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Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology March 26, 2013 at 6:02 pm PT

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How Much of a Tablet Can You Get for Under $300?

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology March 19, 2013 at 6:03 pm PT

185 posts and columns on e-reader

Amazon’s E-Book Business Is Up 70 Percent, but It’s Still Not Disclosing Kindle Sales

in Commerce on January 29 at 4:15 pm PT

Whatever Kindle sales were in Q4, they could have been better had Amazon not sold out of its flagship e-reader.
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Nook Loses Ground in Tablet War

in Mobile on January 3 at 9:12 am PT

Revenue at the bookseller’s Nook segment, which includes all the Nook devices, digital content, plus accessories, fell 12.6% to $311 million for the nine-week compared with the same period a year ago, the company said Thursday.

Americans Read More E-Books — But Maybe Not on E-Readers

in Product News on December 27, 2012 at 7:00 am PT

A quarter of Americans age 16 and up now own tablets, according to Pew.
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Every Time You Buy a Tablet, an E-Reader Dies

in News on December 12, 2012 at 1:50 pm PT

The e-reader is “flaming out.”
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Nook HD’s Screen Dazzles, but Quirks Detract

in The Digital Solution on November 13, 2012 at 5:17 pm PT

The Nook HD stands out with the highest-resolution small screen, and its redesigned interface proves that Barnes & Noble takes software seriously.
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Getting a Tablet With a Lot of Memory

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on November 6, 2012 at 6:40 pm PT

Walt answers a reader’s question on finding a tablet with more than 32 gigabytes of memory.

Sizing Up the New iPad Mini

in Personal Technology on October 30, 2012 at 6:06 pm PT

Sized right for people who want a little one-handed tablet time, but still a bit wide for a pocket.
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Apple’s Mini Pitch: Just as Good as an iPad, Better Than Everything Else

in Mobile on October 23, 2012 at 11:21 am PT

It’s like an iPad, only smaller. So, how will Tim Cook convince you to buy one?
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Confirms Kindles Are Sold at Cost

in Commerce on October 12, 2012 at 11:13 am PT

How does Amazon manage to its keep Kindle prices low while still offering some of the latest hardware? Just skip the profit part.
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A Little Night Reading With Light-Up Devices

in The Digital Solution on October 2, 2012 at 3:11 pm PT

Katie tests two touchscreen e-readers with light-up screens: Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight.
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Kindle Fire, USB on the iPad, and Disk Defragmentation

in Mossberg’s Mailbox, September 18, 2012 at 6:21 pm PT

Conan O’Brien Imagines the $5 Kindle (Video)

in Commerce, September 14, 2012 at 9:40 am PT

Kindle Fire HD Is Better but It Isn’t the Best Color Tablet

in Personal Technology, September 11, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

Amazon Shines Light on Kindle Paperwhite

in Product News, September 6, 2012 at 11:14 am PT

TV Commercial Shows Off New Kindle Devices Before Amazon Does

in Commerce, September 5, 2012 at 10:06 pm PT

Managing Expectations for Amazon’s Upcoming Kindle Event

in Mobile, August 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm PT

Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader Goes International

Make Any Bag a Powerbag With myCharge Battery Pack

in Product Reviews, August 20, 2012 at 6:00 am PT

New Samsung Tablet Offers a Stylus and a Split Screen

in Personal Technology, August 15, 2012 at 8:02 am PT

From Google, the Toughest Challenger to the iPad

in Personal Technology, July 10, 2012 at 6:02 pm PT

An E-Reader Revolution for Africa?

in Voices, June 17, 2012 at 11:23 am PT

Plastic Logic Exits E-Reader Business It Never Really Managed to Enter

in Mobile, May 17, 2012 at 11:54 am PT

A Massive Beat for Amazon

in News, April 26, 2012 at 1:31 pm PT

Barnes & Noble Wants to Be Amazing in Bed, With New GlowLight Nook

in Media, April 12, 2012 at 1:45 pm PT

Two Screens Aren’t Better Than One for Sony Tablet P

in Personal Technology, March 20, 2012 at 6:03 pm PT