Faster Forward Archive: E-books
A quick read on Amazon's Kindle for PC software
Amazon turned a page in its electronic-book story yesterday with the overdue release of a program to read Kindle e-books on some regular computers, without first having to buy one of the Seattle retailer's $259-and-up Kindle e-reader tablets. The new Kindle for PC software -- a free download for Windows...
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Rob Pegoraro
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November 11, 2009; 10:22 AM ET |
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E-reader news: Post readies Kindle deal, Barnes & Noble debuts an Nook tablet
The newspaper-plus-Kindle deals that Amazon heralded when it unveiled its Kindle DX electronic book reader in May--and then failed to deliver on schedule--are finally about to arrive. Later this week, the plan is for Amazon to start e-mailing select customers outside the Washington area, inviting them to buy a discounted...
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Rob Pegoraro
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October 20, 2009; 6:05 PM ET |
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Disney Does Digital Books
The electronic-book business is starting to pick up some speed -- although it remains too soon to say it won't crash into a bridge abutment. This year has already seen e-book advances from Amazon, which shipped its Kindle 2 and Kindle DX* readers, and Barnes & Noble, which delivered a...
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Rob Pegoraro
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September 29, 2009; 1:36 PM ET |
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