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Being at home on a rainy day, but wanting to read some new novel that just came out, you can have it in seconds. This concept (not hobbled by DRM) is pretty damned liberating.

The hack allow ENCRYPTED Mobi files to be read on the Kindle. So you can buy a DRM-protected mobi book and read it on Kindle.

Use Mobipocket software to convert PDFs to that format so you can read them on Kindle.

The Kindle has a built in cell receiver so that you can wirelessly browse, preview and purchase books using one-click.

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Reinventing Textbooks: A Hard Course

Apple has announced ambitious plans to reinvent the textbook market -- something that Amazon tried to do three years ago. While Apple may have better luck, it wants total control over the how the books are sold. The two goals may be difficult to reconcile. ...

Apple offers software for interactive textbooks

Apple is launching a new version of its iBooks software, tailored to present vivid, interactive textbooks for elementary and high school students on the iPads. ...

CSULB students seek inexpensive alternatives to buying new textbooks

Campus bookstore offers rental options, digital books to generate revenue and lower prices. ...

Apple Introduces Tools to (Someday) Supplant Print Textbooks

Apple wants students to bid farewell to the days of lugging around backpacks full of heavy textbooks, and to welcome the iPad tablet as their new