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InternetNews
February 13, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Authors Want Amazon Kindle to Stop Talking Writers' advocacy group says text-to-voice feature should be disabled until copyright issue is resolved.   |
InternetNews
March 2, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Amazon Backtracks on Kindle Voice Feature Amazon is rethinking its stance on the text-to-speech function in its new Kindle 2 e-book reader, saying authors and publishers critical of the feature will soon be able to block it from their works. |
InternetNews
February 24, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Kindle's Feeling Reviewers' Love As Amazon ships the second version of its popular e-reader Kindle, the reviews flowing in so far are waxing warm and fuzzy about device enhancements - even though they are nearly silent on price. |
InternetNews
November 19, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon's Kindle a New Read on The E-Book Amazon released its snazzy new e-book reader today, but skepticism over the digital publishing industry persists. |
InternetNews
February 5, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Google Mobilizes Its Book Collection Google takes initial step to bringing its library to mobile readership. |
InternetNews
September 10, 2009 |
Lawmakers Probe Google Book Search Google's controversial digital book project saw another wave of public scrutiny this morning, this time in the form of a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the competitive implications of its landmark settlement with authors and publishers. |
InternetNews
August 28, 2009 |
Google's EPUB Embrace Challenges Kindle As Google's backing of open format for digital books lends merit to EPUB, is Amazon camped on boundary between front-runner and future failure? |
InternetNews
October 29, 2008
David Needle |
Authors Cheer Google Book Search Deal Settlement for $125 million ends a long battle over Google's Library project and searching inside books. |
InternetNews
September 21, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Authors Guild Gags on Google Library Authors sue Google in federal court over the Google Library program, charging massive copyright infringement. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Google Gets Burned Big questions remain unanswered about digital media's future. Google's battles to get its hands on copyrighted content may ultimately carry a hefty financial price for its shareholders. |
InternetNews
March 5, 2009
Mike Elgan |
Apple's Epic E-Book Fail Amazon's new Kindle for iPhone represents a massive exploitation of the short-sightedness of Apple. Apple should have read this market better. |
InternetNews
June 17, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Bezos: Amazon Had to Learn Hardware for Kindle Amazon's CEO said that not only is the company changing others' businesses, it's also ready to change its own. |
PC Magazine
February 9, 2009
Dan Costa |
Amazon Kindle 2 Amazon's evolutionary Kindle 2 pushes e-books another step closer to the mainstream. |
InternetNews
October 30, 2008
Kenneth Corbin |
Google, Books and 'Consumer Bandwidth' Wary optimism greets Google's settlement with publishers, authors. Bigger copyright challenge looms from Viacom; bookselling industry still needs a lifeline. |
InternetNews
February 4, 2009
Judy Mottl |
New Kindle a Billion-Dollar Baby? Amazon e-reader revenue projected at $1.2B next year, according to analyst. |
InternetNews
November 3, 2005
Susan Kuchinskas |
Booksellers Move to Pay-Per-View Random House and Amazon will let readers buy only the pages they want. |
InternetNews
February 9, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Amazon Hopes to Kindle E-Reading Fervor The e-reader gets a sleek overhaul and a handful of new features. But some observers say the moves won't help Kindle become a mainstream phenomenon. |
InternetNews
May 23, 2007
Nicholas Carlson |
Amazon Makes Audiobook Noise Amazon acquires audiobook publisher Brilliance Audio to complement subsidiary CustomFlix offerings. |
Reason
June 2009
Radley Balko |
Information Wants To Be Kindled Digital readers are useful, but their success may depend on the willingness of manufacturers, booksellers, and copyright holders to break down proprietary barriers to allow information sharing across a variety of formats. |
InternetNews
August 13, 2009 |
Sony Plans New Kindle Rival, Adopts Open Format Sony may unveil plans for a wireless e-reader while ditching proprietary digital book formats in a new assault on front-runner Amazon. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Takes a Bite Out of Apple Good news for publishers and e-book authors is bad news for Apple. |
The Motley Fool
March 2, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kindle Loses Its Voice Amazon backs off on its text-to-speech feature. For now. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
What About the Kindle? Hey Amazon, if the e-book reader's selling so well, how 'bout giving us actual numbers? |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2009
Tim Beyers |
Amazon Divides to Conquer Amazon.com will market the Kindle via two businesses: one for the e-reader itself, and another for its e-bookstore. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Manikandan Raman |
Amazon Vs. Google: Who Will Win the E-Book War? How long will the one-ups last? |
InternetNews
July 24, 2009 |
Amazon's Bezos: Kindle Book Removal 'Stupid' The Amazon chief posts an emotional apology for the company's e-book erasure. |
Information Today
November 26, 2007
Paula J. Hane |
