— -- Here at a New York City media event, Amazon launched its second-generation e-book reader, the Kindle 2. This much anticipated update to the Kindle is priced at $359 and sports a new svelte ...

Kindle fans rejoice! The long-promised, much-anticipated Kindle 2.0 was unveiled Monday in New York by none other than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, with a special guest appearance by Stephen King. The ...

Amazon is aggressively defending its position in the e-reader market by unveiling a redesigned Kindle 2 for a mere $139. As Amazon and Barnes and Noble battle for e-reader supremacy, it’s time for ...

Amazon’s Kindle has been hailed as the first truly successful e-reader, but some users say you shouldn’t throw out the old-fashioned book just yet. Owners of the recently released Kindle 2 are ...

On its web site, Amazon says the Kindle is sold out--but buy it now and you'll get it as soon as Amazon can ship it, first come, first served. However, plenty of people are worried that a new model is ...

Amazon.com is betting that the DX's larger screen -- 9.7 inches vs. 6 inches on the Kindle 2 version -- will appeal to squinting readers. Text on the DX also will be clearer and sharper at 1,200 x 824 ...

If only the Kindle 2 were cheaper! Despite its other shortcomings, Amazon’s new and improved digital-book reading device does enough right that it could become the Model T of e-readers, capturing the ...

The blogosphere is buzzing with user reports that the text is lighter on the Kindle 2 than the Kindle 1. Some say this makes reading for long stretches uncomfortable and that Amazon should issue a ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Is a Kindle 2.0 on the way? Amazon.com today set the stage for fingers ...

A quick look at the features in the new Amazon Kindle 2. Why I Hate E-readers, and Doubt They’ll Ever Hit the Mainstream It started with Sony. Like most poorly thought-out format ideas from the ...