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News about e-readers
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iPad share of tablet market jumps as Kindle Fire slumps
Apple's iPad reclaimed a larger share of the global tablet market last month, in part because of a more-serious-than-expected slump in sales of the hot Kindle Fire in the first quarter, IDC analysts said today.
By Gregg Keizer | 04 May, 2012 06:48
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Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation
Microsoft will invest US$300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will include the digital Nook and College businesses of Barnes & Noble, the companies said in joint statement on Monday.
By Mikael Ricknäs | 30 April, 2012 22:39
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Barnes & Noble releases glow-in-the-dark Nook e-reader
Barnes & Noble on Thursday released a new Nook Simple Touch e-reader with a screen that lights up so that books can be read in the dark.
By Agam Shah | 13 April, 2012 08:58
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Kindle Touch gets new software ahead of global launch
Amazon has issued a software upgrade for the Kindle Touch, which adds more languages and usability improvements, the company said on Wednesday.
By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 April, 2012 21:01
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Apple, major publishers sued over e-book pricing
The United States Department of Justice has sued Apple and five major book publishers, accusing them of colluding to raise e-book prices.
By Jared Newman | 12 April, 2012 02:00
Tutorials about e-readers
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Copy Kindle notes and bookmarks to your PC
If you're a Kindle owner, you've probably discovered the device's enviable ability to bookmark pages, highlight passages, and add notes (a.k.a. annotations).
By Rick Broida | 17 August, 2010 06:12
Features about e-readers
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Five reasons Amazon e-books are outselling hardcovers
Are you still holding out to see what happens with this whole ebooks "fad" before deciding whether to embrace it for your business? Well, the times they are a changin' and there are a variety of reasons that ebooks are outpacing printed books.
By Tony Bradley | 21 July, 2010 02:59
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Why e-Readers Are a Worthy Business Investment
A Silicon Valley product development consulting firm called the Nielsen Norman Group (not to be confused with the Nielsen ratings company) published a study last week comparing reading performance with a book to reading with an e-reader. The results--which are suspect because there were only 24 people in the test group--find that users of the Kindle 2 and iPad read 10.7 percent and 6.2 percent slower, respectively, than on paper or with books.
By PC World Staff | 08 July, 2010 07:23
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Color E-readers a hit at book fair, to be sold like handsets
Taiwanese e-reader makers jockeyed to show off new technologies at the Taipei International Book Exhibition over the weekend and said the emerging model for the devices is to sell them as part of a content bundle.
By Dan Nystedt | 01 February, 2010 21:33
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Asus 'Eee Reader' to join e-reader fray, says report
Computer maker Asus may be getting ready to launch an e-reader that would mimic the traditional book, be in full color and come loaded with a variety of innovative features.
By Ian Paul | 08 September, 2009 05:21
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