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E-Readers Read More

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:26:34 CDT

If your New Year’s resolution was to read more, you might want to buy an e-reader. About 40% of e-reader owners say they read more than they used to, according to a new study. On average, they say, they finish 2.6 books a month compared to a traditional book...

Libraries Embrace E-Book Lending

Harry Kimball — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:36:21 CDT

More 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...

Amazon Cuts Kindle Price, Offers Worldwide Wireless

Jason Farago — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:27:54 CDT

Amazon 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...

Sony Challenges Kindle With $199 E-Reader

Rob Quinn — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:36:07 CDT

Sony 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...

Sony Reader Gets 500K Free Books From Google

Matt Cantor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:09:00 CDT

Google is making half a million books available for free on the Sony Reader, propelling it past Amazon’s Kindle as the e-book device with the most tomes, at 600,000, the AP reports. The availability of the public-domain books, all published before 1923, marks the first time Google has made...

Kindle Leads Boom in E-Books

Harry Kimball — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:09:44 CST

Amazon is widely rumored to be releasing a new version of its Kindle e-reader next week, and the e-book industry appears to be growing, Fortune reports. Sony is pushing its own device, Google has opened up access to millions of books online and for download to mobile devices like the...