Kindle makes for heavy reading

It has been revealed that the Amazon e-book reader weighs more when it is fully loaded. How come?

Amazon kindles its own fire

At $199, the wireless media player/book reader/web browser/geegaw will be the cheapest of its kind when it is released.

Now anyone can 'write' a book. First, find some words

You know what they say: everyone has a novel inside them. Until recently, that claim was neither here nor there.

Kindle e-reader cheaper with on-screen ads

Online retail powerhouse Amazon on Monday introduced a cut-price version of its Kindle electronic reader that features on-screen ads.

Sales of ebooks jump in January past hardcovers

The ebook boom has reached new heights, but not high enough to boost book sales in the United States overall.

M&G launches Kindle edition

The Mail & Guardian has become the first newspaper in Africa to launch a Kindle edition of its product.

Kindle beats Potter to become Amazon's best-selling product

The company announced that sales of the Kindle 3 had overtaken the previous record holder, the book of Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows.

As reborn Kindle proves, looks don't count for everything

The Kindle is not as attractive as the iPad, but Amazon's formerly derided e-reader is cheap and, most important, efficient.

Soaring e-book sales speak volumes

After years of lurking in the literary wilderness, the e-book market has exploded with Amazon's digital volumes recently overtaking hardcover sales.

Kindling the bonfire

On July 19 a collective shudder of horror swept through the global book-printing industry.

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