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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?   |
Information Today
December 16, 2010
Nancy Herther |
Google's eBookstore Takes Ebooks to the Next Level On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, after months of anticipation, Google officially launched Google eBookstore (previously called Google Editions), marking an important milestone for the ebook industry. |
Information Today
March 4, 2014
Brandi Scardilli |
Who's Who in Ebook Subscription Services Here's the scoop on five popular ebook subscription services, including a comparison chart for quick reference. |
Information Today
September 29, 2011
Dan Tonkery |
Amazon Launches Library Ebook Lending Support for Kindle and an All-New Kindle Family Support for ebook lending is a major departure for Amazon and is an important milestone for libraries. Previously, Amazon only sold ebooks and did not support ebook lending for libraries even though there has been significant demand from libraries. |
Information Today
March 2009
Marji McClure |
Turning a New Page in Ebooks Amazon brought renewed attention to ebooks, especially in the consumer market, with its 2007 launch of the Amazon Kindle and, most recently, the February release of the Amazon Kindle 2. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2010
Tim Beyers |
The iPad: A Huge Winner for Amazon The e-tailer one-ups Apple in its e-reader debut. |
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. |
Information Today
June 2, 2011
Paula J. Hane |
Sources for Free Ebooks and Ereader Software The majority of the free ebooks available are older, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books. Some sites, such as Amazon, offer newer free ebooks on limited time promotional offers. Barnes & Noble offers a limited number of Free Nook Books. The Sony Reader Store also offers some free ebooks. |
Information Today
September 24, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Three Publishers Settle in Apple Pricing Collusion Case "In a move that could reshape the publishing industry," The Wall Street Journal declares, "a federal judge has approved a settlement with three of the nation's largest book publishers over alleged collusion in the pricing of e-books." |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Mac Greer |
The Kindle's Single Biggest Advantage Over the iPad The Kindle's got scale, while the iPad has flexibility. |
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 18, 2010 |
Amazon Delivers Kindle App for BlackBerry Fans App will give readers the opportunity to pick and choose from more than 420,000 titles on their BlackBerry as well as read those they've already purchased with their Kindle. |
Information Today
May 9, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Amazon Finally Begins Work to Make Kindles ADA-Compliant On May 1, 2013, ebook giant Amazon announced new accessibility features for the Kindle reading app, making it easier than ever for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read and interact with their books. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Wade Roush |
Google's News: E-Books and Android and Chrome, Oh My Google takes the wraps off a long-awaited Web app store -- and shared a detailed look inside its vision for Chrome OS, which will power a line of notebook computers coming next year. |
Information Today
May 10, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Barnes & Noble and Microsoft Form `Newco' -- A New Chapter for Ebooks On April 30, 2012, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced the end of their ongoing litigation and a joint partnership to further develop the NOOK and ebooks lines. |
Information Today
January 17, 2013
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Trends 2013 -- The New World of Ebook Publishing Changes are coming much faster in the publishing world today -- prices for titles are dropping and we are seeing the development of new models and channels for publishing, distribution, and sales. |
Information Today
July 8, 2013 |
Going Social: Top Apps for Best Recommended Reads The apps listed here are all free, whether you opt to find a title to enjoy on your own or want to join a reading community to share your thoughts about your favorite bestseller with a virtual book club. |
PC Magazine
August 23, 2010
Dan Costa |
Amazon Kindle (3G + Wi-Fi) The latest edition's improvements aren't revolutionary, but the Amazon Kindle remains the best dedicated ebook reader on the market. |
Information Today
January 15, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
Review of 2011 and Trends Watch 2012 Folks in the information industry will remember 2011 as one of adapting new technologies and testing viable business models for the new emerging information landscape. Librarians will likely remember it as a year of intense pressure to squeeze more from their budgets. |
Information Today
April 12, 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Ebook Tsunami -- From Antitrust to Burgeoning Sales The ebook tsunami is still in play; new issues, problems, and possibilities occur almost daily. We can do little more than watch, wonder, and improvise as the forces of innovation and commercialism work through this time of change in publishing. |
Information Today
November 1, 2010
Paula J. Hane |
HTML5-Powered E-Readers for the Browser A new HTML5 reader, powered by SkyShelf from LibreDigital, allows customers to read books in the browser on their laptops, tablets and many smartphones. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Wants the Last Laugh on Apple Amazon is acquiring Touchco, a maker of flexible touchscreens. Will a touchscreen maker help its gadgetry fortunes? |
InternetNews
January 21, 2010 |
Apps Coming to Amazon Kindle By taking a page from Apple's iPhone, App Store, and possibly, the widely expected Apple tablet, Amazon's move aims to broaden Kindle's capabilities for e-book publishers. |
Searcher
May 2012
Nancy K. Herther |
