All Posts Tagged With: "books"

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Can Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Sell 8 Million Kindles in 2010?

December 28th, 2010 • • Comments Off • Related • Filed Under • by tisha 
E-readers are having a fantastic year in terms of sales. It was on many people’s holiday wishlists and many purchased them for themselves and loved ones in 2010. Giving the gift of books has never been easier with purchasing the Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Kindle, which now lets you also gift Kindle versions of books for those [...]
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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Launching Wireless Kindle to Fend Off iPad

July 29th, 2010 • • 30 comments • Related • Filed Under • by tisha 
As Apple Inc’s (NYSE: AAPL)  iPad gains ground in the electronic reader market Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) bets their new release of their $139 wireless-only Kindle Wi-Fi will pull in new readers. Rather than relying on cell phone 3G for connections, the new wireless model will depend on connections via internet wi-fi. The trend continues to show [...]
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“Gently Used” Could Save You Bucks Big Time

August 27th, 2008 • • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under • by tisha 
Some consumers could never dream of buying used…that is until the economy took a turn for the worst and gas suddenly began to cost more than many families could afford. There is a growing interest in budgeting and saving money – just take a look around the internet to find the truth in that. While [...]
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Literary Inspired Travels to Key West

July 22nd, 2008 • • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under • by ACN Staff 
Starting as children we escape into destinations through story books. From Eloise adventures in New York’s Plaza Hotel to taking a swan boat ride in Boston as in “Make Way for Duckling” by Robert McClosky, books inspire our journeys. On an adult-level though, traveling to Key West is truly a tropical destination complete with literary history. [...]
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How to Get Books for 1/10th of What Barnes & Noble Would Charge

February 6th, 2008 • • 3 comments • Related • Filed Under • by tisha 
As an avid reader, I can not always financially accommodate my own demand for books. I live in a small community and the library is adequate but it often gets frustrating to select books I haven’t already read and ones that I will like. I will admit since having to rely on the library for [...]