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• Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 30 April, 2012 22:39

  Microsoft will invest US$300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will include the digital Nook and College businesses of Barnes & Noble, the companies said in joint statement on Monday.

• Barnes & Noble releases glow-in-the-dark Nook e-reader

  By Agam Shah | 13 April, 2012 08:58

  Barnes & Noble on Thursday released a new Nook Simple Touch e-reader with a screen that lights up so that books can be read in the dark.

• Kindle Touch gets new software ahead of global launch

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 April, 2012 21:01

  Amazon has issued a software upgrade for the Kindle Touch, which adds more languages and usability improvements, the company said on Wednesday.

• Apple, major publishers sued over e-book pricing

  By Jared Newman | 12 April, 2012 02:00

  The United States Department of Justice has sued Apple and five major book publishers, accusing them of colluding to raise e-book prices.

• Amazon's Kindle Touch 3G soon shipping in over 175 countries

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 28 March, 2012 21:01

  Amazon's Kindle Touch 3G e-reader will start shipping across the globe with free 3G wireless access on April 27, Amazon said on Tuesday.

• Parents herald rise in apps to help treat autism but proof of therapeutic benefits is lacking

  By Kerry Davis | 11 February, 2012 08:18

  With one honk, the course of Shannon Des Roches Rosa's day abruptly changed.

• Goodbye e-books, hello apps

  By Mark Gibbs | 03 February, 2012 09:33

  "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore ... Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year."

• Toshiba announces debut e-reader in Japan, mulling launch abroad

  By Jay Alabaster | 26 January, 2012 20:31

  Toshiba has announced its first dedicated e-reader. It will launch in February in Japan, backed by an online store with 100,000 titles, and the company may also launch the BookPlace reader outside Japan.

• USITC investigates patent complaint against mobile device makers

  By Grant Gross | 14 January, 2012 03:50

  The U.S. International Trade Commission has launched an investigation of patent infringements alleged by patent acquisition firm Digitude Innovations against a who's who of smartphone and tablet makers.

• Barnes & Noble may spin off Nook business

  By John Ribeiro | 06 January, 2012 14:53

  Bookseller Barnes & Noble is considering spinning off its Nook digital business to help it grow, following strong growth in sales of the Nook reader and tablet and digital content in the nine-week holiday period ending Dec. 31.

• IDC: Tablet sales underwhelm in Q3, but strong holiday season expected

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 16 December, 2011 01:58

  Tablet sales at 18.1 million units during the third quarter were somewhat lower than expected, but stronger-than-expected demand during the rest of the year will give the market a boost, according to market research company IDC.

• How to share Amazon Kindle e-books

  By Al Sacco | 08 December, 2011 07:13

  I love reading, and I love books. I don't care much about the medium--paper or digital, it's all the same to me, for the most part.

• Qualcomm's Mirasol reflective color display debuts on Korean e-reader

  By Jay Alabaster | 22 November, 2011 21:57

  Qualcomm's long-awaited Mirasol reflective color screen technology is on the market, in an e-reader that launched in South Korea on Tuesday.

• LCD, e-ink challenger Mirasol will be on devices in months

  By Agam Shah | 18 November, 2011 06:19

  Most tablets and e-readers today use LCD or e-ink technology, but a new challenger that promises sharp color and reduced screen power consumption could be used in devices in a matter of months.

• Japan's Rakuten to acquire e-book retailer Kobo

  By John Ribeiro | 09 November, 2011 18:48

  Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten said on Tuesday that it plans to acquire Canadian e-book and e-reader company Kobo in a bid to expand in the area of media downloads for consumers.