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Amazon reveals top selling Kindle books of all time

By Staff Writer 16 November 2017

In celebration of its ten-year existence, Amazon has released data pertaining to the top selling books of all time, both for fiction and non-fiction. FULL STORY >

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Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite

By Ryan Noik 4 September 2013

Amazon has announced a newly upgraded Kindle Paperwhite, promising better contrast, faster page turn times and greater touch responsiveness. FULL STORY >

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Amazon updates Kindle app, touts new features

By Ryan Noik 6 June 2013

Amazon has announced something new and something old, in the form of the latest update for its Kindle iOS app and its Kindle DX respectively. FULL STORY >

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Kindle Paperwhite launched locally

By Ryan Noik 20 March 2013

After a long six month wait, the newest Kindle Paperwhite has finally made it to South African shores, bringing with it a light for reading and brightening hopes for the ereader segment. FULL STORY >

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Android to overtake iOS as top tablet platform

By Hanleigh Daniels 13 March 2013

IDC revises its 2013 global tablet shipment forecast, as low-cost, smaller devices are expected to give sales a shot in the arm. FULL STORY >

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Hot new products - February 2013

By Hanleigh Daniels 7 February 2013

In need of some birthday gift ideas? Check out our pick of some of the coolest new tech products and gadgets around. FULL STORY >

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Kobo announces new ereaders

By Ryan Noik 6 September 2012

A day before Amazon is expected to update its Kindle line, Kobo has revealed three new ereading devices of its own. FULL STORY >

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New Kindles may be on their way

By Ryan Noik 15 May 2012

New Kindles may already be in the works, and could find their way to market by as early as July. FULL STORY >

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Microsoft forms new strategic partnership with Barnes and Noble

By Hanleigh Daniels 30 April 2012

Software giant Microsoft and Barnes & Noble end their legal battles and form a new strategic partnership to bring the NOOK digital book store to Windows 8. FULL STORY >

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Graphite Kindle DX now shipping

By Tom Manners 8 July 2010

Online retailer Amazon officially began shipping its graphite based Kindle DX today for a price of $379 (roughly R2 800) minus shipping costs. FULL STORY >

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Apps for Kindle

By Staff Writer 21 January 2010

Amazon is looking to maintain the edge they have over the eBook market as competition stiffens. Opening the platform up to app developers and offering authors and publishers more favourable revenue sharing options is just the beginning. FULL STORY >

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Elonex eBook 511EB

By Mike Joubert 18 January 2010

Elonex's eBook 511EB is a bit smaller than the rest of the ebook crowd, unfortunately also in screen size. FULL STORY >

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Intel Reader launched

By Thomas McKinnon 11 November 2009

The Intel Reader was launched today, a device that combines a text-scanning camera with a text-to-speech engine designed specifically for the vision impaired and people with learning disabilities. FULL STORY >

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New ebook readers

By Hanleigh Daniels 21 October 2009

Three new ebook readers have been announced that will attempt to end the dominance of Amazon\\\'s Kindle. FULL STORY >

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