Amazon's rumored purchase of Samsung's Liquavista unit could be the key to that full-color Kindle you've always wanted.
Amazon has introduced a new service called Whispercast that will help organizations take better control of content on large amounts of Kindles.
The Kindle Paperwhite is Amazon's best e-reader yet -- but you won't be able to get it for a while.
Barnes & Noble has dropped the price of its back-lit Nook e-reader to $119 from $139 at several retailers to prepare for Amazon's upcoming Kindle Paperwhite, which also retails for $119.
Amazon today lifted the veil on the newest additions to its lineup of tablet devices and e-readers. Clearly, in an attempt to convince consumers ahead of the holiday shopping season that its hardware can be both cheap and sexy.
I was flabbergasted at the news that Microsoft had invested $300 million into Barnes & Noble’s Nook business, making the e-reader subsidiary, at a $1.7 billion valuation, worth more than B&N itself.
Sure, Microsoft has a penchant for investing in …
Consumers looking to buy any of Amazon’s Kindle products from Target in the coming weeks should look elsewhere: Starting later this month, Target will end sales of Amazon’s e-readers and Android tablet.
Target says its decision to ditch the Kindle …
Barnes & Noble beat out Amazon and Sony today by delivering the first E-Ink device with a built-in light, the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight. It may seem like a minor victory, but for E-Ink fanatics, the new Nook is …
It’s kind of shocking to think that E-Ink e-book readers have been around for several years, yet nobody has figured out an integrated way to light up the screens. Until now, that is.
Barnes & Noble today is launching a …
Barnes & Noble could be preparing to launch a new version of its Nook Simple Touch e-reader tablet with a fully lit screen, according to signage allegedly produced by the company.
Earlier today, The Digital Reader posted a photo (pictured …
We fold our newspapers, bend back our magazines, so why not our e-readers? LG Display has released a new plastic, flexible display that probably won’t let us fold tablets in half, but may bring the bendy-future closer to consumers.
The …
Interactive e-books are a hot business. NBC News is the latest major player to dip its toes into the e-book publishing business, the company announced on Monday.
The new unit, called called NBC Publishing, will exploit NBC’s extensive library of …
Amid record digital sales and floundering physical sales, Barnes & Noble announced today that it plans to explore spinning off its Nook and e-book business.
Barnes & Noble is in the precarious position of having its losing physical bookstore business …
In a push for last-minute and impulse buys, Amazon is offering its customers free two-day shipping on the four most-recent Kindle models before the end of the day on Dec. 21.
Amazon has been making an aggressive push for its …
Amazon has started a $6 million annual fund that seeks to encourage more independent authors to publish their works on Kindle first, the company announced today.
Amazon’s Kindle family is on a roll with strong sales over Black Friday, and …
We might as well call it Kindle Fire Friday. Amazon revealed today that its Black Friday sales were through the roof for its Kindle lineup, though, as usual, the company didn’t offer any specific numbers.
Amazon said that sales for …
Barnes & Noble will release a limited edition Nook Simple Touch e-reader with a white border for a bargain-bin price of $79 on Black Friday, the company announced today.
The most basic Amazon Kindle now retails for $79, no matter …
Barnes & Noble has released its new $249 Nook Tablet today, following Amazon’s lead by unleashing its e-reader/tablet hybrid on the market a day early.
“Nook Tablet is the best wireless reading and entertainment tablet in the 7-inch class, and …
U.S. authors are not pleased with Amazon’s recently announced Kindle Lending Library and are claiming the powerful online retailer is “boldly breaching its contracts” with numerous publishers.
Amazon’s new Kindle Lending Library allows Kindle owners who subscribe to the premium …
There’s yet another $99 touch e-reader joining the fray this holiday shopping season. Kobo has announced its $99 Kobo Touch with Offers, which is the same device as a regular $130 Kobo Touch, but the screen will display ads when …
