Barnes and Noble ended weeks of speculation by announcing The Nook, its new ereader that should not only throw a scare into Amazon but also put somewhat of a damper on the ereading capabilities of planned tablets/devices from Apple and Microsoft. Barnes and Noble has addressed many shortcomings of existing devices [...]
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Barnes & Noble Introduces The Nook, A Game-Changing Ereader
October 20th, 2009 · 16 Comments
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Amazon Launches Preemptive Global Strike with Kindle
October 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments
Amazon as taken two steps to ensure it has some breathing room between itself and the burgeoning list of competitors in the eBook-ereader marketplace. The company has announced that it is lowering the price of the bestseller Kindle to $259, down from $299 as well launching the Kindle with U.S. & [...]
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Time, Inc., To Spearhead A New Digital Distribution Scheme for Magazines
October 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment
According to a story in the Wall Street Journal (among other places), in 2010, Time, Inc., hopes to create an independent electronic aggregation home for magazines that would follow the basic principles of Hulu. As such, a new joint venture would be formed and operated independently of its members who would [...]
Tags: Amazon · Newspapers · Publishing · magazines