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Amazon Kindle Touch now shipping internationally
It looks like Amazon has expanded upon where they will ship the Kindle Touch ereader. The folks over at The eBook Reader blog have recently noticed that the Kindle Touch is now shipping to quite a few more countries outside the US. And worth noting, this is referring to the Kindle Touch and not the more »
Rumor: Barnes & Noble to release a “fifth e-reading device” in the spring
While we do not yet have a ton of details, it looks like Barnes & Noble is be planning to release another ereader this spring. The details that have been outed at this point are coming by way of the New York Times who report that a “fifth e-reading device” will be released in the more »
Amazon has been selling more than 1 million Kindles per week
Amazon has offered up some details in terms of how many Kindle devices are being sold. Well, more specifically, how many Kindles they have been selling on a weekly basis for the past couple of weeks. And sure, many would like to see some overall numbers, but these will certainly do. That being said, according more »
Sony Reader WiFi gets a drop in price, goes down to $129.99
It looks like Sony has officially dropped the price on their Sony Reader WiFi. The ereader was originally priced at $149.99 when it first went up for pre-order back in late-September (and then for-sale back in early-October). But the good news as of today, the Sony Reader WiFi, model number PRS-T1BC is now priced at more »
Penguin brings already released titles back into the Kindle Lending Library
It looks like Penguin has taken a step forward in terms of bring their ebooks back into the Kindle Lending Library. Though, before everyone gets super excited — this return is for already existing ebooks and new titles will not be so fortunate. Anyway, without any further adieu, here is the statement from Penguin; “Get more »
Penguin Group pulls back from Amazon, removes ebooks from the Kindle Library Lending program
The Kindle Library Lending program has only recently kicked off and as of today it looks like the Penguin Group has decided to not participate. Though, before anyone gets super worried, it does appear as if the ebooks will make a return at some point. The reason the Penguin Group pulled their books from the more »
Barnes & Noble Nook Color expected to drop down to $199, will also be getting Hulu Plus
We are expecting Barnes & Noble to cut the price on the Nook Simple Touch ereader and it also looks like a price cut will be coming for the Nook Color. As for this one, the price should be dropping from $249 down to $199. Word on the interwebs is that this new $199 price more »
Kindle Owners’ Lending Library dishes out one free book a month
On Wednesday evening, the Amazon homepage was updated with a message from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about a new feature for Amazon Prime members. The Kindle Owners’ Lending Library is a new service for Prime Members that also happen to own Kindles. At no additional cost, interested parties will be able to borrow thousands of books at the rate of one per month with no due dates.
DC graphic novels removed from Barnes & Noble due to Kindle Fire exclusivity
Shortly after the Kindle Fire was announced, DC Comics said it would be bringing digital versions of more than 100 of its comics to the tablet as part of an exclusive deal. Barnes & Noble hasn’t taken kindly to this announcement, and are refusing to sell DC Comics graphic novels in its stores.
The new Kindle lets you remove ads for a price
Amazon’s recently released $79 Kindle comes with Special Offers by default. There is another new Kindle without advertisements, but it costs $30 more for $109. This time around, Amazon has included an option to remove the advertisements whenever you choose.
