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Does Kindle hate Canada?

It seems that the Kindle is finally going international. This morning, Amazon announced that it will begin shipping a new version of the e-reading device that will be able to download content wirelessly over AT&T's ... Read More »

October 7, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Surprise! Kindle sales of Lost Symbol vastly overrated

By Scott MacDonald

Last week, when Amazon trumpeted the news that first-day Kindle sales for Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol were actually higher than print sales, pundits predictably went to town with the usual "death of the book" ... Read More »

September 23, 2009 | Filed under: Bookselling

Bookmarks: Oprah, Dan Brown, Google, and more “ it’s a big news day in the book biz

By Stuart Woods

Sundry links from around the Web: Did Ingram accidentally leak the next Oprah book club pick? (By the way, it's Uwem Akpan's short story collection Say You're One of Them) Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol ... Read More »

September 17, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Harvard library director says the book is NOT dead

By Alison Potstra

Despite Google's "colonization of e-books," the advent of the Kindle Reader, and today's publication of The Lost Symbol, Harvard University's library director, Robert Darnton, argues in Publisher's Weekly that the book is not dead, nor shall ... Read More »

September 15, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: porn, piracy, and the Google book settlement

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Best thing about an e-reader? You can read smut, and no one has to know On a similar note: the top ten most pirated e-books of 2009 (#1: the Kamasutra; #2: Adobe ... Read More »

September 2, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Only in America: Sony’s new wireless e-reader

By Scott MacDonald

There's a lot of hubbub south of the border today about the launch of Sony's new Daily Edition e-reader, the first Sony e-reading device to go wireless. According to The L.A. Times: The Daily Edition ... Read More »

August 25, 2009 | Filed under: Industry news

Is Kindle the environmentally friendly option?

By Steven W. Beattie

A recent report from the Cleantech Group analyzed the environmental impact of traditional publishing as measured against e-book publishing, and declared the latter to be the clear winner on environmental grounds. Calling the publishing industry ... Read More »

August 24, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Barnes & Noble launches world’s biggest e-book store

By Suzanne Gardner

U.S. mega-chain Barnes & Noble announced in a press release yesterday the creation of the world's biggest e-book store comprising "more than 700,000 titles, including hundreds of new releases and bestsellers at only $9.99." Unlike ... Read More »

July 21, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Cheap irony alert: Orwell removed from Kindle

By Nathan Whitlock

From the Associated Press: A pirated e-book of 1984 led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers. Users of Amazon.com's e-reader device were surprised and unsettled over the past day to receive notice that George ... Read More »

July 20, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

Bookmarks: snobbery in the age of Kindle, Kerouac and the canon, and bigamy proves a boon

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: James Wolcott wonders, "What's a Culture Snob to Do?" in the age of Kindle, iPods, etc. Should Kerouac be kicked out of the canon? That old story: woman finds out her husband ... Read More »

July 13, 2009 | Filed under: Book news

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Search Results by tag: Kindle

Does Kindle hate Canada?

Surprise! Kindle sales of Lost Symbol vastly overrated

Bookmarks: Oprah, Dan Brown, Google, and more “ it’s a big news day in the book biz

Harvard library director says the book is NOT dead

Bookmarks: porn, piracy, and the Google book settlement

Only in America: Sony’s new wireless e-reader

Is Kindle the environmentally friendly option?

Barnes & Noble launches world’s biggest e-book store

Cheap irony alert: Orwell removed from Kindle

Bookmarks: snobbery in the age of Kindle, Kerouac and the canon, and bigamy proves a boon

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