techcrunch.com - 8/24/2008
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Amazon confirmed our speculation that they are planning to target colleges and universities with a new version of the Kindle, reports the Seattle PI. Textbooks are a $5.5 billion annual market, and most publishers now offer electronic versions of their textbooks. McGraw-Hill Education, for example, publishes 95% of their books electronically as well as in print. But there is no ...
businessweek.com - 8/26/2008
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businessweek.com —
My sources say the new version is significantly
thinner, has a better screen, is more stylish and...
includes fixes to some of the user interface annoyances with the first version. One person that has seen the device says it is as big a leap from its ...
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Here Comes Kindle 2.0
blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com - 8/23/2008
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blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com —
Amazon is working on a new version of
the Kindle, and sees a big opportunity to market...
its e-book reader to college students, McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Tim Bueneman said Friday in an e-mailed note based on meetings with management.
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New version of Kindle in development & more
bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/28/2008
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Amazon confirms new Kindle student edition
Gadgetell —
... be a welcomed device, according to McGraw-Hill Education they already publish 95% of their textbooks digitally, but as of current they are not as popular because a good reading device is not yet available.
Of course, what I would suppose is the most important would be the pricing of the reader itself. However with the way text books are currently priced, I am not sure it would be hard to find a nice price point that is able to compete.
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Amazon confirma un nuevo Kindle para escuelas y universidades
Gizmología —
Amazon finalmente ha confirmado que esta preparando una versión de su Amazon Kindle para escuelas y Universidades.
Vía: TechCrunch.
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GeekSugar —
... Amazon is planning on creating an updated version of the Kindle for college and university students. — TechCrunch ...
New Kindle coming after the holiday
CrunchGear —
... that surfaced of the new Kindle in October are real - it’s a longer device but not as thick as the original Kindle, and fixes some of the button issues that plague users (like accidental page turns). A larger-screen student version is still scheduled for the first half of 2009. ...
The Big Screen Kindle Hail Mary To Newspapers Will Fall Incomplete
CrunchGear —
... -- a large screen version of Amazon's Kindle. This is setting up a lot like the newspaper industry's Hail Mary. And it's a pass they won't catch.
The industry has been hit worse than anyone else by the ad spending slow down in our current recession. Almost all of the major newspaper companies are ...
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