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A new chapter for digital books
Globe and Mail – 39 minutes ago Mike Piscetelli was a fan of the Kindle e-book reader even before the pipes in his New Jersey home burst and destroyed his library of more than 500 books. Amazon Kindle 2 CNET News Amazon Unveils Kindle 2 PC World Financial Times – The Associated Press – guardian.co.uk – Prince George Citizen all 1,067 news articles |
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Why aren't ebooks taking off? Not enough pirates
guardian.co.uk – 7 hours ago People regularly draw a comparison between the music industry and publishing. The Amazon Kindle, we are told, can be "the iPod of books"; everybody's desperate for the sort of radical success that iTunes has enjoyed; and they are fearful of the damage … Last.fm provides a much richer experience with greater depth than … Georgia Straight all 2 news articles |
This is a big day for Amazon and its legions of Kindle fans who were shut out for the past couple of months if they were trying to buy one of those new electronic book readers that have been sold out everywhere.
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Kindle 2: Hands-on impressions
CNET News – by David Carnoy While Amazon isn't doling out review samples of its new Kindle 2 digital reader for a few weeks, I did get a chance to play with it at the launch event and come away with some first impressions. Amazon Kindle 2: It's All About the E Ink * Bezos says Kindle focus is for reading |
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Hands-On With the Amazon Kindle 2
PC World – 1 hour ago We spent some quality time with the Kindle 2, and found lots to like–and some things that still need improvement. Critical design changes make the Amazon Kindle 2 more appealing than the preceding model–but while Amazon has succeeded in enhancing its … Shhh: Whispersync could be the real news out of Kindle 2 Computerworld Amazon in Big Push for New Kindle Model New York Times Times Online – CNET News – BBC News – Ars Technica all 839 news articles Langue : Français |
Engadget is reporting that Amazon has announced the new Kindle 2 for release on February 24th at a price point of 9. Thinner than an iPhone and coming standard with “Read-to-me” text-to-speech capability, the new device also has seven times more storage, faster page turning, a 16-level e-ink display, longer battery life, and a new five-way joystick. Looks like life just got a lot more interesting for fans of the original device. Engadget also has live coverage from the Kindle 2 press conference.
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Amazon revamps Kindle, hints at bigger things to come
Ars Technica – As expected, Amazon launched the Kindle 2, which was precisely as expected based on photos that leaked this past weekend. But Jeff Bezos hinted at larger e-book plans, and then left the audience without a hint of what those might be. Amazon Debuts Kindle 2 But Sticks To Same Price Amazon says new Kindle to be slimmer, out Feb. 24 |
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Report: Amazon scares up Stephen King for Kindle
CNET News – 56 minutes ago When Amazon.com hosts its much anticipated Monday morning e-book event, one of the highlights could be an exclusive deal for the Kindle with horror story master Stephen King. Amazon Expected to Unveil New Kindle TheStreet.com Ahead of the Bell: Amazon.com's Kindle reader Forbes Inquirer – ZDNet – Telegraph.co.uk – Bloomberg all 125 news articles |
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Amazon to launch new ebook reader to follow Kindle
Telegraph.co.uk – 1 hour ago Online retailer Amazon is expected to launch a follow-up to its popular Kindle ebook reader at a press conference in New York on Monday. Amazon.com Press Conference Today Sparks Kindle Speculation Bloomberg Google's Android & iPhone eBooks Counter Kindle 2 TrustedReviews Boston Globe – PC World – Forbes – guardian.co.uk all 88 news articles |
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Acer Aspire One AOD150
Washington Post – 51 minutes ago I love it when a company sees fit to shake things up a little and cook up some crazy new design. The Acer Aspire One AOD150 is not that netbook. Acer Aspire One (10-inch) PC Magazine Acer finally gets a 10-inch Netbook: the Aspire One AOD150 CNET News PC World – Computer Shopper – engadget – Cheap Laptops all 8 news articles |
