On a crisp fall morning in Austin, I thought I would start of the day with an uplifting chat on whether everything I write about is doomed to collapse. (Aside: If books are dead, my office is gonna smell awfully...
Here's a look at the Nook, a new e-reader that will be sold at Barnes & Noble. From the hype, it promises to give the Kindle a run for its money. (That money would be $259, to be precise.) The...
Heaven help me, but I almost bought a Kindle. As often as I traveled during the summer, the thought of having a suitcase full of submissions in the palm of my hand was alluring. But I just can't bring myself...
Yes, we're still here. Thank you for standing by while we took vacation. Although apparently, one side effect of being off for two weeks is that we now speak in the third person. Anyhow, to get the blog warmed up...
Amazon is now taking orders for a new version of the Kindle, the Kindle DX. Victor Godinez has details over on the Technology Blog, where he says: "I think it's going to be a mammoth hit for two reasons: the...
Staff writer Andrew D. Smith has a thorough look at the Kindle 2 today. His conclusion? "A great product for book lovers who spend a lot of time traveling and want an easy way to ensure they're never without a...
NEW YORK (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is releasing a new, slimmer version of the Kindle, its electronic reading device, and it will have an exclusive release of a new book from Stephen King. The online retailer's founder and CEO, Jeff...
Alert reader Bill Marvel spotted this essay in The New Atlantis, which seeks to challenge those who enthuse excessively about the rise of an era of "digital literacy". It notes that "if enthusiasm for the new digital literacy runs high,...
According to Macworld (via GalleyCat), if you asked Santa for a Kindle for Christmas, well, you're going to need a Christmas miracle. Amazon.com apparently has stopped stocking the device, possibly in anticipation of an updated version for next year. The...
My colleagues at the Technology blog have posted photos showing Amazon's Kindle 2, along with speculation as to when you might actually be able to buy one....
Sony says it is sticking with the e-book market and will start shipping a $399 version in November. Publishers Weekly has additional details. Wired has analysis suggesting that this model is aimed at the textbook market. Forbes says this is...
This should make things interesting for e-book fans: Sony is unleashing its Reader from its bookstore. Which might help it compete with the Kindle....
All you Kindle lovers out there -- there may be dozens of you, or millions, Amazon is kinda coy about this sort of thing -- will be interested to know that Amazon has landed an interesting deal with Mitch Albom....
The New York Times features an "editorial notebook" by Eleanor Randolph today that suggests an Amazon Kindle as the antidote for sagging bookshelves. I hope not, but maybe I'm a bit of a dinosaur. Ms. Randolph quotes the chief executive...
Amazon.com says you can actually, finally buy one of the red-hot readers again. If you're considering one, here's the most exhaustive review I've seen, from the tech blog MacInTouch. (We've had posts previously from Andrew D. Smith, Judy Alter and...
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