BBC News Amazon, Barnes & Noble prepping iPad e-readersMacworldWith the launch of the iPad looming ever closer, more and more developers are coming forward with plans for the device. The latest in line are book retailers Amazon and Barnes & Noble, both of which are hard at work on their respective...

New York Daily News Amazon.com to Capitulate to Macmillan Price DemandABC NewsAP Amazon.com says it will give in to publishing giant Macmillan and agree to sell electronic versions of its books even at prices it considers too high. New copies of Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall," Andrew Young's...

Telegraph.co.uk Tablet Wars: Amazon Adds Apps to KindleWired NewsAmazon has announced that it will open up the Kindle e-reader to third party developers, allowing applications, or what Amazon calls “active content”, to run on the device. What kind of apps could run in the low-fi Kindle? …Amazon...