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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.

Sunday, September 13 2009 05:46 PM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Development/design, Storage, Employee, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., computer monitor, E-book, printer, ease of use

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.

Friday, September 18 2009 04:19 PM

Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Standards, E-book, Spokesperson, Standards, Korea, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., digital-rights management, public domain, Notebooks and tablets

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.

Thursday, August 13 2009 06:50 PM

Tags: Copyright, Digital media, E-book Reader, Safe Harbor, Wireless, Singapore, Jeff Bezos, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle

Google brings e-books to browser

News Google to launch online e-book store, challenging e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser.

Friday, October 16 2009 11:36 AM

Tags: Handhelds, Google Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., E-book Reader, Web Browser, E-book, handheld, online store

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.

Thursday, October 08 2009 09:41 AM

Tags: Handhelds, Forrester Research Inc., e-reader, e-reader sale, eReader, Sony Reader, U.S., Amazon.com Inc., Sales, online retail company

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.

Tuesday, November 03 2009 03:30 PM

Tags: Copyright, Barnes & Noble Inc., e-reader, Nook, Alex, California, Amazon.com Inc., E-book, Cupertino, marketing

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".

Monday, November 02 2009 09:02 AM

Tags: Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Peripherals, Zen, e-reader, Creative, Amazon.com Inc., Bridgestone Corp., E-book Reader, Video

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.

Tuesday, October 20 2009 02:06 PM

Tags: Handhelds, Publisher, Google Inc., Barnes & Noble Inc., search engine, e-reader, Amazon.com Inc., BookServer, public domain, Amazon Kindle

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.

Tuesday, September 08 2009 09:38 AM

Tags: Handhelds, Sony Reader, Tablet, Webcam, ASUS, Laptop Computer, Amazon Kindle, microphone, Handhelds

Time Warner CEO: No thanks to big media deals

News Jeff Bewkes says the company is not interested in bidding on NBC Universal or any other big media company because those deals typically fail.

Monday, October 05 2009 10:10 AM

Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, e-reader, CEO, Business Strategies & Functions, TV, America Online Inc., Cable, Comcast Corp., NBC Universal Inc., Time Warner Inc.

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.

Monday, August 31 2009 01:30 PM

Tags: Green IT, Carbon Emission, E-book, Cleantech Group, New York Times Co., carbon dioxide, Amazon Kindle, sustainability, media company, analysis

Bezos: We've got issues with Google Book Search

News At the Wired Business Conference, Amazon CEO says his company takes issue with the Web giant's Book Search project because of the exclusive rights it could gain to out-of-print digital books.

Tuesday, June 16 2009 10:59 AM

Tags: Search, Web services, Conference, Google Inc., Jeff Bezos, Advertisement, Amazon.com Inc., New York, industry, California

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.

Monday, June 29 2009 11:23 AM

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

Execs reveal why newspapers don't block Google

News Forbes.com CEO rips Google but tells CNET it needs search engine to stay competitive. Former Washington Post editor says time to play by Google's rules.

Friday, May 08 2009 11:36 AM

Tags: Web sites, Digital media, Google Inc., Washington Post Co., Search Engine, Forbes, Advertisement, Digital media, Associated Press, exec