Amazon Unveils Kindle 2
by Staff
At an elaborate, much-hyped presentation at the Morgan Library in New York City yesterday, Amazon unveiled the Kindle 2, an improved version of its popular e-book reader. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says the upgraded device, which will be available February 24 and will carry a price tag of $359, has more memory, faster page turning, a sharper display, and a longer battery life than its predecessor, which was launched in 2007.
Google Offers More Free Books for Mobile Phones
by Staff
Google announced last week that it has made available to users of advanced mobile phones an additional five hundred thousand titles from its Book Search digital library.
Random House Offers Free eBooks on Stanza Reader
by Staff
Random House Publishing Group announced yesterday its partnership with Lexcycle, Inc., owners of the Stanza eBook reader for iPhone and iPod Touch, to make full-length eBook titles available to Stanza users at no cost.
Self-Publisher Partners With Popular iPhone Reader
by Staff
Smashwords, the self-publishing company founded by Mark Coker last year in Los Gatos, California, recently announced an agreement with Lexcycle, the company that makes the popular Stanza e-book reader for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.
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Amazon Releases Kindle Application for iPhone and iPod
Starting today, owners of iPhone and iPod Touch can download a version of the Amazon Kindle e-book reader from Apple’s App Store. The free application, which allows users to sync with Kindle and Kindle 2, is imagined as a complement to the larger e-book readers.
Kindle application users can read first chapters of e-books for free, buy e-books from Amazon using the iPhone or iPod’s Web browser, or download previously purchased e-books from Amazon. The application also features Whispersync, a program that enables readers who own a Kindle to switch between devices without losing their bookmarks.
Ian Freed, Amazon vice president for Kindle, told the Associated Press that the application has the potential to influence users to purchase the reader, which, in comparison to the Apple devices, boasts a much longer battery life and a larger screen designed for an extended read. The application launch follows closely on the heels of Amazon’s release of Kindle 2, which debuted last month at $359.
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