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Has Amazon Kicked Off Another E-Reader Price War With Ad-Supported Kindle?
3:40PM 4/12/2011
Company News, Technology, Media, Sony, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Books, Market News
The tech giant kicked off an e-reader price war last summer and another may be in store. Why? The company announced Monday that it would cut its price on a new Kindle that will display ads. Will competitors follow its lead?
Push Pop Press: Apple Alums Launch Digital Book Maker
11:45AM 2/02/2011
Expect lots of hand gestures, pinching, and other actions now familiar to users of Apple's iOS devices when Push Pop Press -- founded by former Apple designer Mike Matas -- launches its new digital book company.
Borrow Kindle Books for Free With New Lending Club
4:30PM 1/18/2011
If you own a Kindle and are looking to gain some literary karma and free books, the Kindle Lending Club is the place to start.
The new site, which launched in public beta on Friday, allows a Kindle e-book to be loaned once for up to two weeks -- a service that Amazon.com just started offering in...
How One Writer Is Riding the E-Book Revolution
9:01AM 1/08/2011
Technology, People, Media, Amazon.com, Careers, Barnes & Noble
A novelist realizes that a book she wrote 20 years ago -- now out of print -- can be revived today as an e-book. Here's the story of how she took that old print volume and turned it into an e-book, complete with new title, new cover -- and new royalties!
As Borders Moves to the Brink, Barnes & Noble Has a Happy Holiday
11:00AM 1/06/2011
Company News, Technology, Earnings, Media, Retail, Barnes & Noble, Books
Barnes & Noble had its best holiday season in over a decade with store sales up 9.7% over last year, and online sales soaring a whopping 67%.
Borders: Getting Closer to the Bookseller's Final Chapter
4:00PM 1/02/2011
The country's second-largest book retailer had been counting on a Christmas miracle to rescue it from deep financial doldrums. But the holiday season played Scrooge instead. Now, confronting a liquidity shortfall, a bankruptcy seems more likely than ever.
How E-Books Are Changing the Economics of Writing
2:00PM 12/25/2010
As electronic media accounts for a larger and larger portion of the book business, consumers are benefiting from lower prices for books, and manufacturers are enjoying massive sales. But how is the e-book revolution affecting authors? It's opening new opportunities -- but no guarantees.
The Bleeding Continues: Another Quarter of Dismal Earnings for Borders
10:00PM 12/09/2010
Technology, Earnings, Media, Credit, Retail, Barnes & Noble, Books
The country's second-largest bookstore widened its third-quarter loss to nearly double that of a year ago. Even worse, the estimated value of its inventory has declined, making it harder for Borders to borrow money. Will the company find a way to transform itself?
E-Book Fight: Google Opens Internet Book Store, Challenging Amazon
12:45AM 12/07/2010
Google opened its long-anticipated Internet book store Monday, putting itself in direct competition with Amazon.com. Buyers can read its 3 million e-Books on any Web device or reader -- except on Amazon's Kindle.
Today Google launched Google Books, an e-book store designed to compete with similar stores from Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Google Books will be readable on many devices, such as Android phones and tablets, the iPhone, iPad and Ipod Touch as well as online and on many e-readers like the Nook or...
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