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The Motley Fool
April 4, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's and Borders' Book Club The electronics giant will distribute its Sony Reader through Borders. Sony may have missed the boat when Apple's iPod revolutionized the way consumers listen to music, but apparently it is trying to get in on the ground floor of e-books. Investors, take note.   |
The Motley Fool
September 27, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Bookish Turn After a launch delay, Sony's bid for bookworms is back on track. Sony's early start in getting the Reader to market remains commendable, but an even earlier launch would have been better. |
InternetNews
August 5, 2009 |
Sony Chases Amazon, Debuts Two New E-Readers Sony today unveiled two new e-readers and is cutting prices of its e-books in a bid to maintain a competitive edge in the burgeoning digital book market. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Curling Up With a Good E-Book Is this the year that e-book goes mainstream? Nope. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2009
Anders Bylund |
Will Sony Kill the Kindle? Real books are so last century. Sony hastens the demise of printing presses and book binders. |
InternetNews
November 16, 2007
Kenneth Corbin |
Amazon's e-Book Reader Set For Gala Debut Online retailer Amazon.com is expected to reveal Kindle, its new e-book reader device, at a gala event in New York City. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Jenna Goudreau |
Making Digital Books Into Page Turners Despite tepid response to its Reader, Sony sees potential in the market - and Amazon may agree. |
The Motley Fool
July 21, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Barnes & Noble Strikes Back The bricks-and-mortar bookstore giant takes a page from Amazon.com. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Disconnects Sony decides to disconnect its Connect digital music service; customers were trapped using only Sony hardware and software to listen to their music, which doomed the program. The company now says it will support other, more open formats, such as MP3. |
InternetNews
March 19, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Google Aids Sony in Fight Against Amazon Kindle Google opens its digital library to Sony's e-reader, but the digital book battle with Amazon is just beginning as both companies chase the sweet spot - the commercial book market. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
Borders Joins the E-Book Battle Despite a late start, the big-box bookseller is diving into the digital realm. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Kindle Price Cuts Keep Coming Electronic books keep getting cheaper. |
The Motley Fool
June 3, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon Misses Its Target Amazon is finally targeting Target for its Kindle retail debut. |
InternetNews
August 13, 2009 |
Sony Plans New Kindle Rival, Adopts Open Format Sony may unveil plans for a wireless e-reader while ditching proprietary digital book formats in a new assault on front-runner Amazon. |
The Motley Fool
September 1, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon's Next Mistake? Staples starts selling the Kindle, as the e-reader price war continues. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2010
Anders Bylund |
How Big Can This Sellout Be? Amazon sells out of the new Kindle reader at the drop of a hat -- but how much money is at stake here? |
The Motley Fool
February 16, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Seeks Novel Success Investors should appreciate it that the company is trying to carve out a niche with its upcoming Sony Reader, not emulate one. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
You Won't Believe What Amazon's Giving Away If you're a real-world book lover, Amazon may have a deal for you. |
The Motley Fool
September 3, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
No Happy Ending for This Ugly Stock Story Borders' fiscal second-quarter results show the ravages of competition. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2009
Alyce Lomax |
Avoid This Horror Story You won't find Borders Group shares shelved under "romance," but they might deserve a spot in the "horror" section. The bookseller reported another gory quarter, with no end to the bloodletting in sight. |
InternetNews
January 28, 2009
Judy Mottl |
Is Amazon Prepping a Kindle Redux? Amazon is staying mum, but word has it that a new version of the e-book reader is coming Feb. 9. |
InternetNews
August 25, 2009 |
Sony Unveils 3G E-Book Reader, Hooks Up With Libraries Sony today renewed its assault on the Amazon Kindle, unveiling a new version of its Reader Digital Book e-reader, the Daily Edition, which sports a 3G wireless connection and a 7-inch touchscreen. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2009
Eric Jhonsa |
Amazon Has an Early Lead, but the Game's Not Over Sony's latest electronic reader is real competition for the Kindle. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Scott Kirsner |
Amazon Does Downloads, Sort Of Why Amazon's push into digital delivery of books, movies, and music seems halfhearted. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Barnes & Noble Becomes One for the E-Book The company buys a store and a device for the medium. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Amazon Regressing? Amazon.com is coming up short where it counts the most. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2008
