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E Ink’s ‘Wizard of Oz’ moment: The technology behind the digital notepad’s transition to color

E Ink writing tablets are some of my favorite devices. I got started with the Amazon Kindle Scribe, and ended… Read More

Amazon refreshes $250 high-end Kindle Oasis with adjustable reading light

Amazon will ship a new version of its high-end Kindle Oasis next month, the latest in a series of refreshes… Read More

Amazon unveils refreshed Kindle e-reader with new front light, raises price to $89

Even as Amazon’s hardware ambitions expand, the tech giant hasn’t forgotten about one of its original gadgets. The Seattle company… Read More

Traditional publishers’ ebook sales drop as indie authors and Amazon take off

Ebook sales are dying. Ebooks are insanely popular. If the short definition of cognitive dissonance is holding two contradictory ideas… Read More

Amazon makes its latest splash with waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader

Amazon has unveiled its first waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader, which takes its place on the top end of the Kindle… Read More

Amazon targets authors and marketers for alleged abuse of Kindle Direct Publishing system

Amazon has filed arbitration demands against several book authors, publishers and marketers, alleging that they abused the Kindle Direct Publishing… Read More

Kindle courts manga and graphic novel enthusiasts with upgrades

Manga, a style of Japanese comics and graphic novels, has long been considered a niche genre, outside of the mainstream… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Page Flip’ feature for Kindle is like a virtual thumb in an e-book

One of the most natural habits when reading a physical book is to save your place with a thumb or finger and… Read More

Amazon Kindle ‘Oasis’ e-reader images leak, with lopsided layout and battery case

A new Amazon Kindle is coming this week, and it looks like it’ll be quite a departure from earlier models. The… Read More

Amazon to unveil new ‘top of the line’ Kindle next week, CEO Jeff Bezos announces on Twitter

A new “top of the line” Kindle is coming next week, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. While Amazon’s last Kindle… Read More

E-book service Oyster closes down as much of its staff heads to Google

Oyster, the Netflix-like subscription service for books, has announced via a blog post that it’s closing up shop. But as… Read More

Amazon upgrades Kindle quote sharing with Instant Previews

Amazon is making it more convenient to share snippets of an ebook with friends or family. An update to the… Read More

More than 12,000 Marvel comics are now available on Amazon’s Kindle

Amazon’s Kindle just got a whole lot cooler — more than 12,000 issues of Marvel comics are now available on… Read More

Microsoft’s Clippy finds a new gig in erotic short fiction

Ah, Clippy. That annoying little Microsoft Office helper has found a new job. Starring in his very own erotic short… Read More

Kindle Cover Disasters is the Tumblr about horrible ebook covers you’ve been waiting for

Someone has finally pulled all the nightmarish ebook covers from Kindle into one awesome blog. Kindle Cover Disasters pays tribute… Read More

Bezos to Amazon shareholders: It’s not only Day One, ‘the alarm clock hasn’t gone off yet’

The official business at Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting at Seattle Center this morning was quick and to the point, as… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle sponsoring National PTA reading program

The National PTA announced today that Amazon’s Kindle will be the exclusive sponsor of a new Family Reading Experience program that… Read More

Amazon debuts cloud-based push notification system for Kindle Fire developers

Today Amazon launched Amazon Device Messaging API, its own cloud-based push notification platform for Kindle Fire apps on Amazon’s cloud. Amazon… Read More

Barnes & Noble drops ‘GlowLight’ Nook to $119, takes a few jabs at Amazon

Barnes & Noble reduced the price of its Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight e-reader to $119 this morning, matching the… Read More