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| Feb 16, 2011 | Borders files for bankruptcy protection | After massive losses last year, the book retailer announced that it's filing for Chapter 11
After months of flagging sales and a dismal holiday shopping season, Borders has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company made the an... |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Snag A Kobo Wireless eReader For Only $99 | The Kobo Wireless eReader is a fine device. It uses the same sort of screen found in Kindles and uses Borders for its content. However, the Kindle gets the nod when the Kobo is at its full, $139 MSRP. But Borders has the Kobo on sale for on... |
| Jan 4, 2011 | Borders halts payments to publishers | The book retailer loses two execs and struggles to keep up with Amazon and Barnes & Noble
While Amazon is announcing wildfire sales of its Kindle and Barnes & Noble is boasting record-high sales over the holiday season, Borders is s... |
| Dec 7, 2010 | Review: Kobo Wireless E-Reader | Short version: It’s the same thing I reviewed a few months ago, but with wi-fi and an on-device store. They work as well as can be expected on an e-ink device.
Features:
New e-ink screen
Wi-fi and on-device store
Newspaper and magazine supp... |
| Nov 27, 2010 | Holiday freebies | COURTESY PHOTO
Take in the Honolulu Academy of Arts' Family Sunday on Dec. 19.
Fun, festive and free. You really can’t beat that combination.
The countdown to Christmas offers a wide array of free events to fill the season with cheer even i... |
| Sep 29, 2010 | Borders Announces Kobo Wireless Reader Coming To Stores | Borders just announced the release of the wireless version of the Kobo ereader. The Kobo Wireless joins the Sony e-readers as well as the non-wireless Kobo, but has improved hardware and software, and is priced at a quite reasonable $139.99... |
| Sep 1, 2010 | Sony’s new e-readers: who needs wireless? | reader comments 77 with 37 posters participating
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Sony has just dropped three new e-reader upgrades on the reading public, but the company seems determined not to compete di... |
| Aug 31, 2010 | As E-Book Wars Heat Up, Borders Drops Prices Of Kobo And Aluratek Devices | As competition in the e-books device market heats up, Borders is cutting the prices of its leading eReading devices, the Kobo and Aluratek to $129 and $99.99 respectively. The Kobo was previously priced at $149.99 and the Aluratek was price... |
| Aug 19, 2010 | Cruz Reader And Cruz Tablet Available For Pre-Order | We heard about the Cruz line of Android-based tablets last month, and I can’t say I’m that excited about them — they neglected to detail the processor, chipset, and RAM, so I must assume they’re low-end. That makes a real difference if you ... |
| Jul 9, 2010 | Borders Looking To Boost Downloads Of Mobile And Desktop Apps With Free eBooks | In the latest chapter of the great Ebook Wars of 2010, Borders is attempting to drive more downloads for its free mobile applications for Android, iPad, iPhone and BlackBerry as well as its equally gratis desktop applications by offering fi... |
| Jul 7, 2010 | Borders launches e-book store | Ann Arbor-based Borders Group this morning announced the launch of the Borders e-book store.
Built atop existing e-book store Kobo, the store carries a catalog of 1.5 million books that can be read on a PC, a Mac, an Android phone, a BlackB... |
| Jul 7, 2010 | Borders launches its own Kobo-powered e-book store | Borders has been rather marginalized in the e-book wars thus far, not having the primacy of Amazon nor the sexy Nookiness of B&N. I liked their official e-reader, the Kobo, but until my opinion counts for points in the market, that does... |
| Jul 7, 2010 | Borders launches e-book store | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Ann Arbor-based Borders Group this morning announ... |
| Jun 22, 2010 | Borders' Kobo e-reader now comes with $20 gift certificate; iPhone, iPad App now available | The wonderful thing about all these e-readers is that so long as you buy one that has honest-to-goodness E-Ink (Kindle, nook, Kobo, etc.) you’re basically using the same device. The most important part of an e-reader is the screen, so when ... |
| May 7, 2010 | Borders launches the Kobo eReader and eBook store | Borders just announced that they’re selling the Kobo eReader, an $149 ebook touted, by Wired, no less, as a Kindle killer. This device isn’t formally Border’s only ebook reader. Instead, they will sell multiple readers online and in stores ... |
| Feb 3, 2010 | The Other Winner In Macmillan v. Amazon: Barnes & Noble | There’s been a lot of hoopla the past week over Amazon’s fight with book publisher Macmillan. The main issue is that Macmillan wants higher prices for its e-books, while Amazon wants to keep prices down for its Kindle device. Amazon went as... |
| Mar 19, 2009 | Sony takes a swing at Kindle with free books | Sony today announced that its eBook store now carries over 500,000 free public domain titles, thanks to a partnership with Google.
The company's eBook Library desktop software is designed like a stripped down version of iTunes, organizing t... |
| Sep 3, 2008 | In Amazon’s Purchase of Shelfari, a Possible Front in the Battle with Borders—and a Triumph for Social Book Sites | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Last week, we reported that Amazon is acquiring Seattle-based Shelfari, a literary social networking site. We also noted that Cambridge, MA-based LibraryThing (which Amazon al... |
| May 28, 2008 | Borders Books online again after 7 years; plans to take on Amazon in hearts of bibliophiles | Borders is back online after a long hiatus, and its looking to take on Amazon for the online book buying marketplace. But its got an uphill battle, with retail giant Amazon firmly in first place. Besides being huge, Amazon has features Bord... |
| May 27, 2008 | Can Borders Actually Compete With Amazon With Virtual Bookshelves? | Back in 1998 when I worked at an e-commerce startup, I spent a few months working on a project to try to rethink the online retail “browsing” experience. The idea was simple: the experience of browsing an online store was still inherently d... |
| May 27, 2008 | Borders Group reopens its independent online bookstore | Despite the overwhelming dominance of Amazon and Barnes & Noble in the online bookstore space, Borders Group today opened its own independent retail store on the Web.
The launch of the new Borders.com takes place a little over two month... |
| May 27, 2008 | Borders To Compete With Amazon | Bookworms around the world have something to rejoice about today. The Borders bookstore, a competitor of Barnes and Nobles, has launched an online version of their storefront. You may recall Borders partnering with Amazon.com for online sal... |
| Removing Borders from International B2B Payments: Vitesse Closes on $93 Million Series C Financing, led by KKR. | Vitesse, a leading treasury and payment solutions provider for the insurance industry, has completed a $93 million Series C funding round led by leading global investment firm, KKR.
Orrick advised Vitesse in the round, which also saw partic... |