04/25/2012 @ 12:00AM
In another blowout quarter, Apple reported that it sold 11.8 million iPads in the quarter ended March 31. The company has sold 67 million iPads since the device was released in April 2010.
04/23/2012 @ 12:00AM
The digital comics distributor iVerse is breaking new ground with a service that will allow libraries to offer digital comics to their patrons to read on just about every digital device.
04/12/2012 @ 12:00AM
Looking to give a spark to its e-ink devices, Barnes & Noble has developed Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. With a light embedded in the device, GlowLight makes it easy to read in the dark, including in bed.
03/29/2012 @ 12:00AM
Amazon.com is rolling out Kindle Fire 6.3, a free wireless software update for Kindle Fire operating system, in the next few days.
03/16/2012 @ 12:00AM
Amazon has introduced a new version of Kindle for the iPad, optimized for the new high resolution display.
02/13/2012 @ 07:00PM
Some device owners double their spending at Amazon
Amazon has made no secret of the fact that a major reason for selling its family of Kindle devices for as low a price as possible is that once consumers have a device they will buy more products from the giant e-tailer. A new study of past month book buyers just completed by the Codex Group shows just how much Amazon gains when customers start using Kindle devices.
02/06/2012 @ 12:00AM
The topic is "The Business of E-readers" and features Lisa Faith Phillips, director of digital strategy and development at Hachette Book Group.
01/30/2012 @ 12:00AM
With Amazon set to release its fourth quarter—and year end—results Tuesday afternoon Stifel Nicolas analyst Jordan Rohan estimates that the company sold 6 million Kindle Fire tablets in the fourth quarter.
01/25/2012 @ 12:00AM
In a record-shattering quarter ended December 31, Apple said that it sold 15.4 million iPads, double that of the previous quarter. The Apple announcement supports the recent survey conducted by Pew that showed a big leap in the number of Americans that bought on iPad over the holidays.
12/21/2011 @ 12:00AM
Amazon pushed out an over-the-air software update for its Kindle Fire tablet on Tuesday night to address early complaints from reviewers and buyers.
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The Wall Street Journal says Amazon will introduce a 9" Android-powered tablet by October to compete with the iPad.
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