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Amazon.com may be gearing up to start charging for the unlimited video streaming service it now includes free with Amazon Prime. Sound familiar? Of course it does -- just rewind a few months to a summer that Netflix would certainly prefer to forget.

Tablets and e-readers were a popular gift over the holidays, so much so that the number of people who own them nearly doubled between mid-December and January, a new study finds. A report from the Pew Internet and American Life Project set to be released Monday found that 29 percent of Americans owned at least one tablet or e-reader as of the beginning of this month. That's up from 18 percent who said the same in December.

Not since The Ten Commandments have tablets been in such demand. While the iPad launched the market, it's not the only option out there. Read on to find out what your options are when tablet-shopping, and how best to compare the various models.

The death of bookstore chain Borders begs the question: Is there still a place in the Internet-dominated market for brick-and-mortar booksellers and the value they add? Independent bookstores thinks so, and the numbers in the American Booksellers Association, believe it or not, are growing.

Liberty Media, the conglomerate controlled by John Malone, made a $1 billion bid Thursday to buy Barnes & Noble. The bricks-and-mortar bookstore business is declining everywhere, so for Malone's gamble is to pay off, the Nook will have to gain some ground against Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle.

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?

This week's Friday Freebies is marked by two truly amazing offers -- free prescription glasses and a Chipotle burrito -- that require spending a small amount of money. Because they are so much more valuable than many totally free offers, I decided to include them. For freebie purists, watch out for...

AT&T says its retail stores will start selling Amazon.com's Kindle electronic book readers Sunday. The e-readers will cost $189, the same price as they currently sell for on Amazon.com, and buyers won't have to sign up for AT&T data plans to get the popular gadget.

Download these six free games for Kindle through Amazon without paying a penny. It's unclear how long these free Kindle games will be around. I'm guessing awhile, but you never know. The freebies include: Mine Sweeper Blackjack Every Word Shuffled Row Word...

Download this free Kindle Book Life From Scratch, by Melissa Ford. The book is ranked No. 1 in the free and paid Kindle bookstore. The Kindle edition of Life From Scratch usually sells for $15; paperback copies go for $11.60. The 208-page novel is about a woman who turns to cooking and blogging...