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Before I proceed, here is a quick refresher course on just what the Nook Tablet is all about - this is a 7" tablet that sports a 1024 x 600 pixel display, running on a 1GHz TI OMAP4 dual-core processor that is decent enough to get most of the basics done without batting an eyelid, while a custom version of the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating ... (more)

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Very soon, the class of 2012 will leave high school behind and head off to college or work.

It's summertime, school's out and there's nothing that beats curling up with a cool lemonade and a good book.

"The response has been just fantastic," said Dave Barnett, library-services manager for the Osceola County system, which has more than 2,000 digital titles available and is adding more all the time.

PayPal earlier this year announced a partnership with The Home Depot A thatA allowed customers to make point-of-sale transactions with their smartphones in more than 2,000 locations.

Target has announced it will stop selling Kindles in its stores , depriving shoppers of one of the few venues in which they can look at and use Amazon's tablets and e-book readers before they buy one.

WINNER OF 2011 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble #1 bestselling author Joshua Graham's novel BEYOND JUSTICE is taking the world by storm, one reader at a time.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- -- Neonode Inc. , the leading MultiSensing touch technology company, announced that its General Manager, Americas, Douglas Young, accompanied by Director PR & Market Communication Annica Englund, and Chief Financial Officer, David Brunton, are scheduled to participate in a panel discussion "Expanding the Digital Media ... (more)

Greenwood, who is world famous for his hit single 'God Bless the USA,' will be at the Barnes & Noble store in the Cool Springs area to sign his new book, Does God Still Bless the USA? , and meet fans.

The "Best of RVing" site, at bestoftheroad.com/rv , kicks off with a prize-a-day giveaway featuring items such as Rand McNally RV GPS devices, e-reader tablets, and campground memberships.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the new Kindle Fire tablet in New York, on September 28, 2011.

Top bloggers, entertainers and executives converge upon kick off the opening night keynote with a must-see presentation discussing the makers of modern media.

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Reading. It's my thing. However, getting some kids to read is another thing altogether.

Still, it suggests the traditionally conservative publishing industry is learning how to do business in the Internet era.

Barnes & Noble is a company founded and owned by booksellers, we are the world's largest bookseller with annual sales of $5.1 billion.

Apple is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit a "fundamentally flawed" endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumers.

But on a stormy Tuesday, a group of journalists was invited up to the off-limits observatory, as the Midtown landmark proudly shows off the fruits of its multi-year, $550-million refurbishment.

Where I live, decent public libraries with connections to the software service Overdrive allow surprisingly easy checkout of "library books" wirelessly to your Kindle.