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businessweek.com - 8/26/2008

Here Comes Kindle 2.0

— 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 ... (more) Here Comes Kindle 2.0

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techcrunch.com - 8/24/2008

Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle

— techcrunch.com — 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 ... (more) Amazon Confirms Student Version Of Kindle

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bits.blogs.nytimes.com - 8/28/2008

Extinguish the Rumors: No New Amazon Kindle This Year

— bits.blogs.nytimes.com — Sorry, e-book readers. There will be no new Kindle for Christmas, the company says.... (more) Extinguish the Rumors: No New Amazon Kindle This Year

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Student version of Kindle
D' Technology Weblog — ... , 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 compelling device to read them on. The new ...

New Kindle? We told you so!
CrunchGear — I seem to remember we broke the news on this back in July. The Blogosphere seems to have finally taken notice this week. Idiots.

Amazon confirms new Kindle student edition
Gadgetell — ... of the Kindle will 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. Read [Seattle PI] Via [TechCrunch] Full Story » | ...

New Kindle rumor revived, this time with a collegiate twist
Engadget — ... Just last month we heard that Amazon could be cooking up a new pair of Kindles for the future, and now we're seeing another report that adds a bit of legitimacy to the claim. According to McAdams Wright Ragen analyst Tim Bueneman, "there are already several new, ...

Rumor: Amazon Kindle para la escuela
Gizmología — ... para las escuelas. No hablamos de un portátil como el XO, si no un Kindle para las escuelas de EE.UU., Kindles con los que se puedan interactuar y usar como libros de texto normales. A esto si que le veo futuro, no quiero decir que no le vea futuro al Kindle, es solo que lo odio por lo feo y tosco que es, aparte de solo estar disponible en EE.UU. ¿Puede ser Amazon el impulsor definitivo para el libro electrónico en las escuelas? Enlace: New version of Kindle in development & more | Vía: Alley Insider Comparte ...

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. Comparte esta anotación ...

Amazon's Kindle Goes to College
Today @ PC World — ... various versions of Kindles are on the way. The "College Kindle" is said to have an improved interface and operating controls, issues noted by earlier buyers. Tim Bueneman, an analyst for McAdams Wright Ragen, told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer "there are already several new, improved versions of the Kindle in the works." Priced at $359, the current Kindle weighs 10 ounces and measures 7.5 by 5.3 inches and is 0.7 inches thick. It is not clear yet which of the two new Kindles in development will be the one aimed at colleges, but reports say that one of them will have ...