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ebooks stories: 36 news summaries

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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

(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

In Tough Times, People Dust Off the Library Card

Even amid budget cuts, the institutions are expanding offerings

Feb 2, 09 11:29 AM CST
(Newser) - As the economy lightened wallets last year, people in search of jobs and entertainment turned to a long-lost concept called a library, reports the Washington Post, spiking DC-area circulation by 23% in the last half of 2008. And although budget cuts are hitting libraries hard, they're still finding ways to... More »

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Internet • podcast • book • digital media • community • ebooks • library

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

ANALYSIS

Recession Shreds Publishing Industry; Is Literature Next?

Until outfits learn to cope with digital challenges, it'll be a tough go for writers

Dec 23, 08 4:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The publishing industry has been battered in the past month, as large houses hemorrhage editors and consolidate divisions, leading some to wonder if literary publishing will ever be the same, Jason Boog writes on Salon. The list of ills is long: too-high advances paid to a dwindling number of sure... More »

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press • literature • book • corporate governance • ebooks • publishing industry • economic downturn

Bestselling Books Come
to the iPhone

App allows users to download titles like Twilight directly

Dec 22, 08 7:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Bestselling titles like Stephenie Meyer's Twilight and Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass can be downloaded directly to iPhones for the first time, Wired reports. ScrollMotion, a New York app developer, has struck a deal to download e-books from Houghton Mifflin, Simon & Schuster, and other major publishers. Other iPhone e-book... More »

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iPhone • ebooks

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

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

analysis

Kindle Is King of the Market —But It's a Small Market

Amazon's electronic reader is up against tough demographics

Aug 5, 08 9:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - After about 9 months on the market, how goes the Kindle? No official sales figures are out for Amazon's electronic reader, but Liz Gunnison of Portfolio tries to get a sense of things. If you were expecting it to ignite a revolution in reading, keep dreaming. Amazon has likely... More »

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

World's Oldest Bible Makes Web Debut Thursday

German university, British Library compile 390 pages of 4th-century parchment

Jul 21, 08 5:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The world's oldest nearly intact Bible—a fourth-century manuscript written in ancient Greek—will be published online later this week, Deutsche Welle reports. The Codex Sinaiticus, rediscovered in a Sinai Peninsula monastery in 1844, contains half the Jewish Old Testamant and most of the Christian New Testament. The University of... More »

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religion • Bible • book • British Library • University of Leipzig • New Testament • Codex Sinaiticus • Old Testament • ebooks

For Albom's Latest, You'll Need a Kindle

Tuesdays With Morrie author releases new text only as an e-book

Jul 18, 08 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mitch Albom's newest work is less than 4,000 words long and available for 99 cents—but only if you have a Kindle e-book reader to view it on. The exclusive deal for the text—a speech Albom delivered to his nephew's graduating class in May—could reveal some of... More »

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publishing • Kindle • Amazon.com • digital media • Mitch Albom • ebooks

Amazon Keeps Building
on Digital Transformation

Firm develops download stores for books, music and movies

Apr 7, 08 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of downloadable digital media continue to gain ground on conventional formats—last week, Apple’s iTunes passed Wal-Mart as top US music seller. Not to be outdone, Amazon.com is rapidly expanding its venues for digital Web delivery, the New York Times reports. This year, the company debuted a... More »

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digital downloads • digital music • digital video • Kindle • Amazon.com • Amazon • ebooks

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