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Amazon Bumps Up Kindle Royalty Rate to Publishers

November 10, 2010
Amazon Bumps Up Kindle Royalty Rate to Publishers

Amazon is forking over a larger slice of the Kindle pie to some publishers, the online e-tailer announced this week. Starting December 1, 2010, magazine and newspaper publishers will receive a 70 percent chunk of the retail price for each item sold.
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Sony Ships Reader Daily Edition to Stores, Also Available Online

November 9, 2010
Sony Ships Reader Daily Edition to Stores, Also Available Online

You can now purchase Sony’s wireless Reader Daily Edition eBook reader from select retail outlets and online at SonyStyle.com, Sony announced.
The new Reader Daily Edition comes decked out with both Wi-Fi and AT&T 3G connectivity. Other features in…

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Kindle App Headed to Windows Phone 7 Platform

October 29, 2010

Amazon on Thursday announced that its upcoming Kindle for Windows Phone 7 app will be the first major eBook software available for WP7 devices. As with all Kindle apps, WP7 users will be able to sync their downloaded books to multiple devices.
“When yo…

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Kindle App Headed to Windows Phone 7 Platform

October 29, 2010

Amazon on Thursday announced that its upcoming Kindle for Windows Phone 7 app will be the first major eBook software available for WP7 devices. As with all Kindle apps, WP7 users will be able to sync their downloaded books to multiple devices.
“When yo…

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E-Ink Posts Record Quarter, Adjusts Global eBook Shipment Prediction

October 28, 2010
E-Ink Posts Record Quarter, Adjusts Global eBook Shipment Prediction

Life is good for E-Ink Holdings, which according to a DigiTimes report just recorded record net profits of more than $22 million in the third quarter, and things will only get better from there.
E-Ink chairman Scott Liu adjusted his company’s forecast …

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New Generation Kindle Devices Set Sales Record

October 25, 2010
New Generation Kindle Devices Set Sales Record

It seems like Amazon has figured out that if you price a desirable device appropriately, people will buy it, and do so in droves. Not exactly a novel concept, but the success of Amazon’s new generation Kindle eBook readers should serve as a reminder of…

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Tech Mogul Predicts Physical Books will Disappear in Five Years

October 18, 2010
Tech Mogul Predicts Physical Books will Disappear in Five Years

During an interview with CNN’s Howard Kurtz, author Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the One Laptop per Child project, said that physical books are not long for this world.
“It will be in five years,” Negroponte said in reference to the demise of physic…

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Pandigital Expands eReader Line with First ePaper Model

October 18, 2010
Pandigital Expands eReader Line with First ePaper Model

Pandigital Novel, whose existing line of eReaders are found in retailers nationwide such as Macy’s, Kohl’s, Kmart, JC Penny, Nordstroms, Walmart, and dozens more, added a new model to its lineup, the first of which to use ePaper technology.
The new Pan…

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