Google jumps on the online bookstore bandwagon

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Published May 4, 2010 at 3:15 p.m.

Following in the footsteps of Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Apple, Google announced today that the search giant will be launching an online bookstore this summer. The bookstore will launch as Google Editions and will include a Google-managed online storefront… ...

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Is Apple Actually Pushing for the $10 iPad E-Book, After All?

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 3:17 p.m.
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We've lamented the death of the $10 e-book, the victim of a showdown between Amazon and publishers emboldened by the advent of the iPad. But a New York report says Apple's iBook pricing scheme would allow for a $10 e-bestseller and force the price down if a book becomes a bestseller ...

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Kindle for BlackBerry e-reader app now available

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 3:22 a.m.
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Amazon is today adding BlackBerrys to its stable of Kindle-compatible devices and also taking the opportunity to remind us that it's working hard on Mac and iPad versions of its software. The app is a freebie download for Americans (sadly it's not international just yet) and should offer the same functionality as its PC and iPhone brethren -- namely automatic syncing via Whispersync and what Amazon hopes will be a seamless reading experience from one device to the next. There's also an in-app

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First Look: GV Mobile 2.0 for the iPhone [Google]

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Published Dec. 26, 2009 at 11:38 p.m.
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GV Mobile is now available for jailbroken iPhone devices for free, but there's something better coming up… GV Mobile 2.0. Here's a first look at the app ... It's pretty simple: Apple's iPhone OS is basically the only major smartphone operating system without an official or unofficial Google Voice client. We used to have GV Mobile and VoiceCentral, but as we all know, those were abruptly removed from the App Store and even Google's official client was turned away. Well, at least Apple didn't

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Kindle Milestone: Amazon Sold More Kindle Books Than Physical Books On Xmas [Kindle]

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Published Dec. 26, 2009 at 6:00 p.m.
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Amazon's Kindle hit an important and startling milestone yesterday: On Christmas, the company sold more Kindle books than physical books ... Yes, this is obviously the result of everyone who got a Kindle for Christmas (lots of folks) firing it up and ordering a bunch of eBooks on a day in which most physical-book readers weren't shopping. But it's still important and impressive ... The Kindle's economics are still lousy for Amazon: The company loses money on new releases and makes only a modest

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Amazon Won't Be The Only One Selling Kindle Books Next Year [Kindle]

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Published Dec. 18, 2009 at 3:14 p.m.
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Scribd, the YouTube for print, is working on a new way to get e-books onto your Kindle without buying them from Amazon ... Right now, to get one of the tens of millions of Scribd documents has — books, papers, and other content — off the web and into a Kindle, a user has to email the document to his or her Kindle email address ... Trip Adler, the company's CEO and founder tells us it will be a "seamless" experience next year ... Trip couldn't tell us if his plan was part of an official

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Remainders - The Good, Bad and Ugly Things We Didn't Post (and Why) [Remainders]

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Published Dec. 12, 2009 at 12:20 a.m.
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Buckle the eff up for Remainders today, because we've got: A man in a chicken suit playing "What Is Love," two separate Christmas-themed videos (one Muppet, one Guitar Hero), minor Apple updates, and a severed hand crafted of breakfast foods ... Man in a Chicken suit plays "What is Love" on Pianica from Ring Mod on Vimeo ... Man in a Chicken Suit Plays "What Is Love" on Melodica ... If that headline isn't enough to make you watch this video, I'm really not sure if the internet is your cup of

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Analyst noise: Apple tablet in March for $1k, publishers on-board, Verizon iPhone coming too

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Published Dec. 9, 2009 at 4:25 p.m.
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If you've been following mainstream news today, then it's likely you've seen the story doing the rounds on new Apple tablet rumors, spurred by a note sent to clients from Oppenheimer analyst Yair Reiner. Never heard of him? That's not surprising, since he has no real connection to Apple, and his job mainly consists of telling people how to move their money around -- a Master of the Universe gear-cranker, you might say. Anyhow, Yair is sure that Apple will be releasing its 10.1-inch, multitouch

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Toys and Games To Buy Smart Kids Whose Parents You Actually Like [Gift Guide]

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Published Dec. 2, 2009 at 3:20 p.m.
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Here they are, 10 toys and games painstakingly selected for coolness and/or inoffensiveness (plus two of the worst ideas), running the gamut in age range and price. Pick through, and you'll find something nice for the brainy little snot ... If you hate the gallery format as much as the Grinch hated Christmas, click here ... Battling Helicopters: There's no better way to learn the mysteries of heavier-than-air flight than to spin up a few air hogs and have them shoot each other out of the

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Magellan's GPS Car Kit for iPhone and iPod Touch: $130, coming next month

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Published Nov. 28, 2009 at 1:28 a.m.
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We heard earlier this month that Magellan was looking to one-up TomTom by outing an iPod touch / iPhone GPS car kit of its very own, but a few critical details were missing: namely, a price and a release date. Thanks to a new product listing on Amazon (capped after the break), we at least have a clue as to when this thing will be shipping stateside and for how much. If you'll recall, this one's compatible with the 2nd and 3rd generation iPod touch as well as the iPhone 3G and 3GS, and aside from

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