Nook News
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Introducing India’s First e-Book Reader, the Infibeam
The Standard had an interesting article about the Infibeam Pi, an ebook reader released by Infibeam.com, a company located in India. The Infibeam Pi is an ebook reader that lets you view images and listen to audio files. The Infibeam Pi is 7.5-inch
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Wal-Mart Backed VUDU Potential e-Book Giant?
Khabrein writes in Walmart VUDU: Walmart acquires VUDU, prepares to enter Ebook market that Walmart has acquired VUDU, a movie download service. While Khabrein speculates that Wal-Mart is preparing to enter the e-book market, I see this as more of a
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Kobo Unleashes e-Books on the UK
Shane Richmond at the Telegraph has an article entitled, Kobo e-book store makes Amazon look good, which is about a new e-book store called Kobo, which opened to UK customers today. This is news in the United Kingdom because previously, Kobo had bee
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Amazon Pays Microsoft Tax for Kindle’s Linux
Tech News World has an article entitled Amazon Ponies Up to Microsoft for Linux Rights, which highlights Microsoft's gall and clout in charging Amazon a fee for using free and open source software, Linux. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Amazon (Nasdaq
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Nook vs. iPad e-Reader
A lot of people predicted that Apple's iPad would be revolutionary because they assumed it would be more of a tablet PC, not just a bigger iPhone, but because it is more of a mobile media PC than a traditional laptop or tablet PC. With it's e-rea
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Doctors Used to Using iPhone Apps Aren’t Fond of the iPad…Yet
MacWorld had an article about how doctors are going to start using the iPad more and more in the medical community. If Apple had just opened up the iPad to be more like a Mac (useful as a desktop/laptop replacement) – or heaven forbid, more open
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Bookeen Announces New eBook Device
http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=12269 Bookeen introduces Orizon, a 6" multi-touch eBook reader.
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Google Focuses on Mobile Devices
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9157778/Google_CEO_preaches_mobile_first_ Google encourages developers to put mobile thinking first.
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Sony Adds to the Ebook Competition
http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/feb2010/gb2010028_124846.htm Sony introduces The Daily Reader, a new eBook reader said to retail for $399.
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eBook Reader Checklist
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/02/16/ebook-checklist-from.html Use this handy checklist to figure out which eBook reader will suit your personal needs.
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Ebook: Survival of the Fittest
http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/Column/Guest-Column/Ebook-Survival-of-the-Fittest-61128.htm With the announcement of iPad with eBook capabilities, Amazon and Apple will be in direct competition.
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Find Your Happiness With An iPad
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-10450333-260.html Marketing research suggests the keys to selling the iPad will be to focus on how the consumer will look happier, more attractive, and satisfied with life owning the new device.
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Apples iPad Ebook Store To Use DRM
http://www.pcworld.com/article/189419/report_apples_ipad_ebook_store_to_use_drm.html New reports suggest that the Apple Ipad will sell ebooks wrapped in digital rights management software.
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Did T-Mobile one up the iPad?
Is The HTC HD2 T-Mobile's iPad? TMobile reveals a new smartphone that will focus on ebooks and movie rentals. HTC HD2 will become the first entertainment device for TMobile.
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The Apple Tablet PC – iSlate or iPad?
The Apple Tablet: iSlate, iGuide, iPad Or iElse? Will Apple's tablet PC actually be called the iPad? We won't know until tomorrow, but after evidence was discovered that Apple was interested in the name "iSlate", many have figured that as this is
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Amazon’s Best-Selling E-Books are Free for the Kindle
The main reason e-book readers choose their digital versions over paper copies is because they are cheaper, and sometimes even free. E-books haven’t always been free. In fact, as of just 10 years ago, e-books were more expensive than their pape
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Nook E-Reader Proven Capable to Run Apps, Browser
What could be better than listening to music as you read a book? How about listening to music as you surf the web on your nook? Barnes and Noble's nook already was capable of playing MP3's in the background while you read a book, but recently a fe
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