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Barnes & Noble may face Kindle-type dilemma
News When the bookseller releases its e-reader devices next year, it may not be able to avoid having to remotely delete e-books, as Amazon did last month.
Tags: Copyright, Digital media, E-book Reader, Safe Harbor, Wireless, Singapore, Jeff Bezos, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle
10 reasons businesses should buy e-readers
Insight commentary E-readers could be about to open a new chapter in enterprise efficiency, says TechRepublic's Jack Wallen.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Storage, Employee, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., computer monitor, E-book, printer, ease of use
Big software plans for Amazon's Kindle?
News Amazon.com's buying and hiring signal that many more Kindle apps may be on the way and software to put Amazon books on other mobile devices.
Tags: Business applications, Development/design, Applications and tools, Business Strategies & Functions, Mobile, Smart Phone, E-book Reader, E-book, Amazon.com Inc., online retail company
Study paints Kindle e-reader a dark shade of green
News Are electronic readers better for the environment? An analysis by the Cleantech Group finds, when used to replace paper, Amazon's Kindle is less polluting over its lifetime.
Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis
Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook
News A Cupertino, Calif.-based start-up claims the bookseller misappropriated its trade secrets in its design of a similar e-reader.
Tags: Copyright, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-reader, Nook, Alex, California, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Cupertino, marketing
Asus Eee-reader to open like a book
News More details are surfacing about Asus' upcoming Eee-reader expected out by year-end. Most notable are the cheap price and hinged spine.
Tags: Handhelds, Sony Reader, Tablet, Webcam, ASUS, Laptop Computer, Amazon Kindle, microphone, Handhelds
Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
News Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a "media-rich experience".
Tags: Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Peripherals, Zen, e-reader, Creative, Amazon.com Inc., Bridgestone Corp., E-book Reader, Video
Amazon CEO apologizes for Kindle book deletions
News CEO Jeff Bezos has issued an apology last week, after Amazon deletes certain books from users' e-book readers.
Tags: Consumer Technology, Digital media, E-book, Sales, Jeff Bezos, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., CEO, founder, ZDNet
Internet Archive's BookServer could 'dominate' Amazon
News A new initiative from the nonprofit Internet Archive aims to make all books, commercial or public domain, available for digital distribution. If it works, Amazon could be in serious trouble.
Tags: Handhelds, Publisher, Google Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., search engine, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., BookServer, public domain, Amazon Kindle
Finally, Barnes & Noble returns to e-books
News After watching Amazon completely remake the digital-book sector with its Kindle e-reader, Barnes & Noble is trying to get back into the game.
Tags: Digital media, RIM BlackBerry, E-book, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPhone
BI comes to Kindle--will companies care?
News Business intelligence provider MicroStrategy says it will make its business reports and dashboards accessible through Amazon's Kindle DX reader.
Tags: Handhelds, Business applications, Data warehousing/business intelligence, Device, E-book, phone, Dashboard, business intelligence, music player, Apple iPod Touch
Apple branching out in 2009?
News Financial analyst spreads word that Apple is planning to enter "a completely new device category" next year, but fails to provide any semblance of what that might entail.
Tags: Mobile processors, Apple Inc., Tablet, Apple Macintosh, Amazon.com Inc., CEO, News.com, Macworld, Amazon Kindle, Apple iPhone
Report: Fedora development worth US$10.8B
News According the authors of a Linux Foundation report, Fedora would have cost billions of dollars to develop had it been done through proprietary, commercial means.
Tags: Linux, Open source, Software engineering/development, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Cell Phone, Linux Kernel, phone, Amazon.com Inc., Linux Distribution
Amazon goes global with new Kindle
News New edition of the e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in more than 100 countries. Also: a price cut for U.S. consumers.
Tags: Handhelds, Forrester Research Inc., e-reader, e-reader sale, eReader, Sony Reader, U.S., Amazon.com Inc., Sales, online retail company
E-reader trend needs common standards
News More players eye piece of e-reader market, but consumers benefit only if readers are built to support one common standard, say industry players.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Standards, E-book, Spokesperson, Standards, Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., digital-rights management, public domain, Notebooks and tablets
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