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Amazon brings Kindle to the PC

At the Windows 7 launch event, Amazon announced an upcoming PC app that will bring Kindle to the PC. With the app, you have access to over 360,000 e-books will full color, zooming with pinch, and turning pages with a finger swipe. With Kindle for PC, any computer running Windows 7 is now a color [...]

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Kindle DX to go international next year

Two days ago, Amazon took the Kindle international with availability in over 100 countries starting October 19. Today, Amazon spokesman, Drew Herdener, confirmed that the Kindle DX will also be available internationally. He doesn’t mention a specific date or price, but does say it will come out “sometime next year.”

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Barnes and Noble confirms e-book reader

At the CTIA show, a Barnes & Noble representative, Daniel Joresson, slipped some info about a color Plastic Logic e-book reader launching in Spring 2010. According to Daniel, the e-reader will include a color screen and run the “Barnes & Noble e-book reader application.” Similar to the Kindle app, the Barnes & Noble app might [...]

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Amazon Kindle 2 now $299

Since February, Amazon has been selling the Kindle 2 for a price of $359. Today, they dropped the price by $60, which makes the Kindle 2 cost $299. With sales actually growing, it’s unknown why Amazon dropped the price, but who are we to complain. Source

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