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Kindle Outsells Every Other Product On Amazon (And What That Really Means)

Kindle Outsells Every Other Product on Amazon (And What That Really Means)

According to a breathless press release, the Kindle ereader is the "#1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon." That means it sold more than the iPod Touch. More than the Wii. More than Going Rogue. How? It's ...READ»

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Is Your Kindle Cracking Up? Amazon Sued in $5 Million Class Action [Updated]

Amazon's Kindle may be selling incredibly well and transforming the publishing world, but it looks like some users are finding its build quality lacking. A $5 million class action has just been targeted at Amazon, in fact. The suit ...READ»

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Amazon's Kindle Gets Tempting $60 Price Cut

Amazon's Kindle 2 just got a pleasant $60 price cut, so it's now just $299. Admittedly that's still expensive, but it'll likely boost sales of the e-reader a little in the flat economy. There's a little more to it than that, ...READ»

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Unveils Kindle DX in New York

At an event in New York City today, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos introduced Kindle DX, a large-screen version of the popular e-reader device priced at $489. It will ship this summer, and is available for pre-order today. ...READ»

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Book Lovers: Stop Whining about the Wonderful "Feel of Paper"

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been making the talk show rounds with the new Kindle 2, and many hosts blabber on about their love for the feel and smell of real, paper books. They croon wistfully over the printed book's demise, and express ...READ»

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Authors Guild Says Kindle 2's Text-to-Speech Violates Copyright

One of the most interesting new features in Amazon's Kindle 2 e-reader is the text-to-speech function built into the device. It's a primitive bed-time story reader, and while it won't match, say, HAL 9000 for elegance in ...READ»

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Amazon's Kindle 2 E-Reader to Debut on February 9

Update: The rumor that Amazon's successor to the Kindle e-reader is arriving on February 9th has been confirmed. In October, BoyGeniusReport.com nabbed the first images of the new device, and now BGR is running with the suggestion ...READ»

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