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Amazon planning a colour E-ink Kindle?

Amazon planning a colour E-ink Kindle?

NEWS

Far Eastern supply chain gossips have claimed that Amazon is set to launch colour display e-book readers in the second half of the year.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 11th 2012 at 4:03AM
Kindle Touch comes to the UK

Kindle Touch comes to the UK

NEWS

The Amazon Kindle Touch is coming to Europe some six months after the US launch of the touch-enabled e-book reader, while the firm remained tight lipped about the Android-powered colour ...

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 27th 2012 at 10:51PM
Dixons xmas sales drop 5%, buoyed by tablets

Dixons xmas sales drop 5%, buoyed by tablets

NEWS

UK retail group Dixons has taken a five per cent drop in like for like sales over the festive period – a drop it attributes to the VAT rise last ...

Andrew Wooden
by Andrew Wooden
on Jan 17th 2012 at 10:51AM
Kindle Fire sales estimated at two million

Kindle Fire sales estimated at two million

NEWS

A market researcher has stated that Amazon may have sold as many as two million units of its Kindle Fire tablet.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Dec 2nd 2011 at 1:14PM
Major PC makers cut back on tablets

Major PC makers cut back on tablets

NEWS

A DigiTimes report suggested that major PC makers including HP, Acer and Dell would cut back on tablet PC efforts, based on hearsay within the 'upstream supply chain'.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 17th 2011 at 6:35AM
Next generation Amazon Kindle Fire to have 8.9-inch screen?

Next generation Amazon Kindle Fire to have 8.9-inch screen?

NEWS

Amazon's next generation Kindle Fire tablets may be based on an 8.9-inch screen according to a DigiTimes report.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Nov 4th 2011 at 6:07AM
WH Smith to offer Kobo ebook readers

WH Smith to offer Kobo ebook readers

NEWS

WH Smith announced that the firm will begin selling the Kobo e-book reader providing access to the Kobo online store with more than 2.2 million ebooks.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Oct 16th 2011 at 10:21PM
Amazon Kindle Fire revealed

Amazon Kindle Fire revealed

NEWS

The Amazon Kindle Fire has finally come out for close examination at a news conference held in New York  today.

Helen French
by Helen French
on Sep 28th 2011 at 3:05PM
'Incorrect' that Amazon Kindle Fire can rival Apple iPad, says professor

'Incorrect' that Amazon Kindle Fire can rival Apple iPad, says professor

NEWS

Professor Ajay Bhalla, from Cass Business School, feels industry analysts are jumping the gun by assuming that the much-anticipated Amazon tablet will be able to seriously rival Apple's iPad any ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Sep 28th 2011 at 11:37AM
Amazon $250 Android 'Kindle' to appear in November

Amazon $250 Android 'Kindle' to appear in November

NEWS

Further details on Amazon's upcoming Android-powered tablets have emerged, describing the colour-screened 7-inch device simply as the 'Amazon Kindle'.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Sep 4th 2011 at 10:35PM
Amazon bypasses iTunes with web based Kindle Cloud Reader

Amazon bypasses iTunes with web based Kindle Cloud Reader

NEWS

Amazon has launched a multiplatform web application for reading and buying e-books in a web browser including on iOS devices such as the iPad.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 10th 2011 at 10:59PM
Amazon slashes Kindle price, 4th gen model on the way?

Amazon slashes Kindle price, 4th gen model on the way?

NEWS

Amazon has slashed the price of the Kindle 3 with refurbished models going for just $100.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Aug 7th 2011 at 11:03PM
Guardian launches Kindle edition, Android iPad apps coming

Guardian launches Kindle edition, Android iPad apps coming

NEWS

British newspapers the Guardian and Observerver have arrived on the popular Amazon e-reader the Kindle, with iPad and Android applications shortly to follow.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Jul 12th 2011 at 8:34AM
Self-published Kindle author reaches one million sold mark

Self-published Kindle author reaches one million sold mark

NEWS

Online retailer Amazon has announced that John Locke has become the eighth author to sell over one million Kindle books – and the he’s the first self-published author to manage ...

Helen French
by Helen French
on Jun 21st 2011 at 11:02AM
Amazon-branded Android tablet to take aim at expensive rivals

Amazon-branded Android tablet to take aim at expensive rivals

NEWS

Upcoming Amazon-branded tablets may be priced aggressively to compete with existing Android tablets if pricing suggested by a PC Mag report turns out to be correct.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 24th 2011 at 4:11AM
Amazon says Kindle books outselling print books

Amazon says Kindle books outselling print books

NEWS

Amazon announced that the firm is now selling more Kindle electronic books than printed books, surpassing hardcover and paperback books combined.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 20th 2011 at 11:30AM
Amazon offers cut-price ad supported Kindle

Amazon offers cut-price ad supported Kindle

NEWS

Amazon announced that the firm would offer an even cheaper Kindle e-reader called the Kindle with Special Offers for just $114.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Apr 12th 2011 at 6:52AM
Kindle for free on Carphone Warehouse contacts

Kindle for free on Carphone Warehouse contacts

NEWS

The Carphone Warehouse and Best Buy UK have begun offering the Amazon Kindle e-reader free with mobile phone contracts.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Mar 15th 2011 at 6:42AM
Asda launches Kindle rival

Asda launches Kindle rival

NEWS

UK Supermarket Asda have lauched a rival to Amazon’s Kindle e-reader settling at just £52.

Matt Grainger
by Matt Grainger
on Feb 11th 2011 at 11:33AM
Kindle is Amazon's best selling product ever

Kindle is Amazon's best selling product ever

NEWS

Amazon announced on Monday that the third generation Kindle e-reader is the e-tailer’s best ever selling product, surpassing the previous record holder of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on Dec 29th 2010 at 3:37AM