Feb 8 2009

Anyone fancy a Kindle 2? – guardian.co.uk


PC World

Anyone fancy a Kindle 2?
guardian.co.uk – 3 hours ago
Amazon is about to launch Kindle 2 in the US. If and when it reaches the UK, will you buy one? The MobileRead Forums recently published great pictures of the unannounced Amazon Kindle 2 ebook reader, saying: "Yes, we are now pretty much absolutely sure
A New Kindle While Journalism Burns Forbes
Kindle 2 photos leak ahead of tomorrow’s launch National Business Review
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Jan 28 2009

Amazon's Kindle 2 arriving February 9? – TG Daily


San Francisco Chronicle

Amazon's Kindle 2 arriving February 9?
TG Daily – 58 minutes ago
By Samantha Rose Hunt New York (NY) – On February 9, Amazon will hosting a special media event in the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City.
Couldn't get the first one? No worries, Amazon's Kindle 2 expected New York Daily News
New Kindle Coming Feb.9? Forbes
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Jan 28 2009

Amazon to release new Kindle in two weeks – Inquirer


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Amazon to release new Kindle in two weeks
Inquirer – 42 minutes ago
By Nick Farrell THE DARK satanic rumour mill has manufactured a yarn that boffins working for Amazon are about to release a new version of its electronic reader.
Amazon's Next-gen Kindle Coming Up in Feb Techtree.com
Amazon gets ready for second-generation Kindle USA Today
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Jan 28 2009

How Amazon.com could screw up eBooks

Amazon.com wants to own the future of publishing, and got off to a running start with its Kindle eBook reader, which launched in November, 2007. The new, improved Kindle will almost certainly be announced February 9, and could be great. But Amazon.com could get greedy and screw the whole thing up by gouging both users and publishers. Will they?

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Jan 28 2009

Amazon gets ready for second-generation Kindle – USA Today


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Amazon gets ready for second-generation Kindle
USA Today – 9 hours ago
By Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY Get ready for the next chapter. Tech analysts expect Amazon.com (AMZN) to open the cover on Kindle 2, the second generation of its groundbreaking electronic reader.
Amazon prepares to launch new Kindle reader guardian.co.uk
Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day? Christian Science Monitor
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Jan 28 2009

Carbonite Stacks the Deck With 5-Star Reviews

The Narrative Fallacy writes “In the aftermath of disclosures that Belkin employees paid users for good reviews on Amazon, David Pogue reports in the NYTimes that Carbonite has gone one better with 5-star reviews of its online backup services written by its own employees. Pogue recounts how Bruce Goldensteinberg signed up for the backup service, and all went well until his computer crashed and he was unable to restore it from the online backup while Carbonite customer support kept him on hold for over an hour. Frustrated, Goldensteinberg started reading Carbonite reviews on Amazon and a few of them seemed suspicious. ‘They were created around the same date — October 31, 2006 — all given 5 stars, and the reviewers all came from around the Boston, MA area, where Carbonite is located,’ including a review by Swami Kumaresan that read more like a testimonial. ‘It turned out that Swami Kumaresan is the Vice President of Marketing for Carbonite. His review gives no indication that he is employed by the company.’ Another review posted by Jonathan F. Freidin extols Carbonite without mentioning Freidin’s position as Senior Software Engineer at Carbonite. ‘It doesn’t matter to me that Carbonite’s fraudulent reviews are a couple of years old,’ writes Pogue. ‘These people are gaming the system, deceiving the public to enrich themselves. They should be deeply ashamed.'”

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Jan 28 2009

Amazon prepares to launch new Kindle reader – guardian.co.uk


guardian.co.uk

Amazon prepares to launch new Kindle reader
guardian.co.uk – 2 hours ago
Amazon could be preparing to launch a new version of its Kindle ebook reader, according to reports. The Kindle – which allows users to store up to 200 books and read them on a digital screen – originally launched in November 2007, in what was seen as a
Amazon gets ready for second-generation Kindle USA Today
Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day? Christian Science Monitor
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Jan 27 2009

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day? – Christian Science Monitor


San Francisco Chronicle

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day?
Christian Science Monitor – 7 hours ago
By Andrew Heining | 01.27.09 Jeff Bezos isn’t giving any hints, but many indicators point to the rollout of a revamped version of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader in two weeks.
Kindle 2 Gets iPhone Treatment Forbes
Report: Amazon to Launch New Kindle on Feb 9th PC World
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Jan 27 2009

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day? – Christian Science Monitor


CNET News

Kindle 2 for Valentine’s Day?
Christian Science Monitor – 2 hours ago
By Andrew Heining | 01.27.09 Jeff Bezos isn’t giving any hints, but many indicators point to the rollout of a revamped version of Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader in two weeks.
Amazon holding press conference to announce launch of Kindle 2? Telegraph.co.uk
Amazon’s Kindle 2 Will Debut Feb. 9 New York Times
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Jan 27 2009

Free Ubuntu Pocket Guide Available for Download

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference is available from Amazon for , but—best of all—the book is also available as a free PDF download from the official web site. Can’t go wrong with free.

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