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Amazon launches Kindle book sales in Canada
Amazon today began selling Kindle Books on its Canadian store. The new site features Canadian pricing and a spotlight on Canadian fiction. Unfortunately, Amazon’s Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets are not yet on sale on the site. The move does suggest that Amazon will eventually launch Kindle hardware in Canada. Whether it will happen before Christmas so that Canadians can […]
Sony launches new PRS-T2 eReader
Sony today announced the Reader (Model: PRS-T2), its latest 6-inch eReader. It includes both Facebook and Evernote features that let you post short passages to Facebook or save them to Evernote. It also includes a stylus and improved controls allowing finger swipes to turn pages, finger pinches to zoom in or out, and more. The upgraded display promises “more paper-like […]
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble form Nook e-book platform partnership
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble today annnounced a new partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary focused on e-reading technologies. The new subsidiary, called Newco until a final name is found, will consist of the Nook unit as well as Barnes & Noble’s college textbook business. Microsoft will make a US$300 million investment in Newco for a 17.6% equity […]
Apple unveils iBooks 2 and iAuthor
At a press event today, Apple unveiled an updated version of its iBooks and the new iAuthor software. As expected, both focus on new interactive textbooks intended for the education market. iBooks textbooks offer iPad users gorgeous, fullscreen textbooks with interactive animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more. iBooks textbooks can be kept up to date, don’t weigh […]
Amazon eBooks now outselling all print books combined
Amazon today announced that it is now selling more Kindle books than hardcover and paperback print books combined. “Customers are now choosing Kindle books more often than print books. We had high hopes that this would happen eventually, but we never imagined it would happen this quickly – we’ve been selling print books for 15 years and Kindle books for […]
Amazon planning “entire family” of Android devices?
Amazon is widely expected to launch an Android tablet later this year. When asked to comment in an interview with Consumer Reports this week, Jeff Bezos simply said “stay tuned.” All he would add was that such a device would complement rather replace the Kindle. Now, AndroidandMe.com has learned that Amazon’s plans may be more ambitious than a single tablet. […]
Amazon launches Appstore for Android
Amazon yesterday announced the launch of the Amazon Appstore for Android. Much like Google’s own Android Marketplace, the Amazon Appstore will offer customers the ability to browse, search, and purchase Android application and games. It also includes Amazon features like personalized recommendations, customer reviews, detailed reviews with screenshots, and 1-Click payment options. All apps found on the Amazon Appstore will […]