers, tech savvy bookworms are downloading their favorite titles onto smartphones like the iPhone for a fraction of the cost, BusinessWeek reports. For travelers, “bringing... More »

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iPhone • Apple • Sony • Kindle • iPhone applications • Amazon • ebooks • publishing industry

Sold-Out Kindles Still Available—for a Price

Amazon loses out as savvy buyers trade e-book for big returns

Dec 20, 08 2:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Amazon.com has run out of Kindle e-book readers, sending their prices soaring on the second-hand market and on sites like eBay, reports Bloomberg. Ever since an Oprah endorsement in October cleaned out the online retailer’s stock, those with Kindles in hand have sought to secure a return on... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • Christmas • holiday shopping • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks • second-hand • used electronics • bidding war

No More
Kindles for
Christmas

Amazon's ebook
reader sells out again, thanks to Oprah

Dec 4, 08 6:21 PM CST
(Newser) - Thanks no doubt to an endorsement from Oprah—who described Amazon.com’s Kindle as her “new favorite gadget”—the ebook reader is once again out of stock for the holidays, the Wall Street Journal reports. In fact, the $359 device won't be available again until February at... More »

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Oprah Winfrey • consumer electronics • Kindle • Amazon.com • ebooks

 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

PRODUCT REVIEW

 New Reader May Top Kindle 

Plastic Logic's version is lighter, thinner, wider

Sep 8, 08 7:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Move over, Kindle. A new e-book reader made by German/British firm Plastic Logic is on its way, and seems to fix many of the Amazon reader’s apparent flaws, Wired reports. PL’s as-yet-unnamed reader is 8.5 inches by 11 inches, but less than 3/10 of an inch thick... More »

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technology • literature • book • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

ANALYSIS

 Re-Kindling May Not Be Enough

Version 2.0 is coming, but a megahit may still elude Amazon

Aug 26, 08 9:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Amazon plans to launch the next generation of its Kindle e-book player in the coming months, but an iPod-sized hit may still be out of the company's grasp, Peter Burrows writes in BusinessWeek. Much-needed improvements are on the way, but the real future for Kindle could be in using its... More »

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technology • reading • Jeff Bezos • Kindle • Amazon • ebooks

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