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Amazon Breaches Contract With Kindle Lending Library, 'Authors Guild' Says Social Barrel Amazon has breached contracts with publishers for releasing the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, infuriating several US authors that threaten to sue the online retailer if it does not pull the service soon. Some of the titles found on the Kindle Owners' … Is Amazon's Kindle Lending Library a breach of contract?Christian Science Monitor Kindle Offers Lending Library To CustomersNPR How Amazon's Kindle Lending Library Hurts AuthorsSignal News The Verge -Washington Post all 49 news articles »

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Forrester Research predicts Amazon will sell 3-5 million of its yet-to-be-released tablets in Q4 alone, effectively competing with the iPad.

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Author Says eBooks Will Hurt Authors Because Of Royalty Rates Techdirt Creators offering up eBooks on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform can expect their royalties to start at 35% (although there are some options that can bump that royalty to 70%, depending on how much the author wishes to sell their eBook for). … and more »

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The iPad 2 is "about half" as powerful as modern games consoles like the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, according to graphics genius John Carmack.

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According to a report issued Wednesday, 95 percent of consumers who already own or plan to purchase a new tablet are only interested in the Apple iPad.

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Class Action Lawsuit Says Apple Is Conspiring To Raise E-Book Prices Cult of Mac … hand in the publishing cookie jar. It seems Apple may be as nefarious as the competitors it keeps suing…for being nefarious. I just bought a book from B&N yesterday and the book price was $7.99, where on the iBook Store the price was $12.99. … and more »

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Consumer Reports Says Barnes & Noble Nook Better e-Reader Than Amazon Kindle Newser Read the magazine's e-reader press release here. A screen grab of the new Nook from Barnes & Noble's site. (BarnesandNoble.com) The Kobo eReader Touch, an Amazon Kindle, an Aluratek Libre Air, and a Barnes & Noble Nook, left to right, are displayed in … and more »

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T-Mobile has put up a new web page taking shots at AT&T and (http://www.tipb.com/ipad-2) when it comes to their (http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-g-slate).

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But don’t tell Hearst. The publisher says it will charge at least as much for the iPad versions of its magazines as it does for its paper and ink version. And in the case of at least one title, it may ask for more.

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Amazon boss says "stay tuned" for rumored tablet release Apple Insider Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in an interview this week to "stay tuned" on the company's plans for a possible tablet device that would likely supplement, rather than replace, the company's Kindle e-reader. After Consumer Reports asked Bezos … and more »

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