Amazon introduces new Kindle e-reader, HD tablet
September 7th, 2012 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) Online retail giant Amazon Thursday introduced a new suite of its Kindle devices, from e-reader Kindle Paperwhite with front-lit display to 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD ... Read more...
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Kindle ebooks outsell paperbacks
January 31st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) Amazon has revealed that it has sold more Kindle ebooks than paperbacks in the US during the final three months of 2010.
A similar pattern has continued ... Read more...
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Amazon Kindle e-book downloads surpass paperback books in US
January 29th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Amazon has claimed that it has sold more e-books for its Kindle device in the United States as compared to paperback books in the last three months of ... Read more...
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Amazon reveals that their Kindle ebooks outsell paperbacks
January 28th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Seattle, Jan 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Amazon has revealed that it sold more Kindle-based ebooks than paperbacks during the last quarter of 2010.Kindle is the leading ebook reader in the world. Bloomberg reported ... Read more...
Posted in Books, Technology Industry News |
Should Mark Zuckerberg Be Man of Year?
December 16th, 2010 - 1:25 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Dec 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the social network site known as 'Facebook' has been named as 'Person of the Year' by Time Magazine, and the founder of WikiLeaks, ... Read more...
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If you don’t like a gift, just swap it online
November 11th, 2010 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 11 (IANS) Online retailer Amazon could soon allow people to swap gifts they don't want with the items they really want.
The company has been granted a patent application ... Read more...
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Amazon Unveils New $139 Kindle, as Copia Announces Upcoming $99 E-Reader
July 30th, 2010 - 11:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
July 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday, Amazon announced the release of a next generation Kindle e reader that will be lighter, smaller, and have Wi Fi capabilities, with the cheapest ... Read more...
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Amazon.com Presents ‘Kindle’ Worth $139 As Its Rivalry Against Apple Intensifies
July 30th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 30, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Jeff Bezos the chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. can be credited with diminishing prices and contributing features to the Kindle to shield it ... Read more...
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TED comes to India with its ideas for future
August 1st, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) The world's biggest conference of ideas, TED (technology, entertainment and design) is coming to India this November.TED will hold the first India edition of its ... Read more...
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Amazon.com shrugs off recession, boosts earnings, sales
April 24th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 24 (DPA) Amazon.com posted an 18 percent boost in sales and a 24 percent rise in profits as the online retail giant shrugged off the effects of the economic ... Read more...
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Amazon was the mystery purchaser of Rowlings hand-written book
December 15th, 2007 - 4:52 pm ICT by admin
London, December 15 (ANI): The mysterious bidder who forked out 1.95 million pounds for J. K. Rowlings hand-written book of childrens stories was actually online retailer Amazon, if reports are to be ... Read more...
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