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Surprise! Jeff Bezos explains to Amazon investors why no profits are a good thing

By Tim Carmody on April 12, 2013 04:50 pm + 178 comments

Jeff Bezos' annual letter to Amazon investors is always worth reading, a peek into the mind of Continue reading…
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Goodreads is no Instagram: Amazon paid about $150 million

By Tim Carmody on March 29, 2013 03:17 pm + 11 comments

Terms of Amazon's acquisition of Goodreads haven't been disclosed, but that won't stop people from Continue reading…
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Amazon, Big Six publishers face antitrust suit from indie bookstores over ebook DRM

By Tim Carmody on February 21, 2013 01:04 pm + 35 comments

A lawsuit filed on February 15th in the Southern District of New York seeks to change how ebooks and Continue reading…
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Digital, print, oral: Shakespeare's Sonnets for iPad brings reading full circle

By Tim Carmody on July 2, 2012 03:30 pm + 6 comments

Most e-books don't actually need multimedia bells and whistles. Textbooks, travel guides, Continue reading…
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Google Nexus 7: ebooks' sleeping giant finally has its own reader

By Tim Carmody on June 27, 2012 03:30 pm + 64 comments

Tablets are insanely versatile, and Google's selling its new entry as a total content device with Continue reading…
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Inkling for Web brings interactive iPad books to the browser

By Tim Carmody on May 30, 2012 08:44 am + 5 comments

Publishing startup Inkling began by adapting textbooks to the iPad, adding interactive 3D graphics, Continue reading…
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Amazon's Kindle deal with Waterstones deflates Nook's global balloon

By Tim Carmody on May 21, 2012 06:43 pm + 42 comments

Amazon's deal to sell Kindle e-readers at UK bookseller Waterstones isn't just a curio particular to Continue reading…
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Amazon pulls 5,000 titles from Kindle Store after IPG refuses new contract

By Ryan Heise on February 23, 2012 05:47 am + 31 comments

Nearly 5,000 titles have been pulled from the Kindle Store today after book distributor Independent Continue reading…
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Reminder: Apple 'Education Event' live blog tomorrow at 10AM ET / 7AM PT!

By Sean Hollister on January 18, 2012 07:00 pm + 44 comments

If all the rumors are correct, Apple is hoping to shake up the textbook publishing market tomorrow Continue reading…
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Apple to announce ebook creation tools Thursday, says Ars Technica

By Dieter Bohn on January 16, 2012 10:19 pm + 51 comments

Ars Technica is reporting that Apple's media event in New York on Thursday won't necessarily be Continue reading…