Amazon is finally taking care of their Kindle customers and it only took a lawsuit to do so. Amazon is finally dropping the $200 replacement fee they charged Kindle users for cracked screens. Amazon did not originally cover it under their warranty but had to when a Kindle owner filed a lawsuit claiming the cover design of the Kindle was the reason for the cracked screen. More »

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Amazon has dropped their price on the Kindle 2 eBook reader today. It’s been five months since Amazon introduced the Kindle 2 to the masses. Amazon’s eBook reader has been one of the most successful eBook readers on the market, it was sold out for the first few months. More »

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There’s news floating that Amazon is planning to apply for an in-book advertisement patent for their Kindle Devices. Amazon is hoping to subsidize the cost of the e-books through ad sales, making their Kindle device more appealing to consumers. But there are other ways to make this successful for Amazon without consumer backlash. More »

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Looks like Amazon will have another competitor in the crowded eBook reader market. AUO, a display manufacturer, unveiled what looks like a cross between the Kindle 2 and the Sony eReader PRS 700 recently at a trade show in Taiwan.

It has the same 6-inch black and white screen with 600 x 800 pixel resolution as the Kindle 2 but also offers touch screen capabilities similar to that of the Sony PRS 700. More »

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eBook readers have become extremely popular over the last few years, especially after the release of Amazon’s Kindle in November of 2007.

Since then, Amazon has released two new versions of their popular Kindle, the Kindle 2 and the DX, while a crop of other companies have popped up with eBook readers.

We decided to share a few reviews of some of the popular eBook readers you might want to consider taking with you to the beach or when traveling this summer: More »

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The Kindle DX reviews are finally in and it seems like Amazon has another success on their hands. The DX is a bigger, more feature rich version of the sleek and recently released Kindle 2.

Here’s what some of the hands on reviews had to say about the Kindle DX. More »

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Amazon’s popular e-book reader Kindle received a second iteration this week with the release of the Kindle 2, with vastly upgraded features in a more slick package. At just 1/3 inches thick and 10.2 ounces, the device is no more hefty than a small magazine, and with wireless 3G built-in, allows for rapid-fire downloads anywhere with a 3G signal More »

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