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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:55:00 GMT

Amazon.com announces Kindle for Mac

Amazon.com has revealed “Kindle for Mac” application which enables readers over the world to enjoy reading Kindle books for free of cost at their Mac computers. The Kindle Store in US presently provides around 450,000 books that include New
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:55:00 GMT

Barnes & Noble Offers Free, Exclusive Digital Content on Its eReader

Barnes & Noble, Inc. has announced the "More in Store" program for nook, the Barnes & Noble eReader. Available only in Barnes & Noble stores and only on nook, the free More in Store program offers nook customers new, exclusive content from bestselling
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:15:00 GMT

Barnes & Noble Offers Free, Exclusive Digital Content on Its eRea...

Company: Barnes & Noble, Inc. (BKS) Barnes & Noble, Inc. has announced the "More in Store" program for nook, the Barnes & Noble eReader. Available only in Barnes & Noble stores and only on nook, the free More in Store program offers nook customers new,
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:28:00 GMT

Amazon in fight over e-book prices

Tags: Amazon, Companies Amazon.com has threatened to stop directly selling the books of some publishers online unless they agree to a detailed list of concessions regarding the sale of electronic books, according to two industry executives with direct
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:25:00 GMT

Your Story Contest ? Win a Free Pass to the S&S Spring Summit

@Loren, I never you used to live in Japan and Brazil, that’s amazing! This is awesome, it’s pretty cool hearing how people in the industry have gotten where they are. I hope more people are willing to share :) Since I have no chance I winning this
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:12:00 GMT

Palo Alto bookstore to feature 12-year-old presidential genealogist

Twelve-year-old BridgeAnne d'Avignon of Salinas says her research shows all U.S. presidents except for Martin van Buren share a common ancestor — England's King John 'Lackland' Plantagenet, a signer of the Magna Carta and known in folklore as an enemy
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:57:00 GMT

U.S. Department of Education Report Finds Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Edusoft Assessment Management System and DataDirectorTM among Top Three Most Frequently Used Data Systems Nationwide

CHICAGO, BUSINESS WIRE -- According to a recent nationwide study by the Department of Education's Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, global education leader Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's Edusoft Assessment Management System and
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:41:00 GMT

Palo Alto bookstore to feature 12-year-old presidential genealogist

Ever wondered if you're related to one of the presidents? Since apparently they're all related to each other, odds are you might be. Twelve-year-old BridgeAnne d'Avignon of Salinas says her research shows all U.S. presidents except for Martin van Buren
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:12:00 GMT

Teen book author to visit Ben Davis

An author of teen books will visit high school students on the Westside next week.Author Neal Shusterman will work with students and staff at Ben Davis High School Monday, said Mary McDermott, spokeswoman for Wayne Township Schools. He will spend time
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:07:00 GMT

Amazon Wrangles Publishers as iBookstore Grand Opening Looms

Apple's newest charmed pair, the iPad and the iBookstore, will amble onto the publishing scene in just a couple of weeks, and Amazon is justifiably fearful. Its popular Kindle may quickly become a has-been, and it could lose hard-won ground in the e-book
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 02:26:00 GMT

Borders extends open invitation to book clubs

Chicago In the increasingly brutal book wars, Borders Group Inc. is learning what coffeehouses long have known: Encourage shoppers to think of you as a home away from home and they'll spend more, maybe even become regulars. To spur that feeling, Borders
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:59:00 GMT

Amazon to smaller book publishers: We will stop selling your books if you want Apples agency model

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:44:00 GMT

Amazon rivals Apple’s iBook store with the Kindle for Mac app

Not content with letting Apple step into its home turf, Amazon has returned the favor with the app. Although limited to e-books and short of digital magazines and newspapers, it?s a step in the right direction. Amazon has quietly released a Mac version
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:43:00 GMT

Amazon Introduces Kindle for Mac

On Thursday, Amazon launched a version of its digital book reading software for the Apple Mac. The application is offered for free on Amazon, and allows people to buy, read and arrange electronic books bought from Amazon through the dealer's Kindle
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:28:00 GMT

Kindle for Mac Released by Amazon

Kindle for Mac has been finally released by Amazon, which makes it easy for users to read their Kindle books on any device. Kindle for Mac is a bare-bones reader, akin to the PC version. The free app for OS is accessible in more than 100 countries, with
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 01:26:00 GMT

