Topic: e-readers

Philip Roth Is Retiring; Amazon Glitch Disables Buy Buttons

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Today in books and publishing: Philip Roth confirms his retirement; Amazon's mysteriously vanishing buy buttons; Kobo expands to Italy, Kindle considers China; cities in literature.

By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 30, 2012

The Kindle Paperwhite Is Evidently Amazing

When the press embargo for the Kindle Paperwhite lifted on Sunday night, practically everyone in the tech blogosphere seemed to sing its praises in unison.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jun 29, 2012

Comment of the Day

'The Other Problem With E-books Is Permanency'

Jen Doll's books column today elicited a discussion of e-books among some readers.

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By Eric Randall

Jun 1, 2012

How a Copy-Paste Fail Rewrote 'War and Peace' for The Nook

Would you trust your e-reader to re-edit Tolstoy? As Fast Company's Neil Ungerleider reports, bloggers discovered that Barnes and Noble's Nook readers contain a universal find-replace on the word "Kindle,"substituting it with "Nook" in War and Peace.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 6, 2012

A Brick-and-Mortar Amazon Store?; Jonathan Franzen Loves Edith Wharton

Today in publishing and literature: The company is rumored to be opening a "small boutique" store in Seattle later this year, Jonathan Franzen praises The House of Mirth author in a very long New Yorker essay, and more hand-wringing about the popularity of "genre fiction" on e-readers.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 7, 2011

The Types of People Who Might Buy a Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

Pretty late to the tablet party, Barnes & Noble officially released its Nook tablet today. 

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By Dino Grandoni

Oct 13, 2011

Stat of the Day

40% of People Who Own Smartphones Use Them While Watching TV

Some people need to have two screens in front of them at all times

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Aug 9, 2011

Some Good Numbers for Book Publishers

industry sales figures show that people are buying more books than three years ago

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By Dino Grandoni

Jul 26, 2011

Stat of the Day

Ars Technica Makes $15,000 Selling Free Article as E-Book

The tech website's review of OS X Lion makes its way onto Kindle

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 26, 2011

Everyone Loses in Apple's App Store E-Reader Battle

New rules make it more difficult to read books on iPads

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 22, 2011

Don't Feel Too Bad About Borders

It's sad to see a bookstore close forever, but in this case, it's just not that sad

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By Eli Rosenberg

Apr 19, 2011

Chart of the Day

Chart: The Rapid Gains of the E-book

Sales of electronic books have currently overtaken adult hardcovers, paperbacks

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