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B&N E-Reader Sports 2 Screens: E-Ink and LCD

Harry Kimball — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:32:05 CDT

Barnes & Noble’s entry into the e-reader market, supposed to be under wraps until next week, has been ferreted out, and it’s got something no one else has. Rumors predicted color e-ink—not true—but the device has “got something almost better,” Kit Eaton writes: two screens. The gadget has...

Bigger E-Readers Ride In to Save Newspapers

Harry Kimball — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:24:00 CDT

Amazon is set to introduce a tabloid-sized version of the Kindle tailored to display newspapers—just one of many e-readers in the pipe that just might toss a life-preserver to print journalism, the New York Times reports. In fact, Engadget expects the new Kindle to debut Wednesday at a press...

Amazon's E-Book Gamble Gets Big Play

Wesley Oliver — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:24:13 CST

News that Amazon would debut its new Kindle e-book leaked earlier this week, and a Newsweek cover story has the full hype on what Jeff Bezos and company hope to achieve with it. "This isn't a device, it's a service," Bezos says of of the Kindle, pointing to its "Whispernet"...