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Amazon offers gifting of Kindle e-books

Submitted by matthewfortner on 11/23/2010 - 08:55

Amazon has begun allowing customers to give its Kindle e-books to others.

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Amazon goes after iPad in new Kindle ad | Video

Submitted by matthewfortner on 09/15/2010 - 08:34

Tags: Tech Junkie | gadgets | iPad | kindle

Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad, unveiling more aggressive advertising that is accentuating a growing rivalry.

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Sleeker Kindle making good impressions

Submitted by matthewfortner on 07/30/2010 - 07:00

Tags: Tech Junkie | gadgets | kindle

Amazon is not taking the ereader battle for granted releasing a redesigned Kindle at a lower price.

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Amazon announces new Kindles, hopes to stoke sales

Submitted by matthewfortner on 07/28/2010 - 22:44

Tags: Tech Junkie | gadgets | kindle

Amazon.com hopes to entice consumers with a new smaller, lighter version of its Kindle e-reader, which can wirelessly download e-books over 3G cellular networks, and a cheaper Wi-Fi-only version.

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New Kindle is better and cheaper

Submitted by matthewfortner on 07/01/2010 - 10:11

Tags: Tech Junkie | ereader | kindle

Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday it is introducing a new version of its higher-end Kindle at a lower price as competition among electric-book readers intensifies.

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Amazon's Kindle app for Android phones is ready

Submitted by matthewfortner on 06/29/2010 - 07:00

Tags: Tech Junkie | android | kindle

Amazon.com Inc. said Monday that Kindle software for reading the electronic books it sells is now available for phones that use Google Inc.'s Android system.

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Kindle price slashed in response to Nook price cut

Submitted by matthewfortner on 06/22/2010 - 07:30

Tags: Tech Junkie | ereaders | gadgets | kindle | nook

Amazon.com Inc. has again cut the price of its Kindle e-reader, bringing it below $200 after Barnes & Noble dropped the price of its competing Nook device.

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