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1-Click: Amazon Buys Lexcycle, Creators of Stanza
jkOnTheRun — ... Just a short update on a bit of breaking news: Amazon has purchased Lexcycle. Even if you’re not familiar with Lexcycle, you might recognize their Stanza product. It’s the e-book reading platform we’ve previously reviewed for the iPhone, and ...

Amazon.com compra Lexcycle, criadora do Stanza
MacMagazine — ... Jogada de mestre, ainda que um tanto óbvia/esperada: a Amazon.com comprou a Lexcycle, criadora do Stanza, provavelmente o melhor e mais popular eBook reader para iPhones/iPods touch. Há duas semanas, esta havia ...

Amazon compra Lexcycle, creadora de Stanza para iPhone
Gizmología — ... Cuando ahora leemos que Amazon ha comprado la empresa, no podemos saltarnos el pensamiento de ¿estará Amazon pensando en pasarse al iPhone? ...

Amazon Buys the Maker of Stanza
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... a reason: While it has powerful options, when you just want to read it gets out of your way, just like a real book (only with poorer battery life). We’d fully expect to see some integration with the Kindle Store coming soon though, which is great — who doesn’t want more ways to buy books? No mention, of course, is made of  the sums passing between the two companies, but it’s interesting to see Amazon slowly moving to dominate e-readers across the whole market. Lexcycle has been acquired by Amazon.com! [Lexcycle blog] See Also: ...

Amazon scoops up developer of leading eBook iPhone app
AppleInsider — ... Published: 08:00 AM EST Online mega-retailer Amazon.com has purchased the development firm behind the most popular eBook reader application for Apple's iPhone in a bid to extend its reach of the digital book market beyond its Kindle device. Lexcycle, makers of the Stanza application for the iPhone and iPod touch, announced the acquisition on its website this week, saying its "excited" about the transition and that it "could not think of a better company to join during this exciting time." A free application downloaded more than 1 million times by App Store shoppers, Stanza ...

Amazon Delivers Epic Upgrade To Kindle For iPhone App
iPhone Savior — ... Since Amazon's purchase of Lexcycle, the company behind the wildly popular Stanza e-book reading application, cult of iPhone fanatics are quickly gaining the benefits of Stanza's fluid functionality. It's exciting to see this app evolving to become more iPhone-like in navigation rather than simply performing like a poor man's Kindle. ...

Eucalyptus ebook reader app allowed on iTunes
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... (Here's a starter: Amazon, makers of the Kindle ebook device, as well as a free iPhone ebook reader, recently acquired Lexcycle, makes of Stanza. So if you'd like to support an independent developer until his company is acquired...) ...