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Barnes & Noble Nook already sold out for the holidays

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:31:33 +0000

If you were hoping to purchase the nook ereader from Barnes & Noble for the holiday gift giving season, hopefully you did it before now.

According to the New York Times, Barnes & Noble has sold out of the initial productions runs of the [...]

Amazon launches Kindle reader for PCs

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:21:16 +0000

Amazon has officially launched a “Kindle for PCs” app that will allow you more opportunities for reading your recently purchased e-books.

Taking the opposite path to the one chosen by Barnes and Noble, Amazon has finally released an e-reader that will [...]

Can the iPhone take on the Kindle?

Dave Jeyes — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:42:14 +0000

A surge in book-related releases for the iPhone has some people wondering if the device can displace the Kindle as a lower-cost e-reader. Or the question could be posed, “If you build it, will they read?”

The Kindle first announced a version [...]

Amazon’s new PayPhrase system utterly redundant

John Lister — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:14 +0000

Amazon has launched a Web payments scheme that allows shoppers to use a memorable phrase and a PIN code in place of a user name and password. It seems utterly pointless, particularly given the lack of participating sites.

The concept of PayPhrase is simple: [...]

Roku introduces two new set-top boxes

Sean P. Aune — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:32:53 +0000

The popular Roku brand of streaming devices has only had one unit up until now, but all of that changes today with the announcement of two new models.

Roku announced today that it is releasing two [...]

Amazon beats the analysts and soars to an all time high

Sean P. Aune — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 21:56:58 +0000

It seems like a distant memory now when people predicted Amazon would never turn a profit, but yet here the company sits with not only record profits but record revenue and stock prices.

According to

Amazon rushes to cut International Kindle price to stave off B&N nook sales

Sean P. Aune — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:01:53 +0000

Either Amazon felt a sudden surge of generosity, or else the etailer is scared out of its wits by the Barnes & Noble nook e-reader.

It has only been two days since

Amazon and Wal-Mart go toe to toe

Michael W. Jones — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:40:53 +0000

In a heavyweight battle of brick and mortar superstores and internet super-sites, Amazon and Wal-Mart are squaring off to see who is the biggest, baddest bookseller in the land.

Wal-Mart is approaching Amazon the [...]

Barnes & Noble to release Amazon Kindle competitor

Michael W. Jones — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:18:35 +0000

The Barnes & Noble e-bookstore has been available for a number of portable devices for some time. Now, it is believed that the bookstore chain will soon unveil a hardware competitor [...]

Amazon admits international Kindle eBooks to cost more

Dave Parrack — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:35:13 +0000

Many of us who are not residents in the U.S. have been enviously looking on at the Amazon Kindle and annoyed that we haven’t been given the opportunity to buy one [...]