50 posts and columns on e-readers
Why Amazon’s New Kindle Paperwhite Doesn’t Say Kindle on the Back
Hint: Think international.ATD Week in Review: Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Plans and Zynga’s New Org Chart
The week in AllThingsD, in one convenient post. You’re welcome!E Ink Hopes New Display Will Help It Nab Share of Wearable Market Everyone Is Talking About
The flexible display maker hopes the wrist of the future will have room for one of its new 1.7-inch screens.Voices
Barnes & Noble’s Nook Stumbles
Barnes & Noble Inc. reported to a surprise fiscal third-quarter loss, hurt by across-the-board weakness. Most notably, sales in the Nook digital business slumped sharply.Voices
Pearson to Invest $89.5 Million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook Media
Publishing and education company Pearson PLC agreed to invest $89.5 million for a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble Inc.’s digital-business unit, Nook Media LLC.Google Shopping Now Includes the Amazon Kindle (and Why That’s a Big Deal)
It may not sound significant, but over the past couple of weeks, Amazon’s Kindle devices have started appearing in search results on Google Shopping.Amazon Introduces Whispercast to Manage Large Fleets of Kindles
For the hundreds of schools that use Kindles in the classroom, managing the e-readers just got a whole lot easier.News Byte
Amazon Drops Price of Entry-Level Kindle
Along with the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Fire HD, Amazon announced today that it is dropping the price of the entry-level, ad-supported Kindle, from $79 to $69. The new e-reader, which is very much like the previous model but offers new fonts and crisper text, will be available on Sept. 14.Kobo Expands E-Reader Family
In an exclusive interview with AllThingsD, Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis says he believes the company’s new products will be competitive with “whatever Amazon announces today.”News Byte