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Amazon.com’s exclusive e-book deal with literary agent riles publishers
Written on 23 Jul, 2010 at 9:42 in VentureBeat | viewed times | 0 Comments
As e-books upset the publishing industry’s applecart, an announcement by the Wylie Agency Thursday that it would bypass publishers and sell e-books exclusively to Amazon.com for two years is sure to make people talk. For Amazon, the deal helps ensure... (Continue reading)
iHome’s misleading yet useful charging system
Written on 17 Jul, 2010 at 1:00 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
So you look at whatever this abortion is an say to yourself “Wow! They connected an iPad to a Kindle or whatever and some kind of phone! These guys are geniuses!” Then you realize it’s just a charger and... (Continue reading)
Kindle for iPad Hits the App Store
Written on 2 Apr, 2010 at 20:12 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Amazon’s Kindle app for iPad has found its way into the App Store just in time for tomorrow morning’s device launch. Like Kindle apps for other platforms, the iPad app [ iTunes link ] includes Amazon’s Whispersync technology ,... (Continue reading)
iPad roundup: iDisplay extended desktop, plus Kindle and Time reader apps
Written on 2 Apr, 2010 at 20:12 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Say what you will, the past couple of days have been littered with signs of a rapidly expanding set of functions that the iPad can perform. Latest on the block is the iDisplay desktop extender, which will turn any... (Continue reading)
The iPad Poses a Threat to Kindle’s Market Share [STATS]
Written on 6 Mar, 2010 at 20:05 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Independent research boutique ChangeWave surveyed 3,171 consumers and found that consumer pre-launch interest in the iPad is high. Data demonstrates that consumers are more interested in purchasing an iPad than they were the iPhone prior to launch. Also, 27%... (Continue reading)
Switched On: I, hotspot
Written on 11 Feb, 2010 at 18:06 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On , a column about consumer technology. One of the conundrums facing device makers today is how to add wireless connectivity to their products. E-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes &... (Continue reading)
Kindle App for iPhone goes international, starts to get a little annoying at parties
Written on 14 Dec, 2009 at 22:23 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
We get it, Amazon Kindle App : you've just become available in over 60 countries, you're something of a jet setter now. But you don't have to go around and rub it in our faces. So what if we've... (Continue reading)
Amazon Kindle breaks all time sales record in the month of November
Written on 30 Nov, 2009 at 10:35 in BoyGenius | viewed times | 0 Comments
The month of November was a sweet one for the Amazon Kindle as the e-book reader posted its best sales month ever. The Kindle is the best selling electronics product on Amazon right now and hits the top spot... (Continue reading)
Kindle for PC Now Available for Free
Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 20:34 in Mashable | viewed times | 0 Comments
Late last month Amazon announced they’d be making a version of the Kindle software for the PC as well as the Mac. The Mac version has yet to ship, but the PC version is now available as a free... (Continue reading)
International Kindle ships October 19 to over 100 countries for $279, ‘US’ edition falls to $259
Written on 7 Oct, 2009 at 0:48 in CrunchGear | viewed times | 0 Comments
We can't say that we never saw this day coming , but we definitely didn't it see it coming today. After months of forcing us to twiddle our thumbs (and a good bit of pressure from other e-reader players... (Continue reading)