Wall Street Journal Releases Kindle Fire-Only App
Add the Wall Street Journal to the list of publishers releasing apps exclusively for the Kindle Fire. Read more »
Kindle Fire To Ship 3.9 Million Units In Q411, 2nd Only To iPad: Estimate
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Amazon’s Kindle Fire is the second most popular tablet after the iPad and will ship 3.9 million units in the last quarter of this year, proj… Read more »
Byliner Kicks Off Original Fiction With 'Joy Luck Club's Amy Tan
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Longform journalism site Byliner kicked off its narrative nonfiction “Byliner Originals” publishing program this past spring, with Jon Kraka… Read more »
Consumer Reports Launches iPad Subscriptions, 7 New Smartphone Apps
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Consumer Reports, which named the iPad the top tablet earlier this year, is now adding subscriptions and free access for print subscribers t… Read more »
Amazon Widens Its Kindle Footprint With €99 Device On Sale In Spain, Italy
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It’s taken a few years, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has really ramped up the number of countries where it is selling its Kindle products. Today… Read more »
Hearst's Carey: We Will Have One Million Paying Digital Subscribers In 2012
On the heels of the Economist claiming one million monthly mobile readers of its magazine across Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) and Android devices, ano… Read more »
Yes, HP May Finally Have Some News On WebOS — In The Next Two Weeks
After a disastrous wireless turn from HP (NYSE: HPQ) that culminated last week with HP taking a charge of $1.66 billion to wind down its web… Read more »
Aussie Court Gives Samsung Galaxy Tab The All-Clear But Is It Too Late?
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A reversal of fortunes, of sorts, for Samsung in its ongoing case against Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) in Australia: today, an appeals court unanimous… Read more »
Amazon Author Tim Ferriss Giving Away 50 Kindle Fires, Fire-Exclusive App
Nearly a year ahead of his book’s publication, Tim Ferriss–the first author signed by Larry Kirshbaum’s as-yet unnamed Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN)… Read more »
Has Microsoft Missed The Boat With A Tablet OS? Forrester Says Yes
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Android device makers, RIM (NSDQ: RIMM) and (catastrophically) HP (NYSE: HPQ) have made little dent so far in the tablet market, currently d… Read more »
Black Friday Roundup: Strong Start, But Will Sales Hold?
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Despite warnings from groups like the OECD that Europe and the U.S. are heading into recession, the flurry of online and mobile activity tha… Read more »
An E-Book Gifting Campaign, Starting On Cyber Monday
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In a holiday season when e-readers are more popular than ever, many consumers still don’t know how to give them to others as gifts. So today… Read more »
White Friday For Samsung: A Lifeline In Aussie Galaxy Tablet Injunction?
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Could there be a little glimmer of light at the end of the tablet injunction tunnel for Samsung in Australia? With Christmas now exactly one… Read more »
How Will Facebook's Buffy Phone Look? There's An App For That
Facebook has not approached anything resembling a confirmation of the reports that it is developing its own phone with HTC, code-named “Buff… Read more »
Updated: Penguin Restores Library Lending To Kindle, But Not For New Ebooks
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Penguin is once again making its e-books available to libraries through Kindle, OverDrive reports. New Penguin e-books, however, remain unav… Read more »
Why Might A Publisher Pull Its E-Books From Libraries?
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Following yesterday’s news that Penguin, citing security concerns, is pulling its new e-books from libraries–and making none of them availa… Read more »
With The Kindle Yet To Hit China, ZTE And China Unicom Grow E-Book Venture
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) has a substantial operation in China, but it has yet to take its Kindle e-reader into that market. That has left the doo… Read more »
New Stats Show Tablet Gender Gap Shrinking
More women are using tablets as the devices become more popular, according to new stats from eMarketer, but men aren’t making it up on the e… Read more »
Report: Amazon Taps Self-Published Authors For Kindle Lending Library
The much-discussed Kindle Owners’ Lending Library has been limited to books from traditional publishers up to this point, but Amazon (NSDQ:… Read more »
Nomura: Amazon's Kindle Fire 'Devastating' For Other Tablet Makers
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The Kindle Fire, retailing for only $199, could be the Android tablet that sells in volumes and provides real competition against the iPad f… Read more »
Doubling Down: Why An Amazon Bet On A Smartphone Faces Longer Odds
While the jury is definitely still out on the Kindle Fire, is Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) thinking more broadly about mobile? If the company is inte… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-18-11
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11% Of Magazine Exposures Are Digital-Only, Survey Shows
Eleven percent of U.S. adults’ exposures to magazines are exclusively via digital platforms, new data from GfK MRI says. But with newsstands… Read more »
Has The Kindle Fire Already Fragmented Android Tablets?
