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Amazon's Secret Kindle Sales: Eight Million in 2010?

Peter Kafka in Media on December 21, 2010 at 1:50 pm PT

Amazon still won’t say how many Kindles it is selling. But Bloomberg thinks it knows, and the number is a whole lot higher than Wall Street thought.

Another E-Reader? Really? Meet Borders’ “Kobo.”

Peter Kafka in Media on May 7, 2010 at 7:36 am PT

You can’t complain that there’s a shortage of e-book readers on the market, can you? Make room (at least for now) for one more. It’s $149, and you can have it in your hands in June.

Barnes & Noble’s Nook Finally Limps Into Stores. Too Late?

Peter Kafka in Media on February 8, 2010 at 1:30 pm PT

Barnes & Noble’s e-reader entry was supposed to have one big advantage over the Kindle–you could buy one at the retailer’s stores. But it has been a long time coming, and in the meantime, you may have heard about another compelling e-reader heading to market.

Spring Design: Here’s How Barnes & Noble Turned Our Reader Into the Nook

Peter Kafka in Media on November 3, 2009 at 3:00 pm PT

Puzzled by the weird story of the “Alex,” the would-be e-reader that looks something like the “Nook,” the e-reader Barnes & Noble introduced last month? Then this won’t clear anything up: Spring Design’s court case against the bookseller, which it says broke an “implicit promise” and stole its idea for a two-screen device.

What Do You Want to Know About the “Nook,” Barnes & Noble’s New E-Reader?

Peter Kafka in Media on October 21, 2009 at 4:18 am PT

Not sure what Barnes & Noble has to say about the “Nook” that it didn’t discuss yesterday, when it unveiled its new e-reader. But the bookseller’s press conference this morning, scheduled for 9:30 EDT, gives us an opportunity to try a little crowd-sourcing experiment: Send me any questions you have and I’ll try to ask the company on your behalf.

Amazon to Buy Used Book Dealer AbeBooks

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on August 1, 2008 at 11:31 am PT

Amazon is expanding its core: the company today announced a deal to acquire AbeBooks, a Victoria, B.C., based online seller of used, rare, and out-of-print books from independent booksellers around the world.