Palin book already tops chartsSeptember 30th, 2009 Palin already a best-sellerNEW YORK — Sarah Palin finished her book quickly and became a best seller even faster. Just two days after HarperCollins announced that the release of Palin's memoir, "Going Rogue," had been moved up from the spring to Nov.
Sarah Palin's memoir 'Going Rogue' already tops charts before its Nov. 17 releaseSeptember 30th, 2009 Palin's book already a best-seller before releaseNEW YORK — Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts.
Barnes' Musical AmbitionSeptember 9th, 2009 British actor BEN BARNES has a back-up career in mind if the movie offers stop coming in - singing. The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian star has been interested in music since he was a youngster, and was part of U.K.
Barnes Nursing Movie Battle WoundsSeptember 9th, 2009 Actor BEN BARNES is nursing a swollen lip after a stunt for the new THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA movie went horribly wrong. The Brit star is currently in Australia filming his role as King Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, which is due for release next year (10).
U.K. e-reader company to offer free public-domain books online through Google partnershipSeptember 2nd, 2009 Coolerbooks.com to get 1M books from Google scansSAN FRANCISCO — Interead, a British company that sells the COOL-ER e-book reader, is adding more than 1 million free public-domain books to its online bookstore. The texts are available from Google Inc.
Sony announces $399 e-book reader with wireless connection, taking on Amazon's $299 KindleAugust 25th, 2009 Sony plans a Kindle rival with wireless downloadsNEW YORK — Sony Corp. plans to offer an e-book reader with the ability to wirelessly download books, injecting more competition in a small but fast-growing market by adopting a key feature of the rival Kindle from Amazon.com.
Phones and PCs put e-book reading within easy reach, no Kindle neededAugust 14th, 2009 Phones, PCs put e-book within reach of Kindle-lessNEW YORK — A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport for a delayed flight, when a man sitting across from him pulled out an Amazon Kindle book-reading device. "Gee, maybe I should think about e-books myself," Castaldo thought.
McDonald's, Dynegy, Merck, Dish Network, Barnes & Noble are among big market movers MondayAugust 11th, 2009 McDonald's, Dynegy, Merck are big moversNEW YORK —The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange:
NYSE:
McDonald's Corp., up $1.07 at $56.27
Same-store sales climbed 4.3 percent in July, as the hamburger chain benefited from budget-conscious consumers and wide promotion of new coffee drinks. Dynegy Inc., up 30 cents to $2.23
The power provider will sell eight plants and another under development for $1 billion in cash and $500 million in stock, while its second-quarter loss widened.
Clean sweep: Readers prefer "Julia" to "Julie"August 10th, 2009 "Julia" cleans up "Julie" among readersNEW YORK —On paper and on screen, "Julia" is stealing the show from "Julie."
Meryl Streep's performance as Julia Child in "Julie & Julia," which opened last weekend, has helped return the late chef's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," a classic published nearly 50 years ago, to the top of best-seller lists. On Monday, a $40 hardcover of "Mastering" topped the charts of Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com, easily outpacing a $7.99 paperback of the book that gave the film its title, "Julie & Julia" — Julie Powell's memoir about spending a year preparing all the recipes in Child's book.
In latest bid for e-book customers, Sony will release $199 Reader, a third off Kindle priceAugust 5th, 2009 New Sony e-book reader $100 cheaper than KindleSAN FRANCISCO — Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony Corp.
Amazon 2nd-qtr profit declines due to Toys R Us dispute settlement charge, beats analyst viewsJuly 23rd, 2009 Amazon 2Q profit falls with Toys R Us settlementSAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter earnings fell while sales rose, as the leading online retailer recorded a $51 million payment to settle a long-standing dispute with former partner Toys R Us.
More books in more places: New e-book reader to use AT&T network, imitating Amazon's KindleJuly 22nd, 2009 New e-book reader to use AT&T networkNEW YORK — Following in the footsteps of Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle, another e-book reader is set to get a wireless connection from a cellular carrier, letting it access books anywhere there's a signal. AT&T Inc. planned to announce Wednesday that it will support an electronic book reading device due early next year from Plastic Logic Ltd., a Mountain View, Calif.-based startup based on British display technology.
Shares of Barnes & Noble fall, analysts tepid on new e-bookstoreJuly 21st, 2009 Analysts tepid on Barnes & Noble e-bookstorePORTLAND, Ore. — Shares in Barnes & Noble Inc.
Barnes & Noble goes after Amazon with new e-bookstore that offers titles in multiple formatsJuly 21st, 2009 New Barnes & Noble multi-format e-books dog AmazonPORTLAND, Ore. — Barnes & Noble Inc.
Amazon lowers price of Kindle electronic reader to $299 from $359July 8th, 2009 Amazon lowers Kindle e-book reader price to $299NEW YORK — Amazon.com Inc. cut the price of its Kindle electronic reading device to $299 on Wednesday in an effort to attract more bookworms and make the gadget a mainstream hit.
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September 11th, 2009 at 9:41 am
I have owned an Irex Iliad for quite some time. I also own a Kindle. The Irex is much more readable and the larger screen suits me better. I also like the ability to take notes on the device. I have dealt with Irex for repair or my device (crashed because of my stupidity), and their turn-around is fantastic. I will be one of the first in line for this new device… with the big screen, the 3G, and hopefully, also the ability to take notes.