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E-Readers Make Great Gifts -- but Which One?
In these precious few holiday shopping days left, e-readers make for an easy gift for a wide range of family and friends. So, DailyFinance has assembled a guide to the major e-readers and what each one is best suited for as well as what issues you should consider before buying.
Amazon's Holiday Gift to E-Shoppers
While it probably should have done this long ago, Amazon will now let you send an e-book to anyone, Kindle owner or not. The online retail giant's move is aimed at undermining a similar one by rival Kobo -- and shows how hard it is to outmaneuver Amazon in the marketplace.
Borders Offers Discounts on e-Readers in Battle With Amazon, Barnes & Noble
Borders Group Inc. is offering discounts on electronic readers throught the rest of the month as the retailer battles Amazon.com Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. for share of the rapidly growing e-reader market in advance of the holiday season.
Digital Reading Finds a New Home at Walmart
Attention book lovers: The Nook and Kobo electronic readers are finally joining the iPad and Sony e-readers at Walmart. But with so many e-reading devices available or soon to be available at the world's largest retailer, could a price war break out just in time for the holiday season?
Amazon Doesn't Care About Wall Street's Concerns
Investors hammered Amazon over it's underwhelming second-quarter results. That's no biggie for the online retailer, though. When it comes to e-books, Amazon remains top dog, and it looks very likely to stay that way.
E-Reader Launch Slows Down an Otherwise Good Year for Indigo
Net income for Indigo, Canada's largest bookseller, rose 14% last year, but the picture would have been rosier but for that pesky fourth quarter earnings drop of 74%.
How to Navigate the Confusing E-Book Landscape
In an ideal world, you could buy a digital book and then read it on your Kindle, iPad, Nook, BlackBerry, laptop or any other gadget. In reality, it's an e-book jungle out there. Here's a map.
