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.
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.
With the stock plunging and a trial between key shareholder Ron Burkle and top company execs heading to court, signs point ever more clearly to the possibility that Barnes & Noble will go private. And that just might be the right move.
The battle of the e-readers between Amazon and B&N was already plenty heated, but now the competition takes an intriguing twist with a patent ruling that threatens the very existence of B&N's popular Nook.
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?
The world's largest online retailer makes its large e-reader easier to read -- with more contract and darker fonts -- and far less expensive. But will those changes give the Kindle DX enough of an edge over the Nook and the iPad?
With the e-reader price war heating up, the Kindle and the Nook can both now be had for under $200 and the prices could drop even more. What does this mean for the future of electronic books -- and the publishing industry?
Hours after Barnes & Noble said it plans to reduce the price of its Nook e-reader, Amazon responded in kind by reducing Kindle prices from $259 to $189. Both companies are looking to sell a low-priced alternative to Apple's popular iPad.
B&N is introducing a new WiFi-only version of its Nook e-reader, which will be available in B&N and Best Buy stores for $149. The company is also lowering the price of its original 3G Nook from $259 to $199.
Analysts and media companies are making bold predictions about how tablets will revolutionize the market. Yet, even as the iPad gets the spotlight, it seems like the projections may fall flat.
