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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Rather than clone Apple's iPad, Amazon sticks with e-ink for new Kindle

The Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi e-book reader is shown in this publicity photo released July 28, 2010. The third-generation Kindle electronic book reader will be...
Toronto Star ( 7/29/2010 7:44:44 AM -08:00 )

Why Business Should Embrace the $139 Kindle 2
Amazon is aggressively defending its position in the e-reader market by unveiling a redesigned Kindle 2 for a mere $139....
PC World ( 7/29/2010 7:24:28 AM -08:00 )

At $139, is the new Kindle 'cheap?'
Maybe not. It's widely held in consumer electronics circles that $100 is the holy grail of all price points, that "magic" spot,...
CNN ( 7/29/2010 7:24:18 AM -08:00 )

Amazon launches two new Kindles, one with Wi-Fi only
Computerworld - Amazon launched two new Kindle e-readers priced at $139 and $189 late Wednesday, with the cheaper version a Wi-Fi-only...
Computerworld ( 7/29/2010 6:57:15 AM -08:00 )

Will you buy the $139 Kindle Wi-Fi?
At $139, the Kindle Wi-Fi is Amazon's most affordable e-book reader yet. But is it affordable enough? As you've probably heard by now,...
CNET (blog) ( 7/29/2010 6:46:04 AM -08:00 )

Amazon.com Introduces $139 Kindle Amid Apple Tussle
The new graphite Amazon Kindle e-reader is shown in a photograph. Source: Amazon via Bloomberg July 29...
Bloomberg ( 7/29/2010 6:31:54 AM -08:00 )

Glance: Comparison of E-Reader Prices
AP By AP Amazon.com Inc. is releasing two new models of its Kindle e-reader. Both are smaller and lighter than the current Kindle, and one is cheaper...
ABC News ( 7/29/2010 6:23:31 AM -08:00 )

New Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi and Kindle Wi-Fi eReaders Unveiled
The new Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi and Kindle Wi-Fi eReaders will be available in late August, sporting a next-generation eInk...
infoSync World ( 7/29/2010 5:51:15 AM -08:00 )

Amazon's New Kindle Rachets up E-reader Price Battle
Amazon.com's announcement late Wednesday that it will launch a new version of its Kindle e-book reader in August could further stoke a price battle between...
PC World (blog) ( 7/29/2010 5:44:27 AM -08:00 )

New Amazon Kindle vs. Apple iPad and Android tablets (and sad toons)
Amazon has launched its third Kindle: smaller, faster, lighter, less expensive. How does it compare versus the Apple iPad,...
Computerworld (blog) ( 7/29/2010 5:38:02 AM -08:00 )

Hands On with the New Amazon Kindle
The Amazon Kindle launched the e-book market as we know it Wednesday and Tuesday's announcement of the latest version shows how the company plans to...
PC Magazine ( 7/29/2010 5:24:23 AM -08:00 )

TechBytes: New Kindle Unveiled
Amazon is hoping electronic books will soon be more popular than paperbacks. The company has unveiled a new,...
ABC News ( 7/29/2010 5:21:37 AM -08:00 )

Amazon debuts new Kindle, with Wi-Fi only version
By MarketWatch Amazon announces a new, re-designed version of its Kindle e-reader, along with a Wi-Fi-only version of the device that will sell for $139....
MarketWatch ( 7/29/2010 5:00:12 AM -08:00 )

Amazon Kindle to ship in NZ - with Vodafone as carrier
Confusion reigned last night about a possible delay in the iPhone 4's release - but there was one bit of good gadget news. Yesterday, Amazon previewed a new...
National Business Review ( 7/29/2010 4:54:44 AM -08:00 )

Can Amazon turn ebooks mainstream?
Anyone unlucky enough to commute will know that dead tree media still rule the roost, as least on the nation's public transport....
The Guardian (blog) ( 7/29/2010 4:40:45 AM -08:00 )

German e-book market slow to grow
Publishers, booksellers and industry insiders agree: the e-book is set to turn the entire industry on its head. But for the moment, sales figures for...
Deutsche Welle ( 7/29/2010 3:47:37 AM -08:00 )

Amazon offers new look UK Kindle
Amazon is releasing a slimmed-down Kindle e-reader with a beefed-up selection of books for the UK market. It comes as the book giant predicts that digital...
BBC News ( 7/29/2010 3:04:04 AM -08:00 )

Amazon still among the elite, but is its valuation too rich?
Priced for perfection? Amazon was far from it in its recent quarter, showing surprisingly disappointing profits and margins in the name of investing for the...
CTV.ca ( 7/29/2010 2:50:03 AM -08:00 )

Hands On With Amazon's Zippy, Alluring Kindle
It didn't take long to realize that this Kindle was unlike any other I'd handled before. Including the new Kindle DX (Graphite). Maybe 20 seconds, tops....
Washington Post ( 7/29/2010 1:47:05 AM -08:00 )

Amazon Launches Sleeker Kindle
Amazon says it will start shipping its new, lighter version of the Kindle e-reader to customers on Aug. 27. Amazon says it will start...
NPR ( 7/29/2010 12:59:10 AM -08:00 )