Amazon’s Kindle Fire was easily the most anticipated Android-based tablet launched in 2011, and could wind up outselling all other contender… Read more »
Next Issue Media Expands Digital Newsstand Beyond Samsung Galaxy
Next Issue Media, the digitized magazine and newspaper newsstand, has added several more titles from company backers Hearst and Time Inc. (N… Read more »
Amazon Settles With Discovery Over E-Reader Patent
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) made sure Discovery won’t ruin its hopes for the best Christmas ever by settling a lawsuit that accused the Kindle and K… Read more »
Netflix Targets Kindle Fire, Nook Owners With Redesigned Android Tablet App
In a year during which it has shown no fear of dancing to the beat of a different drummer, Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) once again bucked the conven… Read more »
Authors Guild: Kindle Owners' Lending Library Is "Nonsense"
The Authors Guild is taking a stand against the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, Amazon’s new initiative allowing Kindle-owning Prime members… Read more »
The Morning Lowdown 11-15-11
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» Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) Launches iTunes Match, But Puts Temporary Hold On New Subscriptions (paidContent)
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Kobo Adds Cheaper Ad-Supported Option For Kobo Touch
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Taking the lead from Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), Kobo is now selling a $99.99 Kobo Touch with Offers, $30 off the regular price. Read more »
Updated: Amazon Decides To Ship Kindle Fire And Kindle Touch Early
In a move that surely has nothing to do with the impending launch of the Nook Tablet, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is shipping the Kindle Fire today… Read more »
Condé Nast Will Add All Its Magazines To Nook Newsstand
The battle of the tablet newsstands continues: Condé Nast is making all 18 of its magazines available for Nook Tablet and Nook Color. Read more »
Reviewers May Find Faults, But Developers Say Kindle Fire Is Big Big Big
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The Kindle Fire tablet may not be all reviewers’ cup of tea, but Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) seems to have gotten one thing just right: it’s picked… Read more »
Kindle Fire, First Reviews: Hot Gadget Or Just Another Lukewarm Tablet?
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A new day, and a new device to challenge Apple’s iPad in the market for tablets. Read more »
Comparing E-Readers And E-Reader/Tablets: Kindles, Nooks, Sony, Kobo
Just last month, Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) rolled out its Kindle Fire, the first Kindle designed as a full media device — not an e-reader with so… Read more »
Kindle Fire: 'Also, Barnes & Noble, We Will Have A Newsstand'
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Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) have sent out so many press releases about their respective upcoming tablets this week th… Read more »
Kindle Fire Will Have Hulu Plus App, Too
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced the new Nook Tablet on Monday, it appeared to have an app-vantage over the Kindle Fire: Hulu Plus.… Read more »
Why Video Apps Are Key For Consumer Electronics Makers This Holiday Season
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It’s no secret that consumer electronics makers have long relied on content to help sell their devices. After all, people buy devices becaus… Read more »
Amazon Buys Voice-To-Text Startup Yap. What Do You Think Of That, Siri?
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Apple’s use of the Siri voice assistant in the iPhone 4S has been one of the most-talked about features on the new device, but Apple (NSDQ:… Read more »
Amazon Adds Self-Published Amanda Hocking to 'Kindle Million Club'
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Amanda Hocking, the 27-year-old self-published author who said in March that she had sold over 1 million copies of her e-books, is just now… Read more »
