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Amazon launches Kindle Worlds publishing platform for fan fiction, will pay royalties to writers and...

# 2013-05-22 03:49:00, Engadget
Amazon's taken a number of steps to bring different types of content to the Kindle Store, and it's now venturing into an area that has a long history with the internet: fan fiction. The company's today announced Kindle Worlds, a new publishing platform that promises to pay writers royalties for ...

Sony's 13.3-inch Digital Paper prototype sports E Ink's Mobius flexible display, we go hands-on (vid...

# 2013-05-21 12:38:00, Engadget
Sony's new e-ink prototype is getting the test-drive treatment at Japanese universities, but SID provides a perfect opportunity to give the North American market a demo. We found the Digital Paper slab parked at E Ink's booth -- fitting, as the company's new Mobius flexible display is the device...

Amazon Kindle Keyboard 3G being discontinued?

# 2013-05-17 06:39:00, Engadget
Amazon confirmed as early as last September that the Kindle Keyboard would be sticking around, but much like your favorite dessert, nothing is forever. The Kindle Keyboard 3G is now showing as unavailable or out of stock at Amazon's site, as well as at Best Buy and Target. Of course, the last of...

Sony's 13.3-inch e-ink paper prototype shown off at education expo in Japan (video)

# 2013-05-16 22:43:00, Engadget
Earlier this week, we learned of Sony's plans for a 13.3-inch e-ink slate with stylus support pitched at students, and now Diginfo has caught up with the prototype device at the Educational IT Solutions Expo in Japan. The A4-sized tablet is said to be the first piece of hardware with an E Ink M...

Onyx E430 Android 4.3″ E Ink phone

# 2013-05-13 18:17:40, ARMdevices.net
6 months ago, I filmed Onyx showing the first Android E Ink e-reader prototype. Now Onyx International shows their new 4.3″ E Ink Android phone with a front light. Onyx also shows their first 6″ Android based E Ink e-reader also with a front light. Onyx is thus now fully focusing on Android on E...

Amazon purchases Liquavista display company from Samsung

# 2013-05-13 07:58:00, Engadget
Proving rumors correct, Amazon just purchased Liquavista, the touchscreen company previously owned by Samsung. This news comes from The Digital Reader, which discovered the acquisition via new filings from the Netherlands Chamber of Commerce (Amazon also confirmed the news). That's about it as f...

Sony reveals prototype 13.3-inch e-ink slate with stylus, aims to put it in students' bags

# 2013-05-12 22:13:00, Engadget
Sony's no stranger to the odd e-ink device, but its latest prototype creation isn't targeted at the bookworm, it's intended to educate. The e-paper slate is quite a lot bigger than most tablets, let alone e-readers, sporting a 13.3-inch screen (1,200 x 1,600) to match the standard A4 size of nor...

TechCrunch: Microsoft offering $1 billion to buy Nook Media

# 2013-05-09 00:18:00, Engadget
Microsoft has put forward an offer to buy complete control of Nook Media LLC, according to internal documents seen by TechCrunch. Redmond's joint venture with Barnes & Noble was set up last year to handle the Nook e-reader, tablet and college bookstore business. If the documents are accurate, Mi...

Slickdeals' best in tech for May 8th: Samsung NX1000 mirrorless camera and Amazon Kindle Fire

# 2013-05-08 09:47:00, Engadget
Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this roundup, we'll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You'll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won't stick around long. Sure, tablets and c...

Slickdeals' best in tech for May 6th: Barnes & Noble Nook HD+ and 55-inch LG 3D HDTV

# 2013-05-06 09:18:00, Engadget
Looking to save some coin on your tech purchases? Of course you are! In this roundup, we'll run down a list of the freshest frugal buys, hand-picked with the help of the folks at Slickdeals. You'll want to act fast, though, as many of these offerings won't stick around long. Today's collection ...

B&N cuts Nook HD, HD+ prices this week, hopes you'll gift mom poetry and prose May 12

# 2013-05-05 12:33:00, Engadget
As if bringing the Nook HD and HD+ access to Google Play this week wasn't already a sweet deal, Barnes & Noble is temporarily slashing the prices for its two reading-focused tablets. The reductions will last until the end of Mother's Day, putting the 7-inch Nook HD 8GB at $149 and the 16GB at $1...

Barnes & Noble intros buy-one-get-one Nook book offer, only valid in stores

# 2013-05-02 05:01:00, Engadget
Well, this process seems a bit counterintuitive, eh? This morning, Barnes & Noble introduced a new scheme for getting Nook customers to visit the company's retail stores. The promotion nets you one free e-book when you purchase another, but -- and this is where the offer tripped us up a bit -- y...

Printed books are still favored by Brits, but digital sales are rising

# 2013-05-02 01:02:00, Engadget
For many, there's nothing quite so comforting as cracking open a good book. The texture of the pages combine with the smell of ink and paper, as the writer pours their imagination and soul into a world that's apart from your own. While e-books have won over a number of people, the latest stats f...

E-Reading Rainbow: Hachette to bring entire e-book catalog to public libraries

# 2013-05-01 09:32:00, Engadget
If you're still balking at the cost of download-to-own e-books, and would rather stick to the tried-and-true library lending system, then this Hachette news is for you. Come next Wednesday, the entirety of Hachette's ebook catalog -- over 5,000 titles -- will be made available to nonprofit libra...

Kobo Aura HD review: a high-end e-reader with 'niche' written all over it

# 2013-04-23 08:30:00, Engadget
More Info Kobo unveils limited edition Aura HD e-reader Kobo Glo review: another illuminated e-reader lights up the market Kobo Mini review: does the world need a smaller e-reader? What do you get when you ask 10,000 rabid bookworms to help build a better Kobo? The Cadillac of e...