Retailers such as Toys R Us, Rockport and Borders hope to grow their Web sales with a new shipping service called ShopRunner.com. Much like Amazon’s Prime program, consumers pay $79 per year for a membership, which lets them sh…
As e-reading continues to gain ground and market share, several new studies shed light on the demographics of those who choose digital: kids love e-readers, men with money buy them, and iPad and Kindle are king.
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A bitter proxy fight climaxed at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting. In the end, B&N Chairman Len Riggio’s defeat of dissident shareholder Ron Burkle was more fait accompli than 11th-hour surprise. And it left lots of questions unan…
Sharp Corp. will sell two tablet-type computer devices in Japan by the end of the year as the company looks to expand usage of its Galapagos cloud-based media service.
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Conde Nast launched an iPad version of The New Yorker today. The editors of the venerable magazine say they are delighted — if a little bewildered — by the new technology.
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