Timbuk2 announces ‘Made for Kindle’ products in conjunction with Amazon reveal
Need a sporty new case or sleeve for your pre-ordered Kindle Fire or Kindle Touch? Timbuk2 has you covered with a new line of official "Made for Kindle" products.
First TV ads for Amazon’s Kindle Fire and Kindle are released
Amazon has released the TV ads for the Kindle Fire tablet and the Kindle e-reader. The ad for the Fire not only tells the story of the evolution of the e-reader but also how the Fire got its name.
Amazon unveils $199 Kindle Fire tablet, Kindle Touch for $99
Amazon's newly announced Kindle Fire tablet measures 7-inches, runs a modified version of Android and will cost $199 – less than half the price of an iPad 2. Unfortunately, 3G connectivity and a camera are not included.
Amazon’s tablet will be named the Kindle Fire
Details continue to surface as we anxiously await Amazon's big announcement.
Amazon’s ad-infused Kindles to be integrated with AmazonLocal daily deals
Amazon's discounted Kindle with Special Offers is targeting deal hounds by integrating with AmazonLocal daily deals. The functionality will becoming this holiday season.
Confirmation of Amazon’s 7-inch Android tablet, set to be released in November for $250
Some more details are learned about Amazon's 7-inch tablet set to release in November for $250.
Amazon adds the ability to quiz authors through the Kindle
Why bother interpreting what the author is trying to say in their latest novel when you can ask them directly? Amazon is rolling out a test of a new question and answer system for authors and the audience that reads their books.
Buzzworthy book, DVD and Blu-ray releases for the week of August 22
We've rounded up our picks for the most buzzed about and noteworthy new releases in books, DVDs and Blu-rays for the week, from Kevin Mitnick's hacker confessional Ghost in the Wires to the fifth season of Dexter on Blu-ray.
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader takes to the Web with HTML5
Amazon's new Kindle Cloud Reader lets customers access their Kindle content using an HTML5 browser - and it adapts from PCs to tablets to smartphones.
Barnes & Noble offers free books to Nook buyers
Looking for an e-reader? Buy a Barnes & Noble Nook device and for a limited period you can get some free book downloads to go with it.
Amazon profits down, but sales way up
Amazon saw its stock take off as the company reported second quarter sales were up 51 percent.
Saving cash on college textbooks: E-book rental services compared
Recently Amazon launched a Kindle textbook rental service to compete with several other services designed to save college kids some cash. Here's a look at how e-textbook programs compare.
Amazon introduces Kindle textbook rentals
The Kindle just became a little more student-friendly with a new textbook rental program.
WSJ: Amazon tablet due in October
All we're waiting on is an announcement to officially confirm an Amazon tablet is in our midst.
Kindle 3G with Special Offers now $139, sponsored by AT&T
Amazon's ad-running Kindle 3G with Special Offers now costs just $139 - and it comes with AT&T as its very own corporate sponsor.
Google eBooks migrates onto e-readers with iriver Story HD
The iriver Story HD will be the first dedicated e-reader to have Google's new eBooks platform built in, eliminating the need to download books from a PC and transfer them to the device.
E-reader ownership explodes past tablets, says Pew
A new study by Pew Research shows that e-reader popularity has doubled in the past six months, while the tablet market has only seen moderate gains in ownership.
Spam storm clogs the Kindle self-publishing platform
Amazon's Kindle self-publishing is getting clogged with super cheap low quality spam.
Kindle sales will be 10 percent of Amazon’s business in 2012, says Citi analyst
Sales related to the Kindle ereader will account for a whopping 10 percent of Amazon's total revenue in 2012, says a Citigroup analyst.
Battle of the batteries – Barnes & Noble responds to Amazon over battery life of e-readers
The spat between Barnes & Noble and Amazon over e-reader battery life shows no sign of running out of juice, as Barnes & Noble claim its new Nook device has the "longest bettery life of any e-reader."
Amazon announces ad-supported Kindle 3G
Hours after Barnes & Noble unveiled its new e-reader, e-commerce giant Amazon has hit back with the release of an ad-supported Kindle 3G.
Trying to remember something? Put down the iPad, pick up a newspaper
Newspapers get a bad rap as a dying, expensive reading method - but they've got something tablets don't: Your attention.
Barnes & Noble to push digital books, new e-reader coming on Tuesday
Bookselling giant Barnes & Noble will be unveiling a new tablet on Tuesday as it tries to take a bigger share of the e-book market.
Amazon now selling more Kindle books than printed books
Amazon says its customers are now buying more Kindle books than all hardcover and paperback books combined.
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos hints at tablet plans
In a recent interview, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos increased speculation surrounding the release of an Amazon tablet.
Apple policy kills e-book underdog, iFlow Reader
Apple's 30 percent cut on in-app purchases helped lead to the death of the iFlow Reader app and its development company, BeamItDown Software.
Gear Guide: Ultimate cruise ship packing list
Heading out on a cruise vacation? Our ultimate cruise ship packing list has you covered with all the gear, gadgets and other essentials you might need for some R&R on the high seas, from entertainment to cameras and proper sun protection.
Amazon Kindle lands at Walmart
Amazon is expanding the retail availability of its Kindle reader with the biggest brick-and-mortar retailer of them all: Walmart.
New Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader due May 24
A new version of the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader is on the way. But will the new device will be closer to a tablet or a Kindle?
Amazon tablet coming late this year?
It's officially more than a well-supported rumor: Reports on manufacturing partners for the Amazon tablet have surfaced.
E-readers not yet ready to be taken up by students
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that e-readers still lack the functionality which would make them popular with students.
Amazon tablet hype continues: Android-based, made by Samsung
All signs point to an Amazon tablet in the near future, one that will drive its digital content and has no intentions of competing with the iPad.
Amazon debuts Kindle e-book library borrowing service
Amazon has jumped on the e-book lending bandwagon with a soon-to-launch service that will allow Kindle users to borrow books from 11,000 libraries in the US.
E-book sales make history in the US, top paperback books in sales
Sales figures for February have shown that for the first time ever in the US, e-books were the number one selling format for books.
Ad-infused Kindle will sell for $25 less
Amazon will offer yet another discounted Kindle, this time with some advertisements that won't annoy you.
Amazon working on Apple, Google competitor with cloud locker for media
New rumors say that Amazon will show off a cloud-based digital locker for video and music content, giving Google and Apple some competition.
HSN confirms Nook Store, Android 2.2, Flash, push e-mail for Nook Color
Android 2.2, Adobe Flash support, push e-mail and an app store will upgrade Barnes & Noble's Nook Color e-reader to tablet status with a mid-April software update.