Amazon may compete with Apple iPad by giving away free Kindles As Amazon's e-book business continues to evolve in the wake of the Apple iPad announcement, a new rumor suggests the company is exploring the possibility of giving a Kindle reader to its best customers. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 97
Disney executive praises potential of Apple iPad Calling the iPad a "game changer," Walt Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger revealed Tuesday that his company has big plans for Apple's device, including interactive TV, games, applications and comic books. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 77
iTunes price increases mean slower sales for music labels Since Apple granted music labels the flexibility to set individual song prices between $0.69 and $1.29 on the iTunes Music Store, growth of digital music sales has slowed, one music executive revealed Tuesday. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 139
Apple's iPad deal gives Hachette pricing leverage against Amazon Joining the other publishers who, after striking content deals for Apple's iPad, have looked to increase standard e-book prices beyond $9.99 will be Hachette Book Group, the company announced this week. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 116
Amazon acquires touch-screen maker for future Kindle project Amazon has purchased touch-screen startup Touchco, with plans to incorporate it into the Kindle's hardware division. Brian Garner 16 years ago 73
Apple iPad deal pushes another publisher to renegotiate with Amazon Days after Macmillan essentially forced Amazon to accept higher prices for its Kindle e-book titles, Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., said his publishing company HarperCollins is also in talks to increase titles beyond $9.99. Slash Lane 16 years ago 86
iPad debut ignites price war between Amazon and publisher Macmillan Amazon stopped selling print and e-books from publisher Macmillan this weekend over a price dispute, just days after Apple introduced the iPad and its own iBookstore for e-books. Neil Hughes 16 years ago 102
Amazon has sold 'millions' of Kindles, overall sales increase 42% After Apple unveiled its iPad and iBookstore, Amazon announced its fourth quarter earnings this week, with sales increasing 42 percent and Kindle e-book sales accounting for more than a third of total book sales. Slash Lane 16 years ago 128
Steve Jobs: iPad to offer Word support, $10 e-books, 6 days of music Apple co-founder Steve Jobs revealed after Wednesday's iPad unveiling that the device will offer "the same" prices on e-books as Amazon's Kindle, the Pages app can export documents in Microsoft Word format, and it will offer nearly 6 days of continuous music playback. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 159
iPad iBooks app US-only, McGraw-Hill absent from Apple event [u] In unveiling its new iBook application and iBookstore for the iPad, Apple highlighted a number of publishers with which it has content agreements. But those deals, for now, are U.S.-only, and one glaring omission stood out from the list: McGraw-Hill [updated with comments from the publisher]. Sam Oliver 16 years ago 96
