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Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System In 2010

5:26AM Sean Fallon | Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organised ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. More »
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Barnes & Noble Ruins Nerd Christmas

4:41AM John Herrman | Nobody has any idea if the Nook is actually any good yet, but no matter: It’s the perfect Christmas gift, in theory! Or at least it was until Barnes & Noble ran out of them. More »
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Will Ereaders Really Become Gaming Devices?

10:04PM Danny Allen | Ereaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That’s a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm is investigating the idea for that Snapdragon-powered ereader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. More »
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Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups The Ante With Full Colour And Video

4:58AM Mark Wilson | Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch display for ebook readers that not only renders colour and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still Kindle. More »
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Readius-Like Folding eReader Planned For Next Year

11:02PM Danny Allen | Polymer Vision have gone bankrupt and been bought by Wistron since we first saw their unique Readius prototype in February, 2008. However, the new owners now confirm plans for a similar 5-inch to 6-inch handheld in 2010. Stay tuned. More »
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Demand For The Nook Is Pushing Pre-Orders Into December

3:21AM Sean Fallon | If you were thinking about grabbing the Nook for the holidays, you had better make up your mind soon. High demand for the e-reader is pushing the second wave of pre-orders into the first week of December. More »
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Alex Reader Hands-On Lusty Pictures

1:23AM Jesus Diaz | There was a lousy video, but coming from the generation that had crushes on girls with staples on their belly buttons, I find these pictures of the Alex Reader yummy. I don’t mind its extra thickness. I like them curvy. More »
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Barnes & Noble’s Nook Violates Spring Design’s Alex Reader IP

3:05PM Rosa Golijan | Spring Design’s Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble’s Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. More »
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First Flexible eBook Reader Developed By Tyre Maker Bridgestone

4:00AM Rosa Golijan | When not making tyres, Bridgestone is working on eBook readers so flexible that they’d probably survive being driven over. They’ve even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialise the slender and bendy device at this point. More »
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Plastic Logic Que Is Going To Nuzzle Nook In B&N Stores

1:03AM Matt Buchanan | I asked at the announcement if the Nook would get exclusive perks over other Barnes & Noble readers, like Plastic Logic’s Que. Shelf space ain’t one of them, since Que will cosy up with Nook in B&N stores next year. More »