A really big new development in the Google Vs Amazon Book Wars. Motoko Rich of the NYTimes has written about how Google is planning on selling ebooks direct to consumers - In discussions with publishers at the annual BookExpo convention in New York over the weekend, Google signaled its intent to introduce a program that would [...]
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The 1st pictures of Pixel Qi’s 3qi screen are now out on Mary Lou Jepsen’s Blog. Depending on which page you read (blog or their website) the screens will be in ereaders and netbooks by Fall 2009, or End 2009. Here are the pictures – PixelQi in Full Color Mode (backlight on), side by side with Pixel Qi Screen in [...]
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The really big news is Google starting open war with Amazon by starting to sell ebooks, not to mention telling publishers they can sell ebooks for the same price as hardcover books. May was probably the single most eventful month in terms of ebooks and Kindle news ever. A lot of significant events – In May the Kindle [...]
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The deal on the iGo wall and car charger for the Kindle 1 made me wonder about whether there were other deals like that i.e. a $4.24 pack instead of a $19 or $29 pack. Here are the all the choices to save 25%, 50%, or more on what you’d pay otherwise – Kindle 1 [...]
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Note: The page to bookmark is actually this main Free Kindle Contests page that is updated regularly and has ALL current free kindle contests (3-4 more than this post has). There’s a ton of people giving away Kindle 2s on twitter – Squidoo have 5 free Kindles for every 1000th person who makes a twttrlist. Ends June [...]
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