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POPSApple building a Kindle clone? I hope if this is true Amazon and Apple find some way to co-exist -- it would be terrible to have some publishers work with Apple and some with Amazon. Both stores should have the same books, in the same format -- let the companies compete on the hardware front.
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POPSKindle iPhone App Coming This sort of app might help sell kindles, too -- i'd be more likely to want one if i could trade books back and forth between devices.
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POPSKindle 2.0 Out Feb 9 This is a hotly anticipated gadget -- but launching an expensive book reader right in the middle of a major recession isn't the best timing.
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POPSiTunes Eats Amazon's Lunch Even though Amazon's mp3 store isn't making much money, don't expect it to fail or go away -- record labels want viable online retail alternatives to iTunes, so Steve Jobs can't tell them what to do.
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POPSAmazon Launches Text Message Shopping Amazon's been really impressing me lately -- it's really smart for them to make it possible for people to buy from them with any device. In practice, TextBuyIt sounds a little awkward, and will probably never be a huge revenue stream. But if consumers know they can buy from Amazon anytime anywhere, they're far more likely to make the company their primary shopping outlet.
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POPSAmazon Buys Audible Amazon is really becoming a force in the audio business. Last year they launched their MP3 music store, and they've been building on it ever since. The company is really starting to pose a major threat to the dominance of Apple's iTunes music store.