Electronic-book readers

E-book publishing: A too-cosy world?

Readers may not be the ultimate winners in an e-book antitrust case(8)

Brain scan: Taking the long view

Jeff Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, owes much of his success to his ability to look beyond the short-term view of things(17)

Patents and mobile devices: FRAND or foe?

No sign of a ceasefire in the mobile industry’s intellectual-property war(9)

Bibliophilia: Punches, matrices and fetishists

As the numbers of e-readers increases, so too does the desire to protect and revere the tangible book(12)

The CES in Las Vegas: To infinity and beyond

Consumer electronics are getting flashier and more power-hungry, but many are beginning to generate some, or all, of that power by themselves(10)

Tablet computers: Difference Engine: The iPad's third coming

The iPad 3 is coming, but not in time for the holiday season(91)

Monitor: And the winners were…

Innovation awards: Our annual prizes recognise successful innovators in eight categories. Here are this year’s winners(0)

Great expectations for Charles Dickens—and Amazon: Great expectations for Charles Dickens—and Amazon

More of Dickens’s novels will actually be bought and read, bringing to the hip-hop generation wonderful characters such as David Copperfield, the Artful Dodger, Mr Micawber and Miss Havisham(9)

Tablet computers: Fire in the hole!

Amazon's Kindle Fire is no iPad, but it does not need to be(37)

Beyond the PC

Mobile digital gadgets are overshadowing the personal computer, says Martin Giles. Their impact will be far-reaching(56)

Amazon: The Walmart of the web

The internet giant’s new tablet computer fits its strategy of developing big businesses by charging small prices(89)

Amazon's new tablet: On Fire

The internet giant leaps into the tablet wars(67)

The books business: Great digital expectations

Digitisation may have come late to book publishing, but it is transforming the business in short order(47)

E-readers and magazines: It's still good to have gatekeepers

Why magazines like the New Yorker probably shouldn't be too worried about Kindle Singles(12)

Tablet computers: Difference Engine: Reality dawns

The iPad’s rivals are learning some harsh truths about the tablet market(54)

Display technologies: A multilayered solution

Better e-reader screens might be made from onionlike ink droplets(13)

Online privacy: Beware the cookie monster

A virulently persistent form of user tracking has cropped up in the virtual wilderness(20)