ElectronicBooks

Amazon has just released a new Kindle that starts at $139, which is $10 less than the competing Barnes and Noble Nook. The new Amazon Kindle comes in two models; the Kindle WiFi for $139 and the Kindle 3G for $189. Both models are available to pre-order and will be released on August 27th just in...

After testing sales of Amazon's Kindle e-reader in 100 Florida Target stores earlier this year, Target began selling them on June 6 in all of its 1,740 stores throughout the U.S. And now, in yet another bold move, they've cut the price on the device by $60. Target has been selling Kindles for the...

Macmillan, one of the largest textbook publishers in the world, is introducing a new software for instructors that will allow them to change the online versions of textbooks that their students use. According to the New York Times, with DynamicBooks, "Professors will be able to reorganize or...

For those of you who are thinking of writing electronic books, Amazon.com may have made it a little sweeter for you. Starting June 30, small publishers and individual writers may find that publishing directly with Amazon could mean royalties up to 70% of list price for books $2.99 to $9.99. The...

Following up my earlier story about loading fiction onto your smart phone, you should be aware of the wonderful Gutenberg Project. This not-for-profit initiative has compiled electronic versions of over 20,000 books, including virtually any classic you can imagine, and offers them free of charge...