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Articles tagged with: Kindle and Amazon.com
Amazon.com Profits Down by 73% Despite Revenue Rise
Amazon.com has reported a 44% jump in its third quarter revenues of US$10.88 billion, but net profits plunged by 73% to $63 million, compaed to US$231 million a year ago. more
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e-Readers Trump Game Consoles & MP3 Players on Holiday Wish Lists
e-Readers are positioned to be a hot-selling gadget this holiday season. A recent Gadgetology study commissioned by Retrevo.com asked a large online sample of individuals if they were planning on buying an e-Reader this year. The response indicated 1 in 5 intended to purchase an e-Reader before the end of 2009. more
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Qualcomm, Freescale Among Chipmakers With Eye On E-Books
The plot is thickening among chipmakers jockeying for authorship of the e-book reader market. more
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Consumers are Drawn to E-Reader Convenience but Seek Tactile Experience
E-reader adoption has piqued some interest among consumers, but according to a new report from market research company The NPD Group there is still some consumer convincing to be done. While 37 percent of consumers surveyed expressed interest in purchasing an e-reader, more than 40 percent of consumers said they were "somewhat uninterested" or "not interested at all." more
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New Sony e-book reader $100 cheaper than Kindle
Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com's Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony is determined to recapture consumers' attention with a smaller reader that's also $100 cheaper. more
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Amazon Branded MVNO for UK Kindle Launch
Amazon is reported to be close to signing an MVNO contract in the UK as it prepares to launch its e-book reader, the kindle into the European market. The UK trade magzine, Mobile Today added that Amazon is understood to have outsourced all aspects of manufacturing for the kindle in the UK to Qualcomm, including the MVNO management. more
Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299
Amazon.com Inc. cut the price of its Kindle electronic reading device to $299 on Wednesday in an effort to attract more bookworms and make the gadget a mainstream hit. more
Amazon Aiming At Wider Field With Kindle DX
Amazon.com on Wednesday unveiled the Kindle DX, a more costly version of its Kindle 2 e-book reader with a bigger screen that better displays content from newspapers, magazines and textbooks. more
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A larger Kindle could upend textbooks, periodicals
Amazon.com is widely expected to unveil a new Kindle electronic book device with a larger screen Wednesday, which would be geared for textbooks, magazines and newspapers and possibly shake up the economics of multiple industries at once. more
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Report: Amazon's $359 Kindle 2 costs $185 to make
If you aren't sure whether Amazon.com's latest Kindle electronic reading device is worth its $359 price tag, an analysis by research firm iSuppli may shed some light. more
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