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Apple rumored to unveil 2 iPads soon

Rumors are rife that Apple is gearing to unveil its two iPads soon.

Barnes & Noble contemplates sale as competition intensifies

The board of Barnes & Noble (BKS.N), the number one brick and mortar book store chain in the United States, announced Tuesday that it was putting the company up for sale.

Amazon to launch 3rd generation Kindle

Two new Kindles that are smaller and lighter and have higher contrast screens and crisper text will be launched soon by Amazon.com.

Barnes and Noble's Nook: A review

Manhattan, NY, December 7 -- “Kindle Killer” is a popular name given to the new Barnes and Noble e-book reader Nook. Is it justified? Can it actually steal the market away from the e-book baron Amazon? Nook is out, and we test the truth in the claims of market analysts.

Barnes & Noble's Nook a major threat to Amazon's Kindle

New York, October 22 -- Amazon has basked in the limelight of their e book reader Kindle long enough. Now Barnes & Noble have introduced their own to dethrone Amazon's monopoly over the growing e-book market.

Amazon reaches settlement with Kindle readers

San Fransisco, October 2 -- Amazon.com has reached a settlement in the lawsuit filed against them for deletion of e-books from the readers' Kindle book reader without their consent.

Amazon Kindle rival is paper-thin e-reader

Cambridge, England -- The screen of a forthcoming Amazon Kindle e-book rival is so thin it can be rolled up and flattened out like a sheet of paper, its British maker says.

The unnamed e-reader from Cambridge University Cavendish Laboratory spinoff Plastic Logic Ltd. -- sporting the world's first flexible electronic screen -- is 1/4 inch thick and will be released in the United States in early 2010, said the company, whose U.S. office is in Mountain View, Calif.

It will be competitively priced with the Kindle, which starts at $299, the company said.

A British launch is set for late 2010 or early 2011.

Google's E-Book retail program a challenge to Amazon's Kindle

Los Angeles, June 1: Internet search goliath Google has announced Monday a new program that would enable publishers to sell digital versions of their newest books direct to consumers through its search engine.