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Amazon Updates Kindle App, Removes Kindle Store And Adds Support For Newspapers, Magazines

Amazon Updates Kindle App, Removes Kindle Store And Adds Support For Newspapers, Magazines

Moments ago, Amazon updated its Kindle iOS application, making a variety of changes. First, Amazon removed the Kindle Store from the app, falling in-line with Apple's in-app policy (which the company appears to be enforcing now). Second, the Kindle app now supports newspapers and magazines (which obviously have to be purchased outside of the application). And third, users of the application can now share quotations from texts with friends, via Facebook and Twitter.

Joe White
The Wall Street Journal & Kobo Fall In-Line With Apple's In-App Subscription Policy

The Wall Street Journal & Kobo Fall In-Line With Apple's In-App Subscription Policy

This weekend, it was announced that The Wall Street Journal's iPhone and iPad apps and the universal Kobo e-book app would soon support Apple's in-app subscription policy, suggesting that the Cupertino, CA company is beginning to clamp down on those resisting the change. Following the announcement, Kobo updated its universal app, removing the Kobo Store from within the application. As of this moment, The Wall Street Journal's iOS apps have not been updated.

Joe White
Textbook Renting Arrives To Amazon, Kindle App

Textbook Renting Arrives To Amazon, Kindle App

Amazon announced today its new Kindle Textbook Rental business, which allows students to save up to 80 percent off textbook list prices by renting those books for use on the Kindle and/or Kindle app. This news comes at a time when students are getting ready to begin their fall semesters in a few weeks.

Bryan M. Wolfe
Apple Sued Over iBooks Name

Another week, another Apple lawsuit. New York publisher John T. Colby is suing Apple over the use of the word “iBooks,” according to news first reported by Tuaw.

Bryan M. Wolfe
Consumer Reports: Amazon Set To Reveal Multipurpose Tablet

Amazon is close to revealing a multipurpose tablet of its own, according to Consumer Reports. The new device would complement its current line of Kindle e-books. The venerable publication came away with this assessment after speaking recently to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos about the prospect.

Amazon.com Beats Apple Again? Not Exactly

Amazon.com Beats Apple Again? Not Exactly

First Amazon.com beat Apple in being the first to offer its users a “cloud-based” music locker. Now, the Seattle, Washington-based company says it's helping its Kindle customers avoid The New York Times’ newly-released Paywall. But, is the Kindle plan any better than those for the iPhone/iPod touch or iPad? Well, not exactly.

Bryan M. Wolfe