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More on iBookstore pricing

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App Advice has posted a first-hand look at the iBookstore, complete with some pricing specifics. Alexander Vaughn received a preview of the app (he doesn't explain where or how) and walked away with a screenshot and the following details:
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Sony cuts price of Reader Pocket Edition, tries to duck iPad

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Even amateur prognosticators could have seen this one coming on the day that the iPad was announced. With Apple's hardware being so pretty and so full of excellent features, the only way any e-reader competitors could ever hope to beat them was...

Eye-Fi Pro X2 cards have arrived, and you probably want one

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I pre-ordered an Eye-Fi Pro X2 from Amazon a few weeks ago. (Don't be too jealous, I did it when I decided that I was going to have to wait for an iPad for financial reasons.) This is not...

Largest independent book publisher signs with Apple

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Despite threats from Amazon that it will stop selling the independent publisher's books if they sign on with Apple's iBookstore, Perseus Books Group, the largest independent publisher, has signed a deal with Apple. David Steinberger, chief executive of...

Amazon, Barnes & Noble plan to ride the iPad e-book train

Apple has already built an iBookstore on top of its successful iTunes Store platform and will have five of the six major publishing companies ready to sell e-books to iPad users on...

Amazon Previews Kindle App for iPad (and Other Tablets)

It may not be ready in time for the launch of the iPad, but Amazon wants you to know that its Kindle app will be worth the wait. That’s why it’s created a special preview page of the upcoming software, dubbed “Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers” [...]

Gatekeeping the iPad: Apple Being Shrewd About What Will Appear at Launch

How do you control what will and won’t appear on your brand new platform on launch day if you’re Apple, without outright banning apps in a way that might invite accusations of attempting to start a monopoly? If it’s the e-book market you’re after, apparently all [...]

Amazon Brings Kindle Software to the Mac

It’s been teased for a fairly long time now, but Amazon finally released its Kindle companion software for Mac, as of yesterday. To date, the Kindle application has only been available for Windows machines, which has made it slightly harder for Mac users to organize and manage their Kindle collection. Kindle for Mac also offers e-reader...

Amazon threatens more publishers with freeze-out over prices

Earlier this year, Amazon found itself in a showdown over e-book pricing with publisher Macmillan, which wanted the ability to set pricing for its works. Amazon initially pulled all of Macmillan's...

Hands-on: Kindle books finally come to the Mac desktop

Amazon's Kindle software for Mac has finally arrived, a hair over six months after its Windows counterpart. The free application allows Mac users to read books from the Kindle Store on...

Amazon stealthily releases Kindle app for Mac

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No press release, no big fanfare, but reader Chris sent in the news earlier tonight: Amazon's long-awaited Kindle application for Mac is ready for download. The 22 MB free application works on Intel Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 and...

Amazon kills affiliate program in Colorado thanks to taxes

Amazon has pulled the plug on its affiliate program in Colorado thanks to a new state regulation on sales tax collection. The company sent a notice to its Colorado-based affiliates Monday morning...