Although we knew that the Archos 80 Xenon existed from an Amazon listing, the device is only now official, courtesy of an announcement from its French maker. This is an 8 inch slate with Jelly Bean on board and the… Read More

The European and International Booksellers Federation this week upped it lobbying efforts around the threat posed to its members by Amazon (and Apple) in the way they have developed the e-book market. read more… Read More

UK press, politicians and public all seem heated up about Amazon’s tax bills in the UK—or lack thereof. Seems those deceitful corporations have been daring to incorporate and structure across jurisdictions, rather than standing meekly inside good honest British borders… Read More

The US Department of Justice  has filed a new document in the Apple eBook antitrust lawsuit. The filing includes an email sent from Apple’s founder Steve Jobs to Rupert Murdoch…, head of News Corporation, the owner of HarperCollins, one Read More

LibraryCity knocked Amazon for not letting users of the Kindle Fire HDs adjust their line spacing. But guess what I noticed just now within the font-related submenu of my Kindle HD 8.9” model running version 8.3.1 firmware? Alas, on my… Read More

Amazon's Amazon Coins: Why? They're worth a penny each, and 100 make $1.00.… Read More

‘Unbundling’ in the Book Business: The Fourth Big Trend (Shatzkin Files) A few weeks ago, I wrote that there are three big forces driving the future of publishing: scale, verticalization, and atomization. I was wrong. eBook Spending on the Rise… Read More

Seven weeks have passed since Goodreads' announced it was selling out to Amazon. At the time, many cried for a boycott. Have you followed through?… Read More

By Michael Weinstein There’s been a great deal of conjecture lately about the future of the bookstore: What will happen to the B&N stores (especially if they do plan to reduce the number of stores)? What about independent bookstores? Will… Read More

Amazon has just gone live with its own digital currency dubbed Amazon Coins. Announced in February 2013, Amazon Coins is described as a new way to buy Kindle Fire apps, games and in-app items from the Amazon App Store and… Read More

With all the talk about Bitcoin out there, Amazon went ahead and introduced its own currency, so to say. Amazon Coins is the new virtual currency and if you own a Kindle Fire slate you’ll 500 of these, equated to… Read More

If you’re looking for new reading material this summer, Amazon Local might have what you need. The discount site is offering a free voucher to purchase specific Kindle books for just $1.00 each. The voucher is only good for 37… Read More

When I stopped by Amazon this morning to check the Daily Deal, I saw something cool for you Kindle Fire owners. You’ve got free Amazon Coins! In case you missed the announcement of Coins earlier this year, they were supposed… Read More

Amazon’s virtual currency “Amazon coins” are now live on the Kindle Fire. The company introduced the concept of coins, a currency that lets users buy apps, games and make in-app purchases on the Kindle Fire, back in February in a… Read More