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Exclusive Scoop: Amazon are not working on a tablet!

June 16th, 2011 · 25 Comments · Amazon, humor

There’s been a surge in the Amazon tablet rumors over the past few days.  The most recent rumor is that Amazon will stream content to the tablet. This rumor is actually half true. Amazon will be streaming content, but there is no tablet involved. You’re not going to believe this, and I really hope you’re [...]

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B&N signs exclusive deal with Eric Carle

March 16th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news

Barnes & Noble have just announced that they have signed an exclusive deal to distribute the work of Eric Carle, the famed children’s author. Unfortunately, this deal isn’t for his books to be released for the NookColor. Damn. That would have been so cool. No, this deal is for a bunch of  exclusive Eric Carle [...]

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New Kindle exclusive – Warren Adler releases 5 new ebooks exclusively in the Kindle Store

December 13th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that bestselling author Warren Adler has made five e-books, none of which have been previously published in any format, available in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). These books, all of which draw from Adler’s skill as a novelist and his keen insight into the nature of intimate [...]

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Amazon score new exclusive – 5 new titles from The Onion

December 9th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the national newspaper and website the Onion has created five e-Book collections exclusively for the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). These collections, presented by the Onion –”America’s Finest Tech News,” “Chronicles of the Area Man,” “The Finest Reporting on Literature, Media, and Other Dying Art Forms,” “The Best [...]

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New Kindle Store exclusive: David Morrell makes 10 ebooks available exclusively in the Kindle Store

September 14th, 2010 · No Comments · press release

From the press release: Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that internationally bestselling author David Morrell is releasing a new, never-before-published, full-length thriller, “The Naked Edge,” along with nine of his previously published books, in electronic book format exclusively in the Kindle Store.

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Wired to add exclusive videos to their iPad app

August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app, video

Wired is constantly working to find new ways to promote their digital  magazine (just the ones that won’t work).Their latest idea is to give the iPad app exclusive content that they have denied their paper subscribers. I’m sure this will make the app worth $3.99 an issue. Do you want to know my issue with [...]

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Amazon scores another Kindle exclusive: Ron Paul

June 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Amazon, ebookstore news, press release

From the press release: Amazon.com today announced that RosettaBooks has released four books by bestselling author and Congressman Ron Paul exclusively in the Kindle Store. The books–”A Foreign Policy of Freedom,” “Pillars of Prosperity,” “The Case for Gold” and “Abortion and Liberty”–are available as e-books for the first time, and they will be exclusive to [...]

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Cengage Learning signs exclusive deal for OWL

April 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

From the press release: Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announced an agreement with the University of Massachusetts, developer of Online Web-based Learning™ (OWL), the leading online chemistry homework solutions tool. Building on a long-established relationship with the University’s Amherst campus, Cengage Learning has now acquired the [...]

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Amazon signs new exclusive – romance author M.C. Beaton

April 15th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

From the press release: Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that two historical romance series of six titles each from the bestselling author M.C. Beaton–also known by her real name Marion Chesney–are available exclusively in the Kindle Store (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). These books are from the previously out-of-print series “Six Sisters” and “The Traveling Matchmaker.” This is the [...]

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Amazon scores another exclusive: Michelin Driving Guides

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news

From the Amazon Kindle blog: Michelin has been evaluating and recommending hotels and restaurants for over a century. Kindle readers can now experience Michelin ratings and recommendations while they drive through the California wine region, Florida, and New England. Detailed mapping, hotel and restaurant selections, and star-rated attractions are all featured in these guides. “Kindle’s [...]

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