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Will Barnes & Noble fire the latest shot in the escalating e-reader battles with a color version of the Nook?

But as you scroll down the list of Kindle offerings, you can't help but notice all of the steamy writing that seems to be targeted at men--an emotionally uncommitted genre which, if not exactly new, is associated with book publishing less commonly than with "Penthouse Forum."

Best Buy will add the Amazon Kindle to its selection of e-book readers.

Apple has sold more than three million iPads since April, but Amazon’s success with the Kindle is cloudier because it doesn’t reveal sales numbers.

The Kindle is no longer an ebooks-only device; developers have just released two Kindle-ready games, thanks to the Kindle Development Kit (KDK).

Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos cut prices and added features to the Kindle to defend it against a threat from Apple Inc. in the fast- growing market for electronic readers. Amazon introduced two new versions of the device today, including a $139 model that works with Wi-Fi. A second version, with 3G mobile technology as well as Wi-Fi to download books, costs $189. Bloomberg News reported details in May about Amazon’s plans for the Kindle, its bestselling product.

Amazon has sold out of its least expensive Kindle, perhaps providing further evidence of the e-reader's popularity or signaling a new device in the offing.

The e-reader's introduces a new social features. PCMag takes it for a for a test drive.

Digital tools advance beyond screens that talk and play videos, connecting readers to authors and online fan communities. Emma Teitgen, 12, thought the chemistry book her teacher recommended would make perfect bedside reading.

B&N cut the price of its Nook e-reader to $199 and unveiled a new W-Fi only model that costs $149, as the competition over electronic-book readers turns to a new battle front: price.