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Apple’s iPad hits store shelves
FASTER FORWARD | Although it uses the same interface as the iPhone, the iPad is a different creature, with its own capabilities and quirks. » Rob Pegoraro
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Apple’s much-anticipated iPad goes on sale
Apple Inc. began selling its much-anticipated iPad on Saturday, drawing eager customers intent on being among the first owners of a new class of tablet-style computers.
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Apple’s iPad: First impressions
A bit more than two months after its splashy product introduction, weeks after the start of an absurd excess of media coverage, and hours after particularly dedicated shoppers began waiting in lines outside stores, Apple’s iPad is a $499-and-up product you can pick up in a store, plug in and star…
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Amazon Debuts iPad App Before Apple’s Big Day
If Apple’s Multimedia Tablet Overtakes Amazon’s Kindle E-Reader, Online Retailer Can Still Occupy Profitable Perch in E-Books
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Apple’s iPad could be Kindle’s first big threat
Amazon.com, which has dominated the young but fast-growing electronic book market for the past few years with the Kindle, could get its biggest threat Saturday, when Apple releases its iPad multimedia tablet.
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Forget Apple’s iPad, Amazon’s Kindle Will Have A Great Year
Amazon is on track to deliver another solid quarter of earnings, according to Mark Mahaney at Citi
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Will Apple’s iPad Eat Amazon’s Kindle for Lunch?
Research firms say Amazon’s eBook market share will shrink in next few years. Apple – IPad – E-book – Amazon – Amazon Kindle
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Apple’s iBooks Pricing May Match Amazon’s
Speculation that publishers would have the final word on eBook pricing may have been inaccurate judging from a leaked screenshot of the iBook store that shows Apple assuming Amazon’s current $9.99 price model. The picture, grabbed by App Advice’s Alexander Vaughn, shows four bestsellers priced at $9.99 per download.
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Apple’s iPad Will (Perhaps Controversially) Read E-Books Aloud [Ebooks]
# ebooks In addition to the orientation-lock button, yesterday’s pre-order commencement delivered another surprise nugget: the iPad will read all EPUB books out loud. If you remember the shitstorm that surrounded Kindle’s text-to-voice feature, you’ll know that this is a bold move. More »
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WEB/TECH: Apple’s Ipad Would Read out Loud…I Said.. ..Oh Never Mind
When it began taking pre-orders for the iPad this morning, Apple also published some new details about how the tablet device will function as an e-book reader. It turns out the iPad will read books out loud to you with audio dictation, a controversial feature that caused some trouble for Amazon’s Kindle last year. Also, Apple indicated that you’ll be able to use the iPad to read EPUB titles from …
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Barnes & Noble Will Be on Apple’s iPad, a nook Rival
With the e-book industry expected to explode into a multibillion-dollar business in the next three years, Barnes & Noble wants to open a new chapter in sales by making sure its products are available on Apple’s iPad. The retail giant on Thursday confirmed reports that it is preparing an iPad application in time for the anticipated April 3 release.
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Apple’s iPad Coming Soon
Apple’s iPad coming.
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Apple’s iPad set to rock e-reader biz, says survey
Apple’s iPad could seriously disrupt the e-reader business of Amazon, Sony and others, according to a survey last month that queried American consumers on their purchase plans.
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Pearson sees future in Apple’s iPad, e-readers
Publishing house Pearson sees great value in developing e-books and services of Apple’s iPad and others.
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