Tag: Kindle

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How far will Barnes & Noble extend capabilities for the Nook Tablet?

Published: November 9, 2011

Barnes & Noble introduced its Nook Tablet this week, putting it in direct competition with the Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon. While it is clear that both companies want to encourage digital content sales via the devices, Barnes & Noble’s move also raises the possibility that the company might expand beyond a simple content offering.

Kindle Fire boosts Amazon’s digital content distribution aspirations

Published: September 29, 2011

While Amazon’s new Kindle Fire tablet is being hailed as an iPad competitor by some, the real play here may be to take on iTunes and Apple’s dominance in digital content distribution.

Nokia, Groupon, Amazon: News briefs

Published: August 11, 2011

News briefs: Nokia exits feature phone, Symbian business in U.S.; Groupon sold 32.5 million deals in Q2; Amazon launches HTML5 reading app in response to Apple fees.

Will Android OS dampen success of Amazon tablet?

Published: July 15, 2011

Amazon will reportedly launch a tablet on the Android operating system in the fall, a move that could help it drive its own digital content business.

P&G, GM and Visa break campaigns on Amazon’s new Kindle with Special Offers

Published: April 14, 2011

Procter & Gamble’s Olay, General Motors’ Buick, Visa Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are the launch sponsors of Amazon.com Inc.’s ad-subsidized Kindle with Special Offers.

Miscalculations in pricing, distribution spell trouble for Android tablets: analyst

Published: March 14, 2011

IPad challengers that have been announced so far—in particular Google’s Android Honeycomb tablets—are solid products with fatally flawed product strategies.

Kraft Foods publishes first branded eBook to boost holiday marketing

Published: December 13, 2010

Kraft Foods has published its first eBook to drive revenue and enhance the holiday marketing tactics for its Philadelphia Cream Cheese brand.

EBook reader market will expand globally in 2013: ABI Research

Published: December 8, 2010

The market for eBook readers has until now been largely restricted to the United States, and has been led by Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Sony’s Reader. That is all about to change.

Amazon pushes Kindle with sponsorship of CBS News iPad app

Published: September 15, 2010

Amazon is the launch sponsor of the free CBS News application for iPad as part of its ongoing effort to promote Kindle products.

Mobile is key development in evolution of education: McGraw-Hill

Published: August 26, 2010

Textbook publishers and institutions of higher learning see the advent of tablet PCs and ereaders as the beginning of a new era of learning.