In order to take on Apple's slimmer and lighter iPad 2 Amazon announced the launch of a cheaper Kindle which lends its screen space to advertisers and sponsors.
Amazon.com Inc is now offering a version of its Kindle device for $25 less, but that electronic book reader will include advertising, the company said on Monday.
Deutsche Bank has cut its profit estimates of online retailer Amazon , citing impact from Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Kindle owners who subscribe to The New York Times via the e-reader will get free access to the newspaper's website, Amazon said
A U.S. judge's ruling has rejected Google's deal with publishers that would have digitized every book and made them widely available.
Amazon has launched its Android Appstore with curatorial element to take on the Android Market but in the process was sued by Apple for trademark violation.
Amazon.com, Inc. said it has launched the Amazon Appstore for Android at www.amazon.com/appstore where customers can by Android apps.
Adobe Flash may struggle to gain adoption on the Post-PC devices including smartphones and tablets as behavioral shift of consumers to apps from web browsing may make Flash less relevant on these devices, according to Global Equities Research.
Leveraging its content and channel, Amazon could present a unique and significant challenge to Apple and its iPad.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled iPad's new avatar, the iPad 2, an evolution rather than a revolution -- slimmer, lighter and faster.
The company joins Target, Best Buy, and Staples as the latest company to sell Amazon's eReader.
Online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. said Tuesday its Prime members can now stream unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost..
Amazon's launch of streaming as a free option for Prime members is a growing threat to Netflix Inc., as Amazon adds more content and distribution partnerships.
Borders Group, owner of the second largest U.S. bookstore chain, said in its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing that it will close down around 200 stores nationwide, sending store landlords into a tizzy.
A compelling device on paper, the mysterious Noteslate might not actually exist.
The iPad-only digital newspaper from News Corp., The Daily, touted to usher in the age of subscription-based revenue model on the web space, has been launched by Rupert Murdoch and Apple Vice President of Internet Services Eddy Cue at a press event at New York's Guggenheim Museum.
Apple Inc has blocked rival Sony Corp's electronic book application from the iPhone because it would have circumvented Apple's system for buying content.
Microcosm Publishing, a not-for-profit book publisher and distributor, started a campaign earlier this month with an unusual premise: Swapping unwanted Amazon Kindle's for offerings from its inventory.
Apple says it's enforcing a rule that could impact the Sony Reader and Kindle apps.
Barnes & Noble's attempt to beat Amazon's Kindle resulted in Nook Color, the Rolls Royce of eReaders on which recently a developer ported the tablet specific Android 3.0 or Honeycomb.
For the first time, sales from Kindle books outsold their paperback counterparts sooner than expected.
Amazon.com announced the launch of Kindle Singles digital books that are longer than a magazine article but shorter than a typical book. Priced between $0.99 and $4.99, each Kindle Single is intended to allow a single killer idea - well researched, well argued and well illustrated - to be expressed at its natural length.