Feature: The Ebook Wars - Amazon Versus the Rest The move to electronic publication of books is creating some of the same issues and problems for publishers and distributors that the music industry -- not to mention, the information industry -- has been dealing with for years now: disintermediation. |
Information Today
July 16, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Dealings Violated Antitrust Law A federal court in New York has found Apple guilty of violating federal antitrust laws, stating that the company "played a central role in facilitating and executing a conspiracy" to raise ebook prices. |
InternetNews
March 4, 2009
Alex Goldman |
Amazon Debuts Free Kindle App for iPhone Even though it's free, the new application is designed to coexist with Amazon's Kindle device. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
3 Companies Hating Jeff Bezos Right Now The $199 Kindle Fire isn't going to sit well with a few companies. Every iPad competitor is now going to have to find a way to differentiate its tablet from both the iPad and the Kindle Fire. It won't be easy. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Get a Room, Apple and Amazon.com A new app puts Amazon's Kindle in your iPhone and iPod touch. |
Information Today
November 2, 2009
Nancy Herther |
Internet Archive Dishes up BookServer as Digital Books Market Heats Up BookServer is intended to be easy-to-use, while respecting authors' and publishers' interests |
The Motley Fool
February 19, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
An Empty Romance: Amazon and BlackBerry Amazon launches a BlackBerry application. |
The Motley Fool
October 11, 2010
April Taylor |
Does Amazon + Android = Apple Eater? Why an Amazon app store makes sense. |
Information Today
April 28, 2011
Theresa Cramer |
Kindle Library Lending Announcement Raises Questions Kindle-using library patrons will now be able to get ebooks in their preferred format, and that's about the whole of it. |
InternetNews
July 29, 2010 |
Amazon Debuts New, Low Price Wi-Fi Kindle With the iPad on its heels, Amazon cuts the price of its newest e-book reader and adds Wi-Fi support. |
InternetNews
March 30, 2009
Michelle Megna |
BlackBerry eReader Released, Android Next The digital book battle heats up as recently acquired eReader app maker plans more roll outs. |
The Motley Fool
January 29, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon's Monster Quarter Amazon has a monster quarter and confirms that Kindle has "millions" of fans. |
PC Magazine
May 5, 2009
Sascha Segan |
How the Apple iPad Could Kill the Kindle Apple' s much-rumored iPad could trounce the Kindle DX. Amazon won't mind, but the magazine industry will. |
Searcher
October 2010
Barbara Quint |
Searcher's Voice - Smart Generosity My ebooks should have an afterlife. After all, I've paid about the same price as a good paperback, but not only can't I give it to a library -- or anyone else in most cases -- I'm still looking for instructions on how to delete a book entry from my Kindle or iBook "libraries." |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2010
Wolfgang Gruener |
10 Best Technologies of 2010 It was a big year for Microsoft and Google, but even bigger for one of their competitors. |
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
February 28, 2011
Jill O'Neill |
Amazon Raises the Stakes in Your Reading Experience: The Platform War Continues In the first half of February 2011, Amazon announced an upgrade to the Kindle software, consisting of four elements. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2011
Tamara Rutter |
You Can't Fight Fire With Apples Discover where the Kindle Fire and iPad part company as a consumer and as an investor. |
Information Today
January 25, 2010
Nancy Herther |
The DOJ and ADA Mandate Ebook Readers Be Accessible to All Ebook reader makers received a major reality check earlier this month when, after investigating charges of Americans with Disabilities Act violations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced settlements with four major universities that had been part of the Kindle DX project |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2010 |
Amazon Announce New Kindle Features to Challenge Google Shifts in the e-book and e-reader market. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2010 |
How the Kindle Can Compete With the Sexier iPad The iPad has so much more functionality than the Kindle. It's a Web-surfing, book-reading, email-sending machine. And, unlike the Kindle, it's in color! |
Information Today
September 10, 2012
Paula J. Hane |
Amazon Fires Up the Tablet and Ebook Markets Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeff Bezos gave a 90-minute presentation about its latest Kindle products that are aimed directly at challenging Apple's iPad. |
Information Today
June 17, 2013
George H. Pike |
Apple Ebook Price-Fixing Trial Underway The lawsuit, filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, alleges that Apple conspired with several publishers to set ebook pricing as a means to counter Amazon's domination of the ebook market through its online ebook service and Kindle e-reader. |
The Motley Fool
September 28, 2011
Curt Woodward |
Why Amazon's Tablet Matters: It's Not a Computer. It's a Store. The tech world is about to go into hype-tastic overdrive today with the expected (nay, inevitable) release of Amazon.com's new tablet computer. |
InternetNews
March 12, 2009
Michelle Megna |
E-Book Buzz Hits BlackBerry With eReader Pro Who needs Kindle? For "CrackBerry" addicts, eReader Pro might be the only fix they need. |
Information Today
August 6, 2013
George H. Pike |
DOJ Proposes Injunction on Apple Ebook Practices After having proven that Apple conspired with five major book publishers to fix the prices of ebooks, the Department of Justice seeks to prevent Apple from continuing its anticompetitive practices not only in its ebook sales, but also with its movie, music, and app sales. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
Harry Teasley |
eBook Shoot-out: The Amazon Kindle 2 Leapfrogs Sony's Reader Small design changes can take a product from just okay to great |
