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Dr No Says Yes To Amazon Book Deal
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
Dr No Says Yes To Amazon Book Deal
Like a martini in the James Bond series, Amazon’s deal with Ian Fleming Publications has both shaken and stirred the publishing industry.
On 4/18/2012 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Amazon Doesn't Rate an "A" in e-Textbook Rentals
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS ANALYSIS
Amazon Doesn't Rate an "A" in e-Textbook Rentals
At Amazon, students have the option of renting a book for a month or as many days as necessary to complete the class. Amazon claims renting can save up to 80 percent over buying the book at list price.
On 7/22/2011 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
With Help From Adobe, Google Launches eBookstore Incompatible With the Kindle
CLOUD COMPUTING, SOFTWARE NEWS
With Help From Adobe, Google Launches eBookstore Incompatible With the Kindle
The search monster on Monday took aim at Amazon and Apple with a new e-bookstore with over three million titles. Interestingly, the store doesn't support Amazon's Kindle.
On 12/6/2010 by Christian Zibreg... Comments (0) Read more
Amazon Kindle Adds Shelfari
SOFTWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Amazon Kindle Adds Shelfari
Amazon.com bought Shelfari, a Seattle social networking startup around the same time it acquired AbeBooks out of Victoria, BC which held an equity stake in Shelfari’s rival, Library Thing. Shelfari is going onto the Android Kindle.
On 9/25/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
iAds to Crop up in iBooks, Movies, TV Shows
APPLE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, BUSINESS NEWS
iAds to Crop up in iBooks, Movies, TV Shows
You flip through the virtual pages of an e-book and suddenly stumble upon one of those annoying iAds from Apple. According to an analysis on WSJ, dwindling profits are forcing e-publishers to embedding advertisements.
On 8/26/2010 by Christian Zibreg... Comments (0) Read more
Zhongguancun, China’s Silicon Valley gambles on CES exposure
BUSINESS NEWS
Zhongguancun, China’s Silicon Valley gambles on CES exposure
Five of the top technology companies in China made an appearance at CES. They come from Zhongguancun, better know to English speakers as the Beijing Science Park i.e. China's Silicon Valley. And impressive they were.
On 1/26/2010 by Darleen Hartley... Comments (0) Read more
Pixel Qi is alive at CES
GRAPHICS, SOFTWARE, DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
Pixel Qi is alive at CES
CES 2010 Contrary to the rumors in the December issue of Wired magazine, Pixel QI (pronouncedchee) is alive, and demonstrating here in Las Vegas, NV.
On 1/10/2010 by John Oram... Comments (0) Read more
Notebook, Netbook... Smartbook?
HARDWARE, BUSINESS NEWS
Notebook, Netbook... Smartbook?

Qualcomm released its counter-part to nVidia's Tegra, putting a nice marketing spin on the name MID [Mobile Internet Device]. World meet Qualcomm Smartbook [oh no].
On 6/22/2009 by Theo Valich... Comments (0) Read more
Kindle and iPhone make love, not war - until Apple "iPad" arrives
APPLE, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE ANALYSIS
Kindle and iPhone make love, not war - until Apple "iPad" arrives

Some fear Amazon is shooting itself in the foot with free Kindle for iPhone app - others think reading e-books on an iPhone makes no sense. In reality, Kindle and iPhone complement each other but things might change.
On 6/2/2009 by Christian Zibreg... Comments (0) Read more
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