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New Way to Check Out eBooks

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 22, 2011 at 4:21 pm PT

Get out your library cards: Now you can wirelessly download electronic books from your local library using the Apple iPad or an Android tablet.

Hulu Plus Gets an Art House Upgrade With Criterion Collection

Peter Kafka in Media on February 15, 2011 at 4:29 am PT

Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman and other directors you can’t see in Imax join the video service’s catalog.

Kabam Raises Serious Dough to Develop Serious Games for Social

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 20, 2011 at 4:30 am PT

Social games developer Kabam has raised a hefty round of funding to develop games for Facebook that appeal to a more traditional gaming demographic–and probably not your mother.

Another eBook Store? Yep! But This One's From Google.

Peter Kafka in Media on December 6, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

Don’t want to buy your ebooks from Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble or Borders? Google is happy to help.

FarmVille Creator Not Leaving Facebook After All

John Paczkowski in News on May 18, 2010 at 11:27 am PT

Rather than end its strained relationship with Facebook, social-gaming outfit Zynga has opted to formalize it. This morning, the company, which had been rumored to be reconsidering its dependence on the popular social network, said it has entered into a five-year strategic relationship with Facebook instead.

Amazon Profit Surges

John Paczkowski in News on April 22, 2010 at 1:19 pm PT

After market close Thursday, Amazon turned in a solid first quarter earnings report whose highlight was a 68 percent surge in profit.

Irex’s E-Reader Poses No Threat to the Kindle

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on March 10, 2010 at 6:03 pm PT

Irex’s DR800SG has a large, sharp screen for comfortable reading, but overall the device is clumsier to use than Amazon’s Kindle.

Amazon Gives In to Macmillan and Apple, and E-Book Prices Will Go Up

Peter Kafka in Media on January 31, 2010 at 10:00 pm PT

Amazon caves after two days, agreeing to Macmillan’s demands to sell its e-books at a higher price–otherwise known as the Apple iPad pricing plan. In doing so, the world’s biggest e-commerce player has made a tacit admission that e-book prices will rise across the board.

The Secret Behind the Kindle’s Best-Selling E-Books: They’re Not for Sale

Peter Kafka in Media on December 29, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Want to sell a book to readers who own one of Amazon’s Kindles? Better make sure the price is very, very low. As in zero dollars and zero cents.

Nook E-Reader Has Potential, but Needs Work

Walt Mossberg in Personal Technology on December 9, 2009 at 6:03 pm PT

Barnes & Noble’s new e-reader has Wi-Fi and allows users to lend books, but it’s slower and less polished than its Kindle competitor, writes Walt Mossberg.