By Todd Haselton |
Several publishers have already settled allegations that a legion of them, including Apple, were running an eBook price fixing scheme. Apple’s still holding out for a trial that will take place on June 3. Tim Cook may be called in to testify, but the actual…
By Todd Haselton |
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen issued a release on Wednesday stating that Penguin Group has reached a settlement in which it was accused of fixing the prices of eBooks. The book publisher will pay $75 million in consumer restitution and as injunctive relief, Jepsen said.…
By Sean P. Aune |
The Internet and fan fiction – stories written by fans of a given source material – go together like peanut butter and jelly. Until now, however, it has been a gray area of potential legal headaches for the authors of the work. While they could…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you’re looking for a graduation or Mother’s Day gift, you may want to head over to Amazon and snag yourself a Kindle Paperwhite for just $99 with the coupon code “KINDLEPW.” The Kindle Paperwhite is a dream to use, and it lead us to…
By Brandon Russell |
If you purchase a Nook HD+, Barnes & Noble will hook you up with a Nook Simple touch for free starting next week. Two for the price of one is always sweet, and the secondary device could make for a good hand-me-down gift. Like re-gifting…
By Roy Choi |
Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman and Founder Leonard Riggio stated he is making a bid to purchase the brick and mortar and online presence of the book retailer. Interestingly though the bid excludes the digital books business, which one would assume has the greatest growth…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble announced that it will publish its first quarter 2013 earnings on Feb. 28, and also advised that it expects to post greater losses from its Nook unit. “Based on current forecasts, the Company now expects its fiscal year 2013 NOOK segment EBITDA…
By Sean P. Aune |
Amazon has announced that best selling author Stephen King has chosen its Kindle Single platform to enter the world of self-publishing. When you’re as prolific a writer as Stephen King, you have a lot to say. Sometimes you want to get those words out to…
By Todd Haselton |
Own an Amazon Kindle Touch? Want some good news? Of course you do. Guess what? Amazon announced on Wednesday that it has updated the popular eReader with a new user interface and fresh features. It will automatically download for all Kindle owners, but you can…
By Adriana Lee |
Danger, Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook: Things are looking pretty grim for your product category. After a meteoric rise, sales of e-readers seem to be spiraling downward, thanks to iPads, Kindle Fires, Surfaces and Galaxy Tabs. Tablets are absolutely killing demand, says an IHS…
By Brandon Russell |
Before every man, woman and child owned a tablet, Amazon’s Kindle was one of the industry’s most desirable gadgets. Oh, an entire paperback library on one device. The idea was novel, and the implementation groundbreaking. It’s not everyday a company introduces a new way to…
By Brandon Russell |
It’s amazing what a little light can do to alter the landscape of an entire market. Here we are thinking, “Ok, the e-reader is on its last legs. Time for the tablets to come in and clean up shop.” But these old stalwarts are alive…
By Sean P. Aune |
DC Comics is aiming to make sure that you can find its comics pretty much anywhere you look for them on an e-reader. If you’ve wanted to pick up some DC Comics, but didn’t want to download the Comixology or DC apps, you have been…
By Todd Haselton |
Barnes & Noble’s Nook HD will be available for purchase soon, on Nov. 2. I’ve been playing with the device for the past several days and already have a few thoughts on the company’s tablet eReader hybrid. There are plenty of pros and cons to…
By Killian Bell |
Barnes & Noble has launched the Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch GlowLight in the United Kingdom today, and you can pick them up from various electronics retailers and supermarkets for £79 (approx. $127) and £109 (approx. $175) respectively. The devices will be on…
By Todd Haselton |
Amazon announced its new “Whispercast for Kindle” feature on Wednesday that it hopes will help push adoption of its eReader and Kindle Fire devices in school systems and in the enterprise. “ispercast provides a single access point to easily purchase and distribute Kindle books and…
By Todd Haselton |
Well, it appears Amazon’s giant 9.7-inch eReader is finally being put to rest. The Kindle DX, which was initially marketed as an excellent way to view textbooks, is no longer being sold directly by Amazon. The eReader first made its debut in 2009 and it’s likely…
By Todd Haselton |
Is there such a thing as too cheap? Arguably, yes, but the verdict is still out on whether a brand new $13 eReader is worth the price of a single paperback book. A German firm named “Txtr” recently introduced its Beagle eReader, which will hit…
By Todd Haselton |
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble announced on Thursday that the two firms have officially completed a previously announced strategic partnership focused around the Nook Media brand. Nook Media LLC, as it’s officially known, includes Barnes & Noble’s college and digital businesses and is a subsidiary…
By Todd Haselton |
If you were hoping to celebrate October by reading a little bit of Edgar Allan Poe on your brand new Kindle Paperwhite, you’re out of luck. If don’t already own one, that is. Amazon’s website now says that the Kindle Paperwhite is now shipping in…
By Jon Rettinger |
If you couldn’t tell during our brief hands-on with the Paperwhite back in early September, we think the device is absolutely great. After falling in love with Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight, Amazon introduced a more refined step up in quality —…
By Sean P. Aune |
If you ordered your Kindle Paperwhite prior to Sept. 23, be checking your email for a shipment notification as the e-readers are now shipping. If you were one of the folks who ordered the Kindle Paperwhite after its announcement earlier this month, it looks like…
By Sean P. Aune |
The price drop for the Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight has officially droppe from $139 to $119. Hints started showing up yesterday that the price of the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight was about to drop. Both Target and Walmart weekly circulars…
By Brandon Russell |
With Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite looming, Barnes & Noble is reportedly slashing the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight by up to $20. If so, that brings the device down to $119 (previously priced at $139) and puts it at the same cost of…
