News on Electronic Book Readers

Barnes & Noble names new CEO in e-books push

2010-03-18T11:45:32Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Barnes & Noble Inc promoted the executive who spearheaded the development and launch of its Nook electronic reader to be its new chief executive, as the largest specialty Amazon released a free program on Thursday that allows Kindle electronic books to be read on Apple's Mac computers and said they will also be available on the upcoming iPad.</p><p>Amazon, in a statement, said the "Kindle for Mac" application can be downloaded in more than 100 countries from amazon.com...

Amazon allows Kindle application for Mac computers

2010-03-18T09:15:30Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it released an application to allow its Kindle e-books to be read on Apple Inc Mac computers.</p><p>Amazon, maker of the popular Kindle e-reader, is t...

Barnes & Noble makes CEO switch

2010-03-18T08:31:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Barnes & Noble promotes Lynch to CEO post; Steve Riggio to remain as vice chairman</div><div><p>Barnes & Noble changed CEOs Thursday, elevating the president of its Web site to lead the company, a surprise move that highlights the importance of digital books to the bookseller's future.</p><p>The company said forme...

Barnes & Noble names head of digital content

2010-03-08T06:30:25Z

<div id="subtitle">Barnes & Noble hires Jonathan Shar as general manager for digital content</div><div><p>Book retailer Barnes & Noble Inc. said Monday it named Jonathan Shar general manager, digital newsstand and emerging content of its Web site.</p><p>Shar, 41, was previously senior vice president and general manager of Sony is developing a new lineup of handheld products to counter Apple's stable of portable devices, according to The Wall Street Journal.</p><p>The newspaper, citing "people familiar with the matter," said the products under development include a ...

Freescale's new chip aims to lower e-reader price tag

2010-03-01T09:46:16Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Freescale Semiconductor says its newest chip will help drive down prices in the next generation of electronic readers, which analysts say is key to the devices gaining mass adoption.</p><p>Freescale's next-generation e-reader chip...

Barnes & Noble profit falls, sales jump

2010-02-23T10:15:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Barnes & Noble 3rd-quarter profit falls, but sales rise, boosted by college bookstores, Nook</div><div><p>Book seller Barnes & Noble said the launch of its new Nook e-book reader helped spur online sales, but weakness at its bookstores led to a drop in profit during its fiscal fourth quarter. It also offered a disappointing outlook for the current quarter.</p><p>Shares fell nearly 5 percent in midday trading.</p><p&g...

Earns Barnes and Noble

2010-02-23T06:17:12Z

FILE - In this Dec. 7, 2009 file photo, a customer tries out a Nook electronic book reader at Barnes & Noble in New York. Barnes & Noble said Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, sales of its new e-book reader, the Nook, helped spur online sales in the fiscal third quarter, but in-store sales were weaker.(AP Photo/Seth ...

Microsoft, Amazon cross-license patent portfolios

2010-02-23T00:45:08Z

<div id="subtitle">Microsoft, Amazon agree to license each other's patents, including for Amazon's Kindle</div><div><p>Microsoft Corp. said Monday it has made a patent cross-licensing deal with Web retailer Amazon.com Inc.</p><p>The agreement gives Microsoft and Amazon ...

Earnings Preview: Barnes & Noble Inc.

2010-02-22T12:30:27Z

<div id="subtitle">Investors watching for how sales of the Nook are doing as Barnes & Noble reports 3Q earnings</div><div><p>Book seller Barnes & Noble Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings before the market opens on Tuesday.</p><p>WHAT TO WATCH FOR: How the Nook — Barnes & Noble's e-reader that debuted in Octob...

Amazon routes Kindle books to BlackBerry smartphones

2010-02-22T08:20:05Z

&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Amazon released a free Kindle for BlackBerry application that makes the online shop's electronic books available for reading on the Research In Motion smartphones.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;"Since the l...

Warner CEO sees e-book `fracas' as helping music

2010-02-22T10:30:58Z

<div id="subtitle">Warner Music CEO sees music pricing power after e-book `fracas' between Amazon, publishers</div><div><p>The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such as his company more pricing power...

Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader to hit stores

2010-02-22T10:48:03Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bookseller Barnes &amp; Noble Inc. said on Monday that its Nook electronic reader would be available in most of its physical stores as of Wednesday, ahead of Valentine's Day, ending weeks of delays.</p><p>The Nook e-reader, which Barnes<...

Ahead of the Bell: Analyst upgrades Amazon.com

2010-02-22T10:49:11Z

<div id="subtitle">Analyst upgrades Amazon.com on belief that investors underestimate Kindle's market power</div><div><p>An analyst upgraded Amazon.com Inc. Monday on the belief that Wall Street is underestimating the market power of the company's Kindle device as consu...

Amazon reshelves Macmillan titles but not e-books

2010-02-22T10:51:51Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Online retailer Amazon.com Inc resumed selling hardcover and paperback books from Macmillan Publishers late on Friday in a sign the two companies are getting closer to resolving a pricing ...

Handheld Portable E-Book Reader ? the Far and Away Leader Amazon Kindle 2

2010-02-22T12:44:38Z

Reading will never be the same with the advancement of technologically that has now produce what are called portable, wireless reading devices. These devices are creating a fire-storm of interest, because they make life so much simpler than how we currently management some of our standard reading documents.<br><br>The Quick Rundown - Handheld, portable, electronic, wireless reading devices (e-book readers) allows you the capability to have right at your fingertips,...

Kindle 2 ? Handheld Portable E-Book Reader - A Powerful Business Tool

2010-02-22T12:44:46Z

Many of those in business, just absolutely love Amazon Kindle 2 portable e-book reader. Once you understanding the full capability of this highly versatile, super-gadget e-book device, you may even consider it a "must-have" business tool.<br><br>If you are familiar with Kindle, then one of the major advancement in Kindle 2 is that this e-book device is loaded with hot new features that make the downloading a...

Amazon Kindle 2 ? Amazing New Wireless Reading Device

2010-02-22T12:44:47Z

In the age of advancing electronics a new type of technology in the field of new wireless reading devices there is a quiet revolution taking place with a particular product named Amazon Kindle 2.<br><br>Part of the overall thrill and excitement of owning a wireless reading device is the fact that is extremely portable and allows you the capability to have right at your fingertips in an instant thousands of b...

Amazon loss on e-book pricing could fuel trend

2010-02-22T12:53:21Z

<div><p>SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A pricing battle lost by Amazon.com Inc to a top publisher may herald pressure from other publishers, compromising low e-book prices which could potentially hit sales volume growth for its Kindle e-reader.</p><p>The news hig...