Amazon Works to Kindle Interest in Its New Digital Reader While Amazon clearly hopes that it kindles folks' interest in reading books sold by Amazon, the launch of the reader has sparked a veritable firestorm of comments and reviews that range the gamut -- from praise to lust for the new gadget, to outright dismissal. |
InternetNews
March 19, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Google Aids Sony in Fight Against Amazon Kindle Google opens its digital library to Sony's e-reader, but the digital book battle with Amazon is just beginning as both companies chase the sweet spot - the commercial book market. |
InternetNews
February 22, 2010 |
Microsoft, Amazon Patent Deal Includes Kindle Without much explanation, the two companies announce a cross-licensing patent deal that includes Microsoft gaining a license to Amazon's Kindle. What does the software giant have up its sleeve? |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2011
Arunava De |
A Cheaper Kindle to Whet Your E-Book Appetite With the availability of a cheaper variant, Kindle can gain more market share. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Google Turns the Page The search giant comes up with a way to show book publishers the money. Meanwhile, it could get Google out of the hot seat when it comes to the controversial topic of digital copyright -- something Google investors certainly want to see. |
Fast Company
July 2009
Adam L. Penenberg |
Amazon Taps Its Inner Apple By introducing the Kindle, Jeff Bezos is emulating Steve Jobs -- and taking him on. |
InternetNews
June 17, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Gives Away More Kindle Source The e-tail giant makes the popular e-reader code available, but does it mean we'll see Kindle-killers on the horizon? |
InternetNews
April 28, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Buys iPhone E-Reader App Maker In a bid to extend e-reader reach beyond Kindle, Amazon scoops up firm behind the most popular eBook reader application for Apple's iPhone. |
Information Today
November 2006
Mick O'Leary |
Database Review: Google Book Search Has Far to Go Google Book Search is Google's grand project to create a universal full-text e-book library. Here are the details of how Book Search works. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Is Amazon Prepping a Kindle Redux? Amazon is staying mum, but word has it that a new version of the e-book reader is coming Feb. 9. |
InternetNews
June 1, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Google Takes on Amazon's Kindle in E-Book Battle In a clash of the Internet tech titans, Google prepares to challenge Amazon in the exploding e-book market. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kindle Becomes Amazon's Best-Selling Product of All Time The leading online retailer has another round of hollow accolades for its Kindle. |
Information Today
November 21, 2005
Barbara Quint |
Books Online: The Free Versus Free Battle Begins Now that all the book digitizers have done enough to create what anyone would call library-size collections, they have begun to deliver the full text electronically and to reveal how they plan to "monetize" their investments. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Amazon Takes a Stab at Apple Amazon has partnered with Best Buy to sell Kindles in a physical store near you, and the latest commercial takes a pointed stab at the Apple iPad. The game is afoot. |
The Motley Fool
February 22, 2008
Mac Greer |
Fool Video: 3 Innovative, Market-Beating, Large-Cap Stocks Will Amazon's Kindle be a must-read for consumers? Does Google Docs spell trouble for Microsoft? Is there more magic in the air for Apple? These questions are discussed in this video. |
Information Today
December 2005
Keith Kupferschmid |
Are Authors and Publishers Getting Scroogled? A copyright analysis of the Google Print Library Project. |
InternetNews
July 20, 2009 |
Amazon's Irony: Orwellian Recall of Kindle Books Amazon recently removed two books that were already on customers' Kindle devices after a rights issue surfaced. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2010
Galante & Boudway |
Amazon Bets the Kindle Will Grow The best-selling Kindle will be at the center of Amazon's digital media strategy. |
InternetNews
August 5, 2009 |
Sony Chases Amazon, Debuts Two New E-Readers Sony today unveiled two new e-readers and is cutting prices of its e-books in a bid to maintain a competitive edge in the burgeoning digital book market. |
BusinessWeek
December 3, 2007
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
A New Chapter for the E-book? Amazon's Kindle includes a wireless connection and eliminates the need for a computer. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2010
Wade Roush |
The iPad May Kill the Kindle, But Amazon Could Still Come Out Ahead: The Only Comparison You Need to Read The tablet wars have heated up. |
Popular Mechanics
February 9, 2009
Seth Porges |
How to Download Free Books onto the Amazon Kindle The Internet is filled with Web sites eager to dispense virtual versions of books that have lapsed into the public domain. |
Information Today
June 26, 2008
Barbara Quint |
1923--1963: Google Book Search Targeting More Books for Public Domain? Before 1923, all library partners in the program let Google's mass digitization program grind away, but only a handful of library partners will risk letting post-1923, probably in-copyright material from their collections into the program. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2010 |
Amazon Earnings Soar in Q4 The e-commerce giant says fourth-quarter sales were up 42 percent over a year ago. |
