Amazon started its fall devices event this morning by unveiling a new version of its Kindle e-reader, called Kindle Scribe, that allows users to take full pages of notes and… Read More
Amazon unveiled enhanced versions of its Kindle and Kindle Kids e-readers on Tuesday, the first time the tech giant has upgraded its flagship e-reader in nearly three years. The upgraded… Read More
Amazon wants to make money when people use its devices, Jeff Bezos says, not when people buy them. In other words, he cares less about which Kindle you’ve got, and… Read More
Sales of e-books, which were expected to overtake print by 2015, have suddenly slowed sharply, leaving industry observers to wonder the digital apocalypse was largely exaggerated. The New York Times reports that e-book sales… Read More
The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book contracts with publishers, examining whether their terms give the Seattle-based company an unfair advantage over its competitors in the… Read More
Amazon says unit sales of its Fire tablets tripled and sales of its Kindle e-readers nearly quadrupled on Black Friday this year, compared with Black Friday a year ago. The company,… Read More
In the world of tablets and smartphones, with notifications and apps competing for your attention at every turn, there’s something to be said for the purity of a dedicated e-reader,… Read More
Updated throughout to reflect Amazon comment disputing this story. Two developers of third-party apps for Kindle readers say they were informed by Amazon.com representatives this week that the company would… Read More
Barnes & Noble reduced the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight e-reader to $119 this morning, matching the entry-level price of the competing Kindle Paperwhite on the eve… Read More
In a deal valued at $16.5 million, the U.S. Department of State has awarded Amazon.com a 5-year contract to put tens of thousands of Kindle electronic readers in educational centers… Read More
[Follow-up: Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact] Looking to jumpstart its upcoming Windows 8 operating system and bolster its position in tablet computers, Microsoft today announced… Read More
Amazon has begun pushing out a new update specifically for Kindle Fire owners that adds the ability to share favorite passages and notes from books via Twitter and Facebook as… Read More
As I’ve noted in the past, I am not a big fan of electronic reading devices. (In addition to having little time to read books these days, I just can’t… Read More
If you’re thinking about getting one of the new Amazon Kindle Touch e-readers, and trying to decide between the $99 WiFi version and the $149 version with free 3G wireless… Read More
Amazon.com’s Kindle e-reader has struggled to make inroads on college campuses, as an alternative to traditional paper textbooks. Findings released this spring by the University of Washington found that fewer… Read More
For many months there has been speculation that Amazon.com might ultimately give away its Kindle e-reader as a way of cementing its position in the market and selling more digital… Read More
Amazon.com last month announced that it was adding “real” page numbers to Kindle books — corresponding to the page numbers in print copies of the same titles. But how, exactly,… Read More
