Amazon debuts $299 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, $119 e-ink Kindle Paperwhite

Amazon on Thursday announced its new Kindle lineup, led by a 16-gigabyte 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD priced at $299, along with a $199 7-inch model, an updated $159 Kindle Fire with a faster processor, and a new e-ink frontlit Kindle Paperwhite starting at $119.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 108

Amazon expected to unveil new Kindles at Sept. 6 media event

Amazon has announced that it will hold a media event on Sept. 6, prompting speculation that the company plans to unveil a new lineup of Kindle tablets and e-readers.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 28

WSJ: Amazon testing smartphones with 4-5" displays

On the heels of last week's report that Amazon is working on a smartphone, another mainstream media outlet claims the retailer is already testing handsets sized between four and five inches and could begin mass production of a device as early as late 2012.

Josh Ong 13 years ago 39

Kindle for iPad adds children's books, comics, graphic novels

Amazon on Thursday updated its Kindle application for iPad, adding support for children's books, comic books and graphic novels purchased for the Kindle platform.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 11

Briefly: Simon & Schuster settles; 9M Galaxy S III preorders; 10.1" Kindle Fire

Publisher Simon & Schuster has settled an e-book antitrust lawsuit brought by attorneys general from 29 states in the U.S., while a new report claims Samsung achieved nine million preorders for its Galaxy S III smartphone. Also, a rumor claims Amazon is suspending plans for an 8.9-inch Kindle Fire in favor of a 10.1-inch model due out later this year.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 81

Target to stop selling Amazon Kindle products in favor of iPad, Nook

Target said it will stop carrying Amazon's Kindle product line, including the Kindle Fire, which is estimated to make up more than half of all US tablets using Android.

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 54

Apple denies DoJ allegations of collusion, says it broke up Amazon monopoly

Apple has spoken out against the U.S. Department of Justice's lawsuit filed against the company earlier this week, noting that the launch of its iBookstore actually broke "Amazon's monopolistic grip on the publishing industry."

Josh Ong 14 years ago 102

DoJ suit against Apple over e-book pricing may arrive this week

The U.S. Department of Justice is readying an antitrust suit against Apple over alleged e-book price fixing and could launch the complaint as early as Wednesday, a new report claims.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 40

Apple ridicules ebook pricing conspiracy theory of class action lawsuit filing

Apple has asked that a class action lawsuit claiming the company conspired with book publishers to raise the price of ebooks be thrown out, stating that the plaintiffs' arguments didn't make sense and that "this allegation just strings together antitrust buzzwords."

Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 53

Amazon gearing up to launch 10-inch Kindle Fire in Q2 2012 - report

Amazon plans to expand its Kindle lineup and more directly take on Apple's iPad with a new 10-inch Kindle Fire tablet set to launch in the second quarter of this year, according to a new report.

Sam Oliver 14 years ago 72

Amazon earnings miss Street estimates, Kindle sales nearly triple

Amazon misses Wall Street expectations with a 57 percent decline in net income despite tripling Kindle sales during the holiday season.

Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 131

Amended class-action lawsuit alleges Apple, publishers engaged in 'price-fixing conspiracy'

Even as Apple unveiled new partnerships with publishers focusing on ebooks and digital textbooks earlier this week, lawyers have amended a class-action lawsuit against Apple and five of the six big publishers accusing them of "deep antagonism" toward Amazon and its pricing scheme.

Josh Ong 14 years ago 103

Comcast launches live TV on iPad, Amazon optimizes Kindle store for iPad

Comcast on Tuesday began to roll out its new "AnyPlay" functionality for iPad, allowing subscribers to stream live TV to Apple's tablet. Also, Amazon launched a new Kindle storefront designed to take advantage of the touchscreen interface of the iPad.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 29

Amazon says 2011 was best holiday yet for Kindle family, still won't reveal sales

Amazon once again on Thursday touted the success of its Kindle lineup, including the new Kindle Fire, but declined to get into specifics on sales figures.

Katie Marsal 14 years ago 42

Kindle iPad app adds Amazon Newsstand, Google Voice for iPhone gains group texts

Amazon has updated its Kindle application for iOS, adding the ability to read magazines on the iPad. And Google Voice for iPhone has also been updated, gaining compatibility with Sprint and support for group texting.

AppleInsider Staff 14 years ago 11

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