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A bitter proxy fight climaxed at Tuesday's shareholder meeting. In the end, B&N Chairman Len Riggio's defeat of dissident shareholder Ron Burkle was more fait accompli than 11th-hour surprise. And it left lots of questions unanswered.

Sony unveiled a refreshed lineup of its e-book Readers on Wednesday that features a lighter and smaller model, and adds touchscreen displays to all three models. But while Sony's new designs take a page or two from the competition, its heftier price tags don't.

Two of the largest publishing houses have demonstrated again that when authors like Stephenie Meyer or Stieg Larsson become big phenomenons, big sales -- and big profits -- are the result.

Amazon dropped the price of its basic Kindle e-reader last month -- and sales quickly reached what CEO Jeff Bezos calls a "tipping point." But the lack of inventory could hurt as Amazon fights to build market share.

Random House is throwing down the gauntlet with an announcement that it will stop doing English-language business with a top literary agency, Wylie Agency, because the agency signed an exclusive deal to sell e-books to Amazon.

Sharp is stepping into the e-book market, gearing up to offer e-reader devices and enhancing its XMDF technology platform to allow audio and video to also be seen on the devices, the electronics giant announced Tuesday.

Get a free Starbucks coffee at Barnes & Noble when you show the cafe server you are reading an e-book using the book chain's iPhone app. First, download the app here. Then download an e-book using the app (there are some for free). Lastly, get your butt into a Barnes & Noble that has a cafe...

Borders launched an electronic bookstore Wednesday, entering a market dominated by Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble. Despite the heavy competition, the company is optimistic.

Sony has slashed the price of its Daily Edition e-reader to $299.99 from $349.99, following similar price cuts to Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook. Can any of these companies really make money at the reduced price levels?

For years, Amazon's Kindle best-seller list has been dominated by e-books priced at $0, but soon, there will be two lists: one for books with a price tag, and one for those without one.