- Fri Nov 20 12:36 PM PST 2009 Nook sold out for the holidays
Barnes & Noble has announced on its Web site that its much-anticipated e-book reader, the Nook, is sold out through 2009. Is that good news for Amazon?
- Thu Nov 12 10:16 AM PST 2009 PressReader brings 1,300 newspapers to your iPhone
Electronic newspapers are great! They consume no trees, require no gas-guzzling trucks, and leave no ink on your fingers.
- Thu Nov 12 9:08 AM PST 2009 Universities reject Kindle over inaccessibility for the blind
Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison say they won't use Amazon's e-reader in their classrooms until it's more accessible to blind students.
- Tue Nov 10 8:43 AM PST 2009 Amazon debuts Kindle for PC
New software offering lets people read Kindle e-books on their Windows computers. A version for the Mac is in the works.
- Mon Nov 9 1:36 PM PST 2009 Buzz Out Loud Podcast 1102: We're blocked in China! We made it!
We get an email telling us our podcast RSS feed is now blocked in China after talking about the dispute over World of Warcraft between two Chinese government departments. Really? THAT is what got us blocked. We also get a kick out of good old Grandpa Mu
- Sun Nov 8 5:55 PM PST 2009 New preorders of Nook get later shipping date
Demand for the unreleased e-book reader is so strong that the bookseller is telling new customers not to expect shipment until December 11.
- Fri Nov 6 9:12 AM PST 2009 Hands-on pics of Spring Design's Alex e-reader appear
Spring Design announced its Alex e-book reader just a day before Barnes & Noble introduced its Nook device, but until now, the Google Android-based device hasn't been seen in public.
- Wed Nov 4 11:55 AM PST 2009 BOL 1099: Secret ACTA treaty could break the Internet
Leaks from the secret negotiations of the ACTA treaty allege that ISPs worldwide would be required to lose safe harbor protections, implement three-strike antipiracy policies and worse. We think this is outrageous.
- Tue Nov 3 12:24 PM PST 2009 Spring Design seeks injunction barring Nook sales
In its lawsuit, the start-up seeks to halt sales of the Barnes & Noble e-reader, in addition to pursuing monetary damages.
- Mon Nov 2 8:54 PM PST 2009 Barnes & Noble hit with suit over Nook
A Cupertino, Calif.-based start-up claims the bookseller misappropriated its trade secrets in its design of a similar e-reader.




