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Podcast: Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the color Kindle, AI, and his first year on the job

Our guest on this special mid-week episode of the GeekWire Podcast is Panos Panay, Amazon’s senior vice president of Devices… Read More

Amazon unveils a new $340 ‘Kindle Scribe’ e-reader that doubles as a digital notebook

Amazon started its fall devices event this morning by unveiling a new version of its Kindle e-reader, called Kindle Scribe,… Read More

Amazon releases upgraded Kindle and Kindle Kids devices for first time in three years

Amazon unveiled enhanced versions of its Kindle and Kindle Kids e-readers on Tuesday, the first time the tech giant has… Read More

Rekindling Amazon’s old flame: 10 years later, can we get the original Kindle e-reader to work again?

Amazon wants to make money when people use its devices, Jeff Bezos says, not when people buy them. In other… Read More

A new chapter for e-books?: Sales plunge 10% in the first five months of the year

Sales of e-books, which were expected to overtake print by 2015, have suddenly slowed sharply, leaving industry observers to wonder the digital apocalypse was… Read More

Europe launches investigation into Amazon’s e-book contracts with publishers

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon’s e-book contracts with publishers, examining whether their terms give the… Read More

Amazon: Fire tablet sales triple and Kindle e-reader sales nearly quadruple on Black Friday

Amazon says unit sales of its Fire tablets tripled and sales of its Kindle e-readers nearly quadrupled on Black Friday… Read More

Kindle Voyage review: Amazon’s best e-reader yet, but it comes at a price

In the world of tablets and smartphones, with notifications and apps competing for your attention at every turn, there’s something… Read More

Update: Amazon disputes our report that it’s ending Kindle e-ink app developer program

Updated throughout to reflect Amazon comment disputing this story. Two developers of third-party apps for Kindle readers say they were… 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

Here’s why the U.S. State Department picked Amazon’s Kindle over iPad and Nook

In a deal valued at $16.5 million, the U.S. Department of State has awarded Amazon.com a 5-year contract to put… Read More

Microsoft invests $300M in Barnes & Noble’s Nook unit, settles patent litigation

[Follow-up: Microsoft vs. Amazon? Plot thickens with Barnes & Noble pact] Looking to jumpstart its upcoming Windows 8 operating system… Read More

Kindle Fire software update allows readers to share favorite passages

Amazon has begun pushing out a new update specifically for Kindle Fire owners that adds the ability to share favorite… Read More

Who is buying e-readers? Not me, but paralegals, dietitians and iPod owners sure love ’em

As I’ve noted in the past, I am not a big fan of electronic reading devices. (In addition to having… Read More

Heads up: Amazon limits 3G web access on Kindle Touch 3G

If you’re thinking about getting one of the new Amazon Kindle Touch e-readers, and trying to decide between the $99… Read More

Amazon’s Kindle making new attempt to fit in at college

Amazon.com’s Kindle e-reader has struggled to make inroads on college campuses, as an alternative to traditional paper textbooks. Findings released… Read More

Free Kindle? Don’t count on it

For many months there has been speculation that Amazon.com might ultimately give away its Kindle e-reader as a way of… Read More

How Amazon added real page numbers to Kindle books

Amazon.com last month announced that it was adding “real” page numbers to Kindle books — corresponding to the page numbers… Read More