Amazon Makes the Cheapest Kindle Even Better

Plus: Alexa will soon give branded answers, ByteDance has its own VR headset in the works, and TikTok pushes a new BeReal knockoff. Continue reading at 'Wired'

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an age of Kindles, Harcourt Bindery sticks to tried-and-true book methods

The Charlestown, Mass. bindery still makes books by hand, using a 19th-century production model. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon takes a company's ebooks out of stores after disagreement

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Kindle Multiplier

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: Amazon expects low growth for late 2011

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