SEATTLE -- The extraordinary national best seller "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch and Jeffrey Zaslow has become so popular that it is sold out everywhere, but not for owners of Amazon Kindle (NASDAQ:AMZN), a revolutionary portable reader. Kindle owners can get "The Last Lecture" downloaded wirelessly onto their Kindle...
Some critics called Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader overpriced and poorly designed, while others hailed it "the book of the future." There may be truth on both sides of the debate, but nonetheless, consumers have spoken, and their response has been highly favorable. Now there's just one thing standing in the way of...
Should You Get Amazon's Kindle?No wayI'm an e-book fan from wayyyyy back, but I do my reading on my PDA or smartphone whatever I happen to be carrying at the time. You can get countless great titles from sites like eReader.com and Fictionwise, and at discount prices to boot.That said,...
Amazon Also Announces New Kindle Content Available for Wireless Download, Including Popular Books Such as Barbara Walter's "Audition" and Scott McClellan's "What Happened," Periodicals Such as US News & World Report, Shanghai Daily and the International Herald Tribune, and Blogs Such as TV Guide Hotlist and PopMatters
NEW YORK -- Amazon's new "Kindle" reader device and ASUSTek Computer's ultra-mobile "Eee PC" are conspicuous examples of a whole new class of Internet-connected products which will become popular over the next five years. Hailed by some as "the first improvement to the book in centuries," Kindle is a portable...
Amazon said Friday that the Kindle will get 5,000 additional titles from Simon & Shuster for its e-book library. Simon & Shuster is a unit of CBS, which is buying CNET, parent of ZDNet. With the Simon & Shuster deal, Amazon adds titles like...
Competition in the e-reader market is heating up. Foxit Software's eSlick is rolling out a digital reader with a $259 price tag, undercutting Sony's e-Reader and Amazon's Kindle by at least $100. The cheaper eSlick seems better poised to compete with Sony's device, as it doesn't have the WiFi/subscription...
Gannett (NYSE: GCI) flagship USA Today is the latest paper to be sold through Amazon's Kindle. The top-selling U.S. paper has yet to show up is now available at the Kindle Store but Amazon told Kindle subscribers on Christmas morning that they'll be able to download the Dec. 26...
At Bookmarks, we try not to fret too much about the state of reading or the future of books. Writers will always write, readers will always read, and we will always find each other. At the same time, we like to maintain a clear eye on trends that affect us,...
SEATTLE -- Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today released its "Best of 2008" lists, which include the bestselling, most positively reviewed, most-wished-for and favorite gift products as determined by Amazon.com customers in 2008. Bestselling Products The following is a list of the bestselling products on Amazon.com in 2008 by...
Expands the Distribution Channels of DailyMe's Top-Quality News Available to Kindle Users Offers Four [Custom] News Feeds of Hosted, Editorialized News Content HOLLYWOOD, Fla. -- DailyMe, Inc. (http://DailyMe.com) an interactive media and technology start-up, today announced that it has made available various content feeds through Amazon...
Byline: ABBEY KLAASSEN Since amazon launched the Kindle, its electronic reader, a year ago, it has created a swarm of dedicated customer advocates. But on Oct. 24 it snagged the most important evangelist in Oprah Winfrey, who said, "I'm telling you, it's absolutely...
An Integrated Booklight for Use with the Amazon Kindle ODENTON, Md. -- Amazon Kindle users, your Kindle now has a night life! M-Edge Accessories, a leading developer of consumer electronics accessories, unveils their updated Executive Jacket for the Amazon Kindle, now with a specially designed, integrated...
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- For the estimated 500,000 digital enthusiasts who have joined the Amazon Kindle reading revolution, one thing has been missing to maximize their reading enjoyment -- a single compact Kindle cover that also features a built-in retractable reading light, notepad holder, and pen slot. Now there's...
Red Sony Reader 199 Ideal for bookworms, this gizmo is the hi-tech way to carry up to 160 books at all times - and it's available exclusively in ruby red from John Lewis. While there are a number of other ebooks available - such...
FRANKFURT AFP — Much touted electronic books might finally be nearing a breakthrough, and are already causing a buzz at the 60th Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest. According to organisers of the fair, which opened to sector professionals on Wednesday before welcoming the public this weekend, electronic...
Four Separate Biographies - 'Mr. Cool,' 'Mr. Hot,' 'The Insider,' And 'The Outsider'- On Barack Obama, John McCain, Joe Biden And Sarah Palin Available For Pre-Order Today And Immediate Delivery On October 15 NEW YORK, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek is releasing four biographies on the presidential...
