Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay.With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle

Apple remains cheap because it's losing tablet market share. Parents prefer the cheaper, even more-closed Amazon Kindle Fire. When the kids grow up, they may well prefer Android phones.

Two book-related announcements.I have two book announcements: my friend and colleague Adam Taggart's first book Finding Your Way To Your Authentic Career (print $13.50) (Kindle edition$9.99) is now available.As someone who has stumbled

Amazon.com said it is now selling two of its Kindle tablets in China, as it beefs up offerings in a country that has become one of the world's largest markets for mobile devices.

The online giant has now started to sell two of its Kindle tablets in China as the company beefs up its offerings in the country.

Amazon is bringing back one of its oldest and biggest e-readers, the Kindle DX. It's a little strange that Amazon is bringing back this 9.7-inch...

In an Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) world, e-books would cost $9.99 apiece (or less), everyone would buy $200 Kindle Fires to read them, and publishers would accept this format without argument.

Netflix let its Viacom streaming deal expire last month, and Amazon took advantage immediately. The Kindle-maker's Prime service now has exclusive rights to kids' titles like "Dora the Explorer," plus adult fare from MTV and Comedy Central.

Everybody seems to want in on the emerging smarwatch market. Taiwanese display manufacturer E Ink — popular for its paper-like, no-glare "electronic ink" Kindle displays — has introduced a new 1.73 inch version aimed to be used in ne

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with French and Russian diplomats in Paris in a bid to kindle peace talks aimed at ending Syria's civil war.

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Amazon Publishing just announced Kindle Worlds, the world's first commercial fan-fiction publishing platform. Here's what investors need to know.

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Fan fiction authors will be able to publish and sell some titles in the US via new e-book platform Kindle Worlds.

Amazon Kindle Worlds strikes licenses to sell and earn money on fan fiction.

Fan fiction stories based on copyrighted works are essentially impossible to sell. Amazon wants to change that with its new "Kindle Worlds" program.

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Amazon has unveiled "Amazon Coins," a gift certificate system that can be used to buy apps, games, and in-app items on the Kindle Fire. In a pretty cool promotional move, the company has given 500 coins (for a value of $5) to each and every US owner

For the first time, Google's Android platform accounted for the majority of quarterly tablet shipments. According to IDC, 27.8 million Android tablets were shipped in the first quarter. However, IDC includes Amazon's Kindle Fire in its tablet count.&

Amazon has done pretty well with its Kindle line of e-readers and tablets, but it looks like the company is determined to expand beyond the market of “things to read and watch stuff on.” A new report says the e-tailer is working on a pair

Amazon.com has recently been developing a wide-ranging lineup of gadgets, including two smartphones and an audio-only streaming device, to expand its reach beyond its Kindle Fire line of tablet computers.

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Amazon.com Inc.is reportedly expanding its reach into technology hardware by developing smartphones with 3D screens. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the maker of the Kindle Fire tablet is working on two d

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The Kindle and AWS are unprofitable but trendy, and that's all that Wall Street seems to notice.

With its remarkably sharp screen, a new luxury e-reader soars to the top of the nightstand, beating out the Kindle and Nook.

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Book retailer Barnes & Noble is adding Google's apps and online services including gmail to its Nook HD tablets in an effort to boost sales and match rivals such as Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet.

Love them or hate them, tablet computers are here to stay.With over 100 million units sold in under three years, the Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPad has become a cultural icon and its domestic competition has established itself as well: Words like "Kindle

Amazon's planning a streaming TV set-top box for release next fall, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. The move would put the giant online retailer into a crowded...

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After Apple launched Siri in 2011, there's been a rush into voice-controlled virtual assistants. Amazon has reportedly acquired one, which hints what the e-tailer could have in store for future Kindle devices.

The iPad's usage share in North America rose in March for the first time since December.

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It's been long rumored Amazon is working on a phone. While there are practically zero details as to what the phone might look like, I believe specs will have little impact on the phone's success. Instead, there are three big reasons the Kindle Phone

A welcome consequence of the digitalization of our lives and media is the creation of streams of data that weren’t previously accessible. One of those is the book passages most highlighted by users of Amazon.com’s Kindle e-reader software

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Inquiries with tech supply chain providers on the Kindle Fire tablet has led Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley to raise his revenue forecasts on Amazon.com Inc. . In a research note, Bartley said Friday that supply cha

Inquiries with tech supply chain providers on the Kindle Fire tablet has led Pacific Crest analyst Chad Bartley to raise his revenue forecasts on Amazon.com Inc. .

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If Hewlett-Packard's (NYSE: HPQ) $169 Slate 7 and Amazon's (NASDAQ: AMZN) $159 Kindle Fire HD were not cheap enough for frugal shoppers, Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) next tablet might be just what they've been craving.

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The purchase of the niche social network is expected to help Amazon sell more physical and digital books. Members express concerns about the deal.Amazon.com Inc., which got its start as an online bookseller, went on to create the Kindle e-reader and

CEO Jeff Bezos doesn't want to offer just another "me, too" smartphone, but can the e-tail giant avoid being like everyone else?

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Amazon announced today that its X-Ray feature for movies on Kindle Fire devices will now work with several popular TV shows.  X-Ray is a neat feature first introduced on the Kindle Fire HD last year that lets you get information from IMDB about