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KindleBarnes & Noble Unveils $259 Nook E-book ReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 20, 2009 - 9:59am.
 New York
- Bookseller Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) on Tuesday introduced its own e-book reader
device, the $259 Nook, which features both a six-inch reading display and a
color touch-screen display with virtual keyboard, The New York Times reported.
The Nook sports both Wi-Fi connectivity, and a link to AT&T's 3G wireless
network for browsing and purchasing e-book titles.
Amazon Dumps Overseas Web Access on International KindleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 13, 2009 - 11:05am.
San Francisco
- Amazon.com's (NASD: AMZN) new international version of its Kindle e-book reader will not
feature wireless Internet connectivity, at least at launch, Wired.com reports.
Amazon Debuts International Kindle; Cuts U.S Price to $259Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 7, 2009 - 9:44am.
 Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) on Wednesday introduced an
international version of its Kindle e-book reader device, the which will come
bundled with AT&T 3G network coverage available in 100 countries, and
retail for $279 when its ships on Oct. 19. Over 85 U.S. and international
newspapers will be available in the Kindle Store, including La Stampa (Italy);
El País (Spain); El Universal (Mexico); O Globo (Brazil); The Daily Telegraph
(UK); Le Monde (France); and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (Germany).
Amazon Pays $150K to Settle Suit Over Kindle E-book DeletionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 5, 2009 - 9:56am.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has paid $150,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by two Kindle e-book
reader device owners over the company's remote deletion of their copies of
George Orwell's "1984."
Amazon to Replace Deleted "1984" E-books; $30 Credit OfferedAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 4, 2009 - 7:14am.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) will replace the e-book copies of George Orwell's "1984"
it remotely deleted from its customers' Kindle e-book reader devices, or else
provide a $30 Amazon credit, or cash, TechCrunch reported.
Sony Debuts $399 'Daily' Touch-Screen E-book ReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 25, 2009 - 10:46am.
 New York
- Sony (NYSE: SNE) on Tuesday introduced a new e-book reader device, the Reader Daily
Edition, which will sport a touch-screen display and 3G wireless Internet
access through AT&T when it goes on sale in December for $399. That price
point will make the Daily $100 more expensive than rival Amazon's new Kindle 2
e-book reader.
tags: Sony | AT&T | Retail | E-Books | Publishing | Books | OverDrive | Amazon.com | Kindle | Reader Daily Edition |
News Corp. Results Dinged by MySpace; Plans Pay News SitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 6, 2009 - 7:24am.
 New York
- Media conglomerate News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) reported a 10.7% decline in quarterly revenue,
to $7.67 billion, and a net loss of $203 million, largely due to an operating
loss of $136 million at social network MySpace. The loss at MySpace was
attributed to the declining ad market, and competition from rival Facebook.
tags: Advertising | Social Networking | MySpace | Newspapers | News Corp. | Publishing | Amazon.com | Wall Street Journal | Rupert Murdoch | Financials | Kindle |
Amazon Sued Over Remote Kindle E-book DeletionsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 10:41am.
Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has been sued by a high school student
whose e-book copy of George Orwell's "1984" -- along with all of his
digital annotations -- were remotely deleted from his Kindle by Amazon after
the company realized the e-book had been sold without proper permissions.
Amazon CEO Bezos Apologizes Over Deleted Kindle E-booksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 24, 2009 - 4:52am.
 Seattle
- After a snafu prompted Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) last week to remotely delete a number of improperly
licensed e-books from customers' Kindle e-book reader devices, CEO Jeff Bezos
issued an apology for the controversy. "Our 'solution' to the problem was
stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles," Bezos
wrote on the Amazon Kindle Community forum.
USA Today Adds Kindle Sales to Best-Selling Books ListAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 23, 2009 - 11:41am.
