Jason Ankeny
Juniper Research
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E-readers
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Amazon's new Kindle DX touts higher contrast screen
Amazon.com released the newest edition of its Kindle DX ereader device, with a 9.7-inch screen boasting a new, high-contrast electronic display promising to improve text and image clarity by 50
Amazon adds multimedia content to Kindle apps
Online retail giant Amazon.com released updated editions of its Kindle ereader applications for Apple's iPhone and iPad, expanding beyond conventional text content to introduce embedded video and
The same old story: Even on ereaders, Apple dominates
The ereader wars are escalating. Barnes & Noble fired this week's first shot, trimming the retail cost of the 3G-enabled version of its Android-powered Nook device from $259 to $199--the
Amazon slashes Kindle ereader price to $189
Online retail giant Amazon.com announced plans to lower the price of its popular Kindle ereader device from $259 to $189, making the move hours after bookseller chain Barnes & Noble said it will
Barnes & Noble trims Nook 3G ereader price to $199
Bookseller chain Barnes & Noble announced a price cut for the 3G-enabled version of its Nook ereader device, cutting the retail cost from $259 to $199. The company also announced the release of
Kobo extends ebook services to Android
Ereader solutions provider Kobo announced its availability across smartphones powered by Google's Android mobile operating system. Available for free download via Android Market, the Kobo app
News Corp. acquires ereader platform Skiff
Media giant News Corp. announced an agreement with Hearst Corporation to acquire Skiff, a digital content platform optimized to deliver premium journalism efforts across smartphones, tablets,
Ereader manufacturer iRex files for bankruptcy
With competition in the growing ereader segment continuing to intensify, Dutch manufacturer iRex Technologies has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, citing lackluster sales. A spinoff of Royal Philips
Target expands Kindle ereader sales nationwide
Target announced it will begin selling online retail giant Amazon.com's Kindle ereader across all of its 1,740 U.S. retail locations. In late April, Target introduced the Kindle--previously available
Amazon introduces Kindle app for Android
Online retail kingpin Amazon.com announced the pending release of Kindle for Android, a free ereader application offering consumers access to premium titles including New York Times bestsellers,
