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Almost Famous: Mehdi Maghsoodnia of BookRenter

in News on March 5, 2010 at 1:35 am PT

This week: We took a coffee break with Mehdi Maghsoodnia, CEO over at Bookrenter.com. In Web 1.0 style, they do what their name suggests–rent textbooks to students and try to compete with school bookstores, Amazon, and a certain egg-themed competitor. Chegg it out.

Shortcovers, Iceberg Put Latest e-Books On Your Cellphone

in Personal Technology on January 14, 2009 at 6:04 pm PT

Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has been a solid success. The device can access a catalog of over 200,000 digital books, including most current best sellers, according to Amazon. Its sharp screen, built-in downloading and long battery life have overcome a relatively high price and some poor hardware-design features.