Top Mexico Real Estate Experts Publish E-Book for Buying Safely

Ten experts from the TOPMexicoRealEstate Network of real estate professionals have recently contributed to writing the Top Mexico Real Estate Guide: Buying Safely e-book. This Mexico real estate guide outlines the basics of buying in Mexico. FOR
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:49:00 GMT

Dominic Winter Book Auctions: Fine & Decorative Prints

Broadway Lane, South Cerney Near Cirencester, United Kingdom GL7 5UQ Phone: +44 (0)1285 860006 Fax: +44 (0)1285 862461 Email: info@dominicwinter.co.uk Catalogue Information: 263 lots 142 with images Viewing Notes: 6th & 7th April 9am to 7pm. Morning of
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:49:00 GMT

Top News: Attendance Surges at INTERQUEST Digital Book Printing Forum

INTERQUEST, a leading market and technology research and consulting firm serving the digital printing and publishing industry, today announced a thirty percent increase in attendance at its 2010 digital book event held each year for the past five years
Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:04:00 GMT

Amazon to smaller book publishers: We will stop selling your books if you want Apple’s agency model

At least one independent publisher of scale was told categorically by Amazon...
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:44:00 GMT

Amazon Releases Kindle for Mac Public Beta

Amazon released a public beta version of its Kindle ebook reader application for Mac OS X late on Wednesday. The application lets users read Kindle-compatible ebooks, and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read information with their Kindle and the
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:24:00 GMT

Memory Book Company Announces Exciting New Personalized Yearbook Covers This Leader in the Yearbook Publishing Industry Is ..

Memory Book Company Announces Exciting New Personalized Yearbook Covers This Leader in the Yearbook Publishing Industry Is Introducing My Story Covers to Create a More Personalized Experience for Elementary, Middle and High School Students Refer to a
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:18:00 GMT

Amazon unveils application to read Kindle e-books on Macs

Amazon released a free program on Thursday that allows Kindle electronic books to be read on Apple's Mac computers and said they will also be
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:03:00 GMT

The future of children's book publishing

Jeff Kinney has worked full-time for a decade designing popular kid-friendly Web games. He also writes stories, but his best-selling series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," was originally published online, not in a book. This free online version regularly gets
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:54:00 GMT

Publishers of Childrens Books “Unbelieveably Important” to Survival of Publishing as a Whole

From the Article: Michael Norris, an analyst for the media research firm Simba Information, said publishers of children’s books are “unbelievably important” to the survival of publishing as a whole. “If you think about the long-term future of
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:20:00 GMT

Basque researchers publish book on diasporas in the new media age

Andoni Alonso and Pedro J. Oiarzabal, two Basque scholars, have published a new book that delves into the social use of modern communication technology by immigrants and diasporas around the world. Diasporas in the New Media Age: Identity, Politics, and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:17:00 GMT

Bookseller shipwrecked in Galapagos

By Steve Darley Toronto bookstore owner Ben McNally will be more story teller than story seller after the yacht he and his wife were sailing on ran aground in the Galapagos Islands on Wednesday night. “I think he thinks it’s the funniest things in
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:16:00 GMT

Kindle For Mac Drops As Amazon Preps For Battle With Apple

Amazon's release of Kindle for Mac finds Amazon continuing to expand Kindle as both a brand and an e-reading platform. But the move is also another pre-emptive strike by Amazon against the latest would-be Kindle killer: Apple's iBookstore for iPad. By
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:10:00 GMT

Amazon Attacks The iPad, Launches Kindle For Mac

Amazon has announced a free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their Mac computers. It's called Kindle For Mac."Kindle for Mac is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Jay
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:50:00 GMT

Independent bookstores join forces

Facing competition from large bookstore chains and knowing that there is strength in numbers, nine independent bookstores in Taiwan quietly banded together in October 2008 to form Book-collectors Culture Co. Ltd, or the Taiwan Independent Bookstore
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:47:00 GMT

Amazon Offering Kindle App For Apple Users

Amazon said on Thursday that it has a Kindle electronic books application ready for Apple Mac Computers, as well as the upcoming iPad. The move by Amazon is believed to be an attempt to cement its leading position as the top maker of e-readers and
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:33:00 GMT