Read more Kindle stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17469/kindle.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:11:30 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72354/amazon-app-allows-kindle-books-on-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmazon will introduce a free software app next month that will allow Kindle users to read their e-books on their PCs. What's more, the app works for non-Kindle owners: Anyone with an Amazon account will be able to buy the books and download them to their Window-based computers, notes CNET....http://www.newser.com/story/72354/amazon-app-allows-kindle-books-on-pcs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:31:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72159/barnes-noble-unveils-nook-e-reader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarnes & Noble unveiled its new e-reader today: the Nook. Like the Kindle, it's a wireless device that allows for instant downloads of purchases. Some details, via CNET, the Wall Street Journal , the LA Times , and PC World . It costs $259, same as the Kindle, and will be out in...http://www.newser.com/story/72159/barnes-noble-unveils-nook-e-reader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 18:01:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71778/libraries-embrace-e-book-lending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore than 1 million e-books books were checked out of libraries this year—25% more than all of last year—as libraries offer more and more digital lending. Borrowers can check the book out online—obviating the trip to the library—and can read them on a computer or Sony...http://www.newser.com/story/71778/libraries-embrace-e-book-lending.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 10:36:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71687/bn-e-reader-sports-2-screens-e-ink-and-lcd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarnes & 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...http://www.newser.com/story/71687/bn-e-reader-sports-2-screens-e-ink-and-lcd.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 10:32:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71137/amazon-cuts-kindle-price-offers-worldwide-wireless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmazon slashed the price of its Kindle e-reader by $40 today and introduced a new edition of the device that will enable wireless downloads in 100 countries. The move brings the price of a Kindle to $259, which is still $60 more expensive than Sony's competitor. Amazon will also finally...http://www.newser.com/story/71137/amazon-cuts-kindle-price-offers-worldwide-wireless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 6:27:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69090/goodbye-ipod-hello-portable-computer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter yesterday's announcement that the iPod Nano now has a video camera, Apple's future direction is clear, writes Farhad Manjoo for Slate. Eventually, every iPod will be what Steve Jobs calls a “general-purpose device,” aka a small computer—a music player/phone/camera/web browser/GPS. Sure, Apple still sells dedicated music players. But...http://www.newser.com/story/69090/goodbye-ipod-hello-portable-computer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 17:32:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68773/firms-refuse-to-cut-service-to-stolen-kindles-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDigital gadget manufacturers may know who stole your cell phone, satellite radio or ebook reader, because they're often registered and used by the thief. But good luck getting tech companies to share that information, or even to shut off service to the device, reports the New York Times . Angry consumers...http://www.newser.com/story/68773/firms-refuse-to-cut-service-to-stolen-kindles-iphones.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 8:50:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66117/sony-challenges-kindle-with-199-e-reader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSony plans to fire up competition in the E-reader market with a pair of affordable releases next month, Bloomberg reports. The Sony Reader Pocket Edition, with a 5-inch screen, will be priced at $199. A touch-screen version will sell for $299. Amazon dropped the price of its Kindles to $299...http://www.newser.com/story/66117/sony-challenges-kindle-with-199-e-reader.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Aug 2009 2:36:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65818/kindle-users-sue-over-amazons-orwellian-deletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCustomers who had their paid-for copies of 1984 and Animal Farm yanked from their Kindles over a copyright issue are taking Amazon to court, InformationWeek reports. The company has apologized for its action and vowed not to repeat it, but the plaintiffs, who include a high school student whose homework...http://www.newser.com/story/65818/kindle-users-sue-over-amazons-orwellian-deletes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 01 Aug 2009 6:38:26 CDT