If you’re looking for an ebook, it’s hard to avoid Amazon. Thanks to the online giant’s Kindle lineup of ereaders and smartphone apps, the company has a huge percentage of the market cornered. But a ...

Given that the retailer sells everything from medicine to cars, it’s easy to forget that Amazon started as an online bookstore. Of course, it still does swift business in books; Kindle accounts for ...

Amazon dominates the e-reader market, and for some people that’s just fine. But buying a Kindle means buying into Amazon’s ebook ecosystem. You’re stuck paying Amazon for books until the end of time.

Most ebook sellers try to lock you into a particular ecosystem. If you don't mind buying from the same company every time, this isn't too bad, but you lose the ability to comparison shop, as well as ...

Later this year, you'll be able to buy ebooks and audiobooks straight from Walmart's website. The big box retailer has teamed up with Japanese e-commerce titan Rakuten to launch a business that can ...

A showdown over the meaning of ownership in the digital world between online retailers and content creators is on the horizon. The US Patent and Trademark Office recently awarded Amazon a patent ...

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