Dan Costa |
E-Book Readers Can Do Better The printed book is best for presenting lengthy text, so why try to reinvent a technology that has been around for thousands of years? Do something new instead. |
PC Magazine
March 1, 2006
Sebastian Rupley |
E-Books, Round Two The Sony Reader plays music and displays PDF files so people can own a device designed to read downloaded books. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
The Blizzard of Oz Hits Borders Bookseller Borders announces that it would sell its 30 superstores in Australia, Singapore, and New Zealand to the area's leading book retailer. |
InternetNews
April 9, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Barnes & Noble Seen Launching Kindle Rival Barnes & Noble appears to be poised to take on Amazon's Kindle. |
The Motley Fool
September 13, 2010
Anders Bylund |
Amazon Takes a Stab at Apple Amazon has partnered with Best Buy to sell Kindles in a physical store near you, and the latest commercial takes a pointed stab at the Apple iPad. The game is afoot. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Throw This Stock Away Even though Barnes & Noble stock has run up more than 50% since bottoming out 11 months ago and has beaten analysts' earnings estimates in each of the three past quarters it may be time to replace it. |
InternetNews
September 30, 2009 |
Sony Moves to Woo E-Book Publishers, Authors In its latest push into the burgeoning e-reader market, Sony today unveiled a new portal for aspiring authors who want to publish titles for the electronics giant's e-book store. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Steve Jobs Laughs at Your Kindle Apple calls out Amazon.com. It's time for Amazon to just spill the beans on Kindle sales. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2009
Katrina Chan |
3 Looming Threats to Amazon.com Who you going to call? Jeff Bezos! |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Is Kindle's Future Really That Bright? Amazon.com shares shot up 9%, assisted by the favorable tailwinds from a Citi analyst who boosted his Kindle sales target. |
InternetNews
April 28, 2009
Michelle Megna |
Amazon Buys iPhone E-Reader App Maker In a bid to extend e-reader reach beyond Kindle, Amazon scoops up firm behind the most popular eBook reader application for Apple's iPhone. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Can Sony Take a Bite Out of Apple? Sony has big plans in small gadgets. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Kindle Becomes Amazon's Best-Selling Product of All Time The leading online retailer has another round of hollow accolades for its Kindle. |
BusinessWeek
October 16, 2006
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Gutenberg 1, Sony 0 Sony's Reader is hurt by clunky software and a clueless bookstore. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Vies for Video Has Sony learned from its music-service mistakes? After announcing last week that it's disconnecting its Connect music service, the electronics giant is mulling the idea of its own digital movie service. Maybe Sony can enter the download game a bit wiser this time. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Vote McCain! Vote Obama! Vote Bezos! A pair of biographies on the potential first ladies -- one on Michelle Obama, and another on Cindy McCain -- are being made available exclusively to Kindle readers over the next few days, months before the books hit retailers. |
BusinessWeek
October 30, 2008 |
Schaaff's March Since he was hired from Apple to revamp Sony's software three years ago, Tim Schaaff has been involved in key initiatives that have broken down silos and increased cooperation with other companies. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Google Turns the Page The search giant comes up with a way to show book publishers the money. Meanwhile, it could get Google out of the hot seat when it comes to the controversial topic of digital copyright -- something Google investors certainly want to see. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Amazon's Book Battle Amazon.com played -- and lost -- a game of chess with one of its larger publishers. |
PC World
October 1, 2006
Yardena Arar |
Sony Reader: An E-Book Worth Reading High-resolution, no-glare E Ink is easy on eyes, but only the Sony Connect e-store sells books for the Reader. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Start Talking, Amazon Is the Kindle about to get an upgrade? Mum can no longer be the word on Amazon's e-book reader. |
Information Today
October 2000 |
Microsoft Pushes Products and Alliances in E-Book Market Microsoft Corp. has announced that it has made the Windows version of Microsoft Reader for desktop PCs and laptop computers available as a free download. In addition, major publishers are making best-selling titles available in Microsoft Reader format... |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Kenji Hall |
Sony's Google Gambit Sony is latching onto Google's open-source Android and other offerings as it plays catch-up with competitors. |
Inc.
July 2009
John Brandon |
The Best New E-Book Readers From the Kindle to Plastic Logic, the latest e-Book readers. |