McLean, Va. - USA Today, the national newspaper
published by Gannett (NYSE: GCI), said that it has begun including sales of e-books
purchased for the Amazon (NASD: AMZN) Kindle device in its weekly Best-Selling Books List. Susan
Weiss, the managing editor of USA Today's Life section, said that the decision
to expand the 15-year-old rankings "reflects the new platforms consumers
and readers are using to purchase books." Rankings are based on retail
sales data collected each week from about 7,000 physical retail outlets in
addition to books sold online. The list ranks titles regardless of genre or
format.
Amazon.com Remotely Deletes Unauthorized Kindle E-booksAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 20, 2009 - 10:09am.
 Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has remotely deleted several e-books off of its customers' Kindle
e-book reader devices, after determining that the appropriate rights had never
been secured to distribute the titles, including George Orwell's
"1984" and "Animal Farm," The New York Times reported.
Amazon told The Times that the books were added to the Kindle store by a
company that was not authorized to distribute them.
Amazon to Replace Kindles Damaged by Screen CoverAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 17, 2009 - 8:20am.
Seattle - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has changed its policy, and will now offer free
replacement Kindle e-book reader devices to owners whose screens were cracked
due to a possibly defective cover for the device sold by Amazon, CNET News.com
reported.
Amazon Sued Over Kindle Cover Said to Crack ScreensAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 15, 2009 - 11:19am.
San Francisco
- A class action lawsuit has been filed against Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) by the owner of a
Kindle e-book reader, who says a cover for the device sold by Amazon can actually
break the Kindle's screen, Reuters reported.
Google to Begin Selling E-Books; Will Let Publishers Set PriceAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2009 - 10:43am.
 New York - Google (NASD: GOOG) plans to begin selling e-books through its
search engine, The New York Times reported on Sunday, in a move that will give
current e-book giant Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) competition in the nascent industry. The company
has been in discussions with publishers on the plan, and is said to be open to
allowing publishers to set their own prices; at Amazon.com's e-book store, all
titles sell for $9.99, and Amazon takes 70% of profits.
tags: Google | Retail | E-Books | Forrester Research | Publishing | Amazon.com | Google Book Search | Kindle |
"Electronic Ink" Display Firm E Ink Acquired for $215 MillionAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2009 - 8:12am.
Cambridge,
Mass. - Prime View, a
Taiwan-based provider of electronic displays and supplier of ePaper display
modules, announced on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire E Ink, a maker of electronic paper display materials, for approximately
$215 million.
Amazon Debuts Kindle Publishing for BlogsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 14, 2009 - 12:59pm.
Seattle
- Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) has launched the beta test for a new service that allows bloggers
to sell subscriptions to their content for the Amazon Kindle e-book reader,
PaidContent reports. Publishers can charge up to $1.99 per month for the
service, with Amazon taking a 70% cut of that fee.
Report: Amazon to Debut Larger Kindle E-book ReaderAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 4, 2009 - 8:12am.
New York - Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) is expected to introduce a larger version
of its Kindle e-book reader device this week, which will be "tailored for
displaying newspapers, magazines and perhaps textbooks," The New York
Times reported, citing people briefed on the plans. Since that article was published, Amazon has announced it will host a press conference in New York on Wednesday.
Kindle Users Boycott E-books Costing Over $10Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 7, 2009 - 12:57pm.
San Francisco
- A group of some 250 owners of Amazon.com's (NASD: AMZN) Kindle e-book reader are using the
device's book-tagging system to protest any e-books priced above $10, Wired.com
reported. The group, which has tagged over 7,200 titles thus far, argues that,
unlike physical books, e-books cannot be easily traded, re-sold or donated, and
therefore should not cost as much.
Discovery Files Patent Suit Against Amazon Over KindleAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 17, 2009 - 12:26pm.
Silver Spring,
Md. - Discovery Communications (NASD: DISCA),
the owner of cable TV networks including Discovery Channel and Animal Planet,
announced on Tuesday that it has filed a patent infringement suit against
Amazon.com (NASD: AMZN) over its Kindle e-book reader device.
tags: Law | Lawsuits | Discovery Communications | Patents | E-Books | Publishing | Books | Amazon.com | Kindle |
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