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First Look: Amazon’s Kindle Reader: The Gap Between Description and The Device
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In Latest Bid To Push Ebooks, Sony Partners With Borders On E-Commerce Store
By David Kaplan
For the past few years, Sony (NYSE: SNE) and others have been trying get mass adoption of ebooks. And with each effort, the question goes “i… Read more »
Amazon.com To Launch Wireless eBook Reader; Google To Start Charging For Digital Books Access
By Rafat Ali
Two separate developments in the eBooks/digital books world, reported by NYT:
– Amazon.com (NSDQ: AMZN) is launching an eBook device called… Read more »
Microsoft And Google Battle For Publishers’ Hearts At BookExpo
By David Kaplan
Microsoft and Google unveiled more details about their respective digital library plans at this week’s BookExpo America in New York. Both so… Read more »
Media Predict Sets Up Virtual Betting Parlor For Books
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Storytelling Social Net FanLib Launches With $3 Million In Funding
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Google, Baidu Race To Set Up Online Library In China
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Random House, HarperCollins Launch Online Book Searches
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Shelfari Receives $1 million From Amazon, Others
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Book lovers’ social net Shelfari has raised a $1 million first round from Amazon.com and others, according to John Cook’s Venture Blog. The… Read more »
Macworld: Conference Itself Found Wanting; Blurb Stands Out
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Google Book Search Rival Gets $1 Million Grant
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“You are talking about the fruits of our civilization and culture. You want to keep it open and certainly don’t want any company to enclose… Read more »
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John Wiley Acquires UK Travel Info Site Whatsonwhen
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Chinese eBook Firm ChineseAll Gets Venture Funding
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