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  Amazon Kindle Singles: A Short Wishlist

  Just as MP3s changed the way we listen to music, Amazon wants to shake up our reading habits with Kindle Singles.

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  BenQ unveils new K61 e-reader with 6-inch touchscreen

  BenQ launched its second-generation e-reader on Friday, a device able to download e-books via Wi-Fi or 3G networks and take notes using the touchscreen.

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  Sharp sets aggressive goals for Android e-book reader

  Sharp will enter the e-book market this December with two Android-based readers that it collectively hopes will sell a million units within their first year on sale. The aggressive sales target is matched with an equally aggressive plan to enter the ...

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  Samsung Galaxy Tab to be sold by four major US carriers

  Samsung Mobile's iPad competitor, the Galaxy Tab, will be available through all four major U.S. wireless carriers.

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  Barnes & Noble expects $1B in digital book sales by 2013

  Book retailer Barnes & Noble expects to generate US$1 billion in revenue from sales of digital books, including e-books and e-textbooks, by 2013, the company said on Thursday.

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  E-reader roundup: 8 devices compete for the crown

  In ancient times, the elite read their sacred writings, histories, philosophical musings and more on materials such as clay tablets, papyrus leaves and vellum scrolls. Somewhere around the first century, the paper-and-ink book appeared, and the inven...

• Sony introduces three light, bright touch-screen e-readers

  The e-reader market is constantly moving, with new models being introduced (and prices dropping) on almost a weekly rate. The latest additions are from Sony, which has revamped its line of Sony Reader e-book readers. While two out of the three new mo...

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  Kindle and iPad e-readers spark revolution

  Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and Apple's iPad tablet have a lot more in common than you'd think. Both devices have sparked a revolution in mobile computing, are selling like hotcakes, and brought e-books to the masses.

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  Scammers hit Twitter, Facebook, send free iPad spam

  Facebook and Twitter users are complaining about their accounts being compromised and then being used to spam friends with suspicious "free iPad offers."

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  Asus to release Eee Tablet with Linux in October

  Asustek Computer plans to launch its long awaited Eee Tablet with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen in October for around US$300, though prices vary by market.

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  Shanda launches new e-reader in China

  Shanda Literature, one of China's largest online publishers, released a new e-reader called Bambook this week, making it available to a select number of customers.

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  Kindle first impressions: It's all good

  Well, now we know why Amazon's stock of Kindle 2 e-readers evaporated so quickly. Just hours after I wrote about the devices being out of stock, Amazon announced a new model of its popular e-reader. The device, called simply the Kindle, is available ...

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  Amazon's new Kindle rachets up e-reader price battle

  Amazon.com's announcement late Wednesday that it will launch a new version of its Kindle e-book reader in August could further stoke a price battle between major players in the e-reader market.

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  Amazon unveils sleek new Kindle

  Amazon took it's time with its latest Kindle-and that time has paid off in spades.

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  Sharp plans to launch e-book reader this year

  Japan's Sharp plans to enter the increasingly competitive e-book reader market later this year with a device that can read a new e-publishing file format of its own, it said Tuesday.