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Article: Microsoft to Join Barnes & Noble in Formation of Newco


The link below is to an article concerning a partnership between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble in the formation of Newco, which will look to develop digital reading products.

For more, visit:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2012/Apr12/04-30CorpNews.aspx

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Comic: Book of the Future


The link below is to a comic, which is supposed to be amusing and perhaps a bit, ‘why fix it if it isn’t broke.’ What do you think? Slightly amusing perhaps?

For more, visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/03/30/books/review/snider01.htm

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Article: Ebook Sales on the Rise


The link below is to an article about the exploding rise in ebook sales.

For more, visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/ebook-sales-rose-117-in-2011_b22325

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Article: Kindle Cases


The link below is to an article with a whole heap of Kindle Cases that make your Kindle look like a traditional book.

For more, visit:
http://mashable.com/2012/04/27/kindle-cases/

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Article: Enjoy a Richer Reading Experience


The link below is to an article that looks at seven ways to enrich your reading experience.

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/7-ways-learn-books-read/

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Article: Sending Reading Material to the Kindle


The link below is to an article that reports on how to send reading material to a Kindle – very useful for Kindle owners.

For more visit:
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2012/04/how-to-send-anything-to-your-kindle-for-reading-later/

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Free Book: Free Kindle Books


The link below is to an article that lists 6 Kindle Classic Books available for free. The six books listed are:

– The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

– The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson

– King Solomon’s Mines, by Henry Rider Haggard

– Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll

– Great Expectations, by Charles Dickens

– Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz, by Lyman Frank Baum

For more visit:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-kindle-book-classics-download-free/

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Article: The End of the Book Cover?


The link below is to an article reporting on the future of the book cover in the digital age.

For more visit:
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2012/04/has-kindle-killed-the-book-cover/255935/

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Article: Kindle Books


Does Lower Price Mean Lower Quality?

The link below is to an article that discusses the pricing of Kindle books and the corresponding quality of them.

For more visit:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/reno-charlton/kindle-book-prices_b_1415509.html

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Article: What Kindle to Buy?


The link below is to an article which is really an opinion piece on what Kindle to buy. If looking to buy a Kindle ebook reader, I would recommend the following linked to article.

For more visit:
http://www.challies.com/resources/what-kindle-should-i-buy