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Kindle e-book lending service Lendle has its API access restored by Amazon

Amazon restores Lendle's API access after the socially-oriented e-book lending service agrees to disable its Kindle Book Sync feature.

Amazon cuts e-book sharer, Lendle; UPDATE: Lendle is back

The application allowing Kindle users to share their books has been pulled, and even Lendle doesn't know why.

Amazon will undercut Google Marketplace prices with Android AppStore

A few leaked images reveal Amazon may challenge the Android Marketplace with discounted app pricing.

One in four college textbooks will be digital in five years

Behemoth backpacks be damned! One report says that textbooks are becoming a thing of the past and e-textbooks are on their way.

Disconnecting for 24 hours: My National Day of Unplugging

A self-described digital addict, I put myself to the test by going 24 hours without tech for the National Day of Unplugging.
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Apple iPad 2: What’s missing?

Apple always makes an impression, but a few suspected features didn't make it to the iPad 2. With the iPad 3 allegedly waiting in the wings, they could be right around the corner.

AT&T to start selling Amazon Kindle 3G in retail locations

AT&T will start selling Amazon's latest generation of Kindle 3G e-readers in retail locations starting on March 6.
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Barnes & Noble says it has 25 pct of the U.S. ebook market

Barnes & Noble might be struggling against the likes of Amazon and Apple, but the company says it accounts for a quarter of the U.S. ebook market.
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Real page numbers part of next Kindle upgrade

Amazon is preparing a Kindle software upgrade that will finally add matching page numbers to actual book copies as well as some new community features.
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E-book readers chew through more books, still enjoy paper copies

Avid booklovers may latch onto e-reading, previously lazy readers are more motivated, and many are inspired to buy print.
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Kindle books now outselling paperbacks

Amazon still isn't saying how many Kindles it's selling, but the company says sales of Kindle titles have now surpassed sales of paperback books.
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Website creates a virtual library to lend Kindle books

Thousands of Amazon Kindle e-reader owners are using a free new website that helps them do something people have been doing offline for hundreds of years: lend and borrow books.

Hands on with Copia’s e-Reader platform

Copia's e-Reader platform works across devices, aims to combine e-Reading with social media.

Amazon releasing Kindle apps for Android and Windows tablets

For over two years, Amazon has been introducing a wide selection of free "Buy Once, Read Everywhere" Kindle apps to enable customers to read their Kindle books on the most popular devices and platforms.
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Amazon offers to replace troublesome Kindle covers

Amazon is offering refunds or replacement for its non-lighted Kindle covers, since they sometimes make the ereaders reboot or lock up.

Kobo brings Instapaper to its eReading apps for iOS

Kobo, an eReading service built on an open platform, has announced that the latest version of its application now includes the integration of Instapaper across all its iOS apps.
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Amazon hints at Kindle sales: “millions” so far this quarter

Amazon has never stated how many Kindle ereaders it sells, but today it dropped a hint: it's sold "millions" so far in the first 73 days of the holiday quarter.
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Google Chrome event brings Web Store, Chrome OS notebook, browser updates

In a live event today, Chrome revealed a host of new features coming to users, most significantly it's anticipated take on the operating system.

Forget the Nook, the Kindle’s competition is the iPad

A new survey shows that consumers are beginning to favor the iPad as an e-reader. Will it eventually dethrone the Kindle?
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Amazon says Kindle sets sales record…but still won’t say how many it’s sold

Amazon says sales of its newest Kindles, introduced this summer, have already surpassed sales of the old Kindles during last year's holiday fourth quarter.
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Amazon Kindle users, you can lend e-books and read the newspaper

Amazon will soon allow users to lend e-books to one another. In addition, newspapers and magazines are coming to Kindle apps in the near future.

Barnes & Noble to announce Nook Color, an Android e-reader

Barnes & Noble may introduce a new Nook with a color, touch display running on Android, reports CNET.
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Amazon Kindle Singles: longer than an article, cheaper than a book

Amazon plans to start selling pieces in the 10,000 to 30,000-word range - as much as twice the length of a New Yorker feature - at prices less than a typical book.
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Amazon brings Kindle to the Web

Amazon.com's beta "Kindle for the Web" lets users sample - and, of course, buy - Kindle titles right in a Web browser.
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Best Buy to sell Amazon Kindle

Best Buy will sell the Amazon Kindle this fall, making it the only store offering the Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Kindle under one roof.
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Amazon Kindle Gets Better Screen, Wi-Fi Only Edition

Amazon has refreshed its Kindle ereader with a slimmer design, faster page turns, and a brighter screen...and a Wi-Fi edition that'll cost just $139.
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Amazon Now Selling More E-books than Hardcovers

Amazon says in the last three months, it has sold 143 e-books for every 100 hardcover books.
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Amazon Brings Kindle App to Android

As promised, Amazon has launched a Kindle app for Android phones—and all you need is Android 1.6 or newer.

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Gets a Price Cut to Compete with Kindle

In a race to win the eReader race, Barnes & Noble has lowered the price on their original Nook, while also offering a new WiFi version for users.
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Kindle Upgrade Connects with Facebook and Twitter

Amazon's latest Kindle software update enables users to share notes and highlighted passages via Twitter or Facebook...plus pan and zoom PDFs.
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Amazon Bringing Kindle to Android This Summer

This summer, owners of Android-based devices and smartphones now now read, browse - and, of course - buy titles from Amazon's Kindle store.

Nook Outsells Kindle in March, E-Reader Sales Expected to Hit 11 Million

Demand for the Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader increases as it surpasses Amazon’s Kindle. E-reader sales expected to hit 11 million by year’s end.
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Microsoft, Amazon Post Strong Quarterly Results

Tech giants Microsoft and Amazon posted solid numbers for their most recent fiscal quarters...but investors don't seem enthused.
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Amazon Kindle Going to Target

In Amazon's first major retail move, discount retailer Target will start offering the Kindle ereader for sale April 25.

Amazon Unveils Kindle for iPad

The iPad won't reach consumers for about two weeks, but Amazon has already taking on Apple's iBooks with its Kindle app.

Amazon Brings Beta Kindle Application to the Mac

Amazon has launched a beta of its Kindle application for Mac OS X, enabling Mac users to shop, sync, and read Kindle books without a Kindle device.

Amazon Brings Kindle to the BlackBerry

Amazon has launched a beta version of its Kindle application for BlackBerry, enabling BlackBerry users to view and sync Kindle titles with Kindle readers and PCs.

Amazon Posts Job Openings, Hints at New Kindle Plans

Amazon's new job openings suggest features for the company's next Kindle device.