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Amazon’s Kindle DX: Press conference coming this morning 2

by Shawn Farner • Archive • Tags: , , , , , ,

Today at 10:30 am EST (in just about nine and a half hours), Amazon is expected to unveil their newest ebook reader, rumored to be called the Kindle DX.

This could be an historic day. The new Kindle has apparently been built with traditional print media – newspapers and magazines – in mind.  However, saving print publications is a mighty task, one Amazon may not be able to reach on its own.  Years from now, we may look back on this day as the day the  old media outlets were saved.  Or we may look back on this product launch as … Read the rest

Amazon teaming with six universities to supply new Kindles to students 1

by Shawn Farner • Archive • Tags: , , , , ,

I have to ask – where was this brilliant idea when I was in college?

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Amazon has partnered with six universities and a number of textbook publishers to equip students with Kindles this fall.  Along with earlier news that Amazon has scheduled  a press event for this Wednesday, it’s becoming increasingly clear that a new Kindle device is, in fact, on the way.

Textbook  sales have serious potential on Amazon’s e-reading device, though I can’t imagine why textbook publishers would want anything to do with this.  Their  current business model is a wildly successful … Read the rest

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