16 Oct 09 Google sparks e-books fight with Kindle
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Google plans to launch an online store to deliver electronic books to any device with a Web browser, threatening to upset a burgeoning market for dedicated e-readers dominated by Amazon's Kindle.Tagi: e books, google, reuters, web browser, frankfurt
22 Oct 09 Android-based Nook e-reader could upset Apple's and Microsoft's tablet plans
The Nook e-book reader announced by Barnes & Noble offers several novelties, including an Android OS, two screens, and the ability for users to lend e-books, but its biggest impact could be on the widely rumored tablet computers expected from Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp.
Tagi: e book reader, ape inc, two screens, e reader, tablet computers, e books, microsoft corp, nook, novelties, barnes, amp, apple, microsoft
29 Dec 09 E-Books Beat Regular Books On Xmas
Amazon sold more electronic books than physical books for the first time. 
Tagi: physical books, e books
29 Jan 10 Apple's A4 iPad chip could find a home in iPhones
Apple's A4 chip, being used in the iPad, could ultimately provide a speed boost to future versions of the company's iPhone, analysts said on Thursday.
Apple introduced on Wednesday the iPad handheld device, which has a 9.7-inch diagonal screen and is designed for browsing the Internet, playing games, reading e-books and viewing video content. The product fits somewhere between the iPhone and MacBook laptop, said Apple CEO Steve Jobs at a press event.
Tagi: iphe, ipad, versis, speed boost, e books, browsing the internet, steve jobs, handheld device, a4, laptop, ceo, apple, games
27 Jun 10 E-books pave way for more blockbusters, serials
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stieg Larsson copycats take note: The slow rise of electronic books is paving the way for more safe-bet fiction blockbusters and serial-type books, at least in the short term, according to some book experts.Tagi: book experts, safe bet, serial type, copycats, blockbusters, e books, type books, paving the way, reuters, stieg, serials, larss
