Barnes & Noble's Nook E-Reader Already Sold Out For The Holidays

Barnes and Noble's popular e-book reader, the Nook, is already sold out for the 2009 holiday season. Buyers can place themselves on a waiting list for a Nook available in the New Year, but it is out of stock for...

Kindle controversy turns up the heat on Amazon

"Good fame is like fire; when you have kindled you may easily preserve it; but if you extinguish it, you will not easily kindle it again."Francis BaconObviously the good people at Amazon.com follow the golden...

Gear up for a much bigger Kindle

I am so excited to improve people's reading experience. " Recently, Amazon’s Kindle faced a controversy regarding patent rights against Discovery who claims the concept of this portable e-reader. Now it is on the spotlight as Amazon announced some upgrades for Kindle, this...

Amazon sued by Discovery for Patent Infringement

This story created buzz in the technology and online biz. Many people look forward to what will happen and this opened up the issue about reinforcing the patent law. " A lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Delaware claiming Discovery founder John Hendricks was the...

Kindle 2 makes debut; mixed reviews

The first batch of thinner, lighter, and more efficient Kinlde 2 digital readers from Amazon are scheduled for a February 24 delivery.Those select few who had the opportunity to play with the reader, as well as...

E-book sales to ignite

The demise of the book has been constantly heralded by modern day Cassandra's since the web took off but book sales have actually increased and E-books have never caught on well that looks about to change with a...

New E-Reader Looks Like Paper, May Change World

I'm a big fan of the Amazon Kindle. The idea of having an electronic device that can hold thousands of books is a winner in my book. I held off buying one because of the size, the fact that it was first gen, and I...

How to make a better, stealth case for your Amazon Kindle

i love my Kindle but have always thought its case was lame so i decided to do something about it. i took an appropriately sized hard cover book (roughly 6 1/2" x 9" 1/2")  off the shelf (in this case George...

Amazon.com Cuts Price of Kindle e-Book Reader

I don't know about you, but 40 bucks off a Kindle isn't enough to convince me to buy one. I'll still happily haul my beat-up hardcovers and dog-eared paperbacks around in boxes, if only to be able to read them...

More asshat posts in 2008 coming…

I guess this is the update to the old adage that if it bleeds it leads..."Remember the learnings I put up yesterday. What was one of the key themes that I learned in 2007? That if you want traffic you must cause...

Can an electronic newspaper be profitable?

Writer Bill Richards believes the technology of Amazon's new wireless electronic book-reader, Kindle, will have a huge impact on the newspaper business. Take away circulation, ink, and paper expenses, and suddenly...

Amazon debuts digital book reader

"Online retailer Amazon has unveiled an own-brand wireless electronic book reader called Kindle. The paperback-sized device is on sale immediately in the US for $399 (£195). It can store up to 200 books in its...

Amazon's E Book may fail to Kindle interest

Book buying as a measure of adult reading is down according to a new survey but in an electronic world, maybe the paper "codec" will be supplanted by an e-book. Amazon announces its "Kindle" today. Forbes notes that at $399, it might not catch on. Lots of folks are using...

Amazon's E Book may fail to Kindle interest

Book buying as a measure of adult reading is down according to a new survey but in an electronic world, maybe the paper "codec" will be supplanted by an e-book. Amazon announces its "Kindle" today. Forbes notes that at $399, it might not catch on. Lots of folks are using...

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