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Amazon Combines Kindle 2, Global; AT&T Replaces Sprint On New Models; International DX In 2010
That $20 price drop for the international Kindle goes a little deeper than the obvious competitive move; it was the company’s way of signaling that Kindle 2 and global Kindle are the same device. The conceit that there were two was a distinction without a difference save in one...
Tags: AT&T Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Sprint Communications, Amazon Whispernet, 3G, Sales Strategy, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Mobile, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Amazon.com, Kindle, AT&T, SprintNextel, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-23

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Using The International Kindle Could Rack Up Fees
Not only does the new international Kindle cost more than its U.S. counterpart, owners who want to take advantage of the wireless connectivity will be paying more for it. In addition to the $2 per-book fee for non-U.S. downloads, paidContent has learned from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) that it will...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Wireless, Kindle, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon.com, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-08
Amazon Piles On Kindle Fees, Increases Book Costs Outside U.S.
The international Kindlle is starting to look like a virtual ATM for Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN). Not only will U.S. Whispernet users have to pay $5 a week for accessing their subscriptions, as we reported yesterday, and $2 per book download, downloads of single issues run $2. The fee for...
Tags: U.S., Amazon.com Inc., Kindlle, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Mobile, Companies, Amazon.com, Kindle, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-10-09
Amazon Kindle for PC E-Book Software
PC World - Amazon's Kindle family gained a new member today with the arrival of the free Amazon Kindle for PC reader app. And while I'm not a big fan of reading books on computer displays, I have to admit that Kindle for PC handles the basics of its job...
Tags: Amazon Kindle
News items 2009-11-11
Plastic Logic Preps E-reader For Business
The startup has demonstrated prototypes of the QUE, most recently last month at the DEMOFall 08 conference. The next public demonstration will be Jan. 7 at the International Consumer Electonics Show in Las Vegas, Nev. To make its device more appealing to professionals, Plastic Logic has added...
Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., E-reader, Plastic Logic
News items 2009-10-19
Sony's Family of E-Readers Grows
Posted by: Douglas MacMillan on August 25 Look out, Amazon. During a Tuesday morning event for journalists held at the New York Public Library, Sony announced a new, touch-screen wireless electronic book reader that will take aim at the Kindle line of readers when it ships this December. The $399...
Tags: device, Touch Screen, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., Sony Reader
News items 2009-08-25
Sony, Kindle E-Reader Sales Grow Before Christmas; But Still No 'iPod Moment'
The twist in this plot? "Turns out Sony (NYSE: SNE) E-Book Readers sell after all," WSJ.com notes. Indeed, it's sold about 300,000 of them and three million e-books worldwide since launching in October 2006. That's exceeded the gadget-maker's forecasts, personal mobile unit SVP Steve Haber tells the site. But,...
Tags: Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Amazon.com Inc., Haber, E-books, Digital Music, Digital Media, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Companies, Amazon.com, Sony, Gadgets, Robert Andrews
External links 2008-12-04
Kindle's Gift For The Holidays? Native PDF
Until today one of the biggest differences between the Kindle 2 and its top wireless e-reader competitors—aside from sheer availability during the holidays—was the inability to use the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) for native PDFs. Some PDFs could be converted to read on the KIndle but as some users know...
Tags: Adobe PDF, Amazon.com Inc., Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Gadgets, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Companies, Amazon.com, Kindle, Staci D. Kramer
External links 2009-11-24
AT&T Gets Readies Its 3G Network For Sony eBooks Device
The big news Sony’s press conference for its new line of eReaders was the deal with AT&T (NYSE: T) to provide its 3G wireless connection to the Daily Edition, Sony’s first wireless reader. Neither Sony (NYSE: SNE) nor AT&T would say what the revenue split is. But it’s probably...
Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., Network, 3G Network, AT&T Corp., E-book, Sprint Communications, Wireless, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, E-Commerce, Media & Publishing, Books, eReaders, Technologies / Formats, Companies, Amazon.com, Kindle, AT&T, Sony, David Kaplan
External links 2009-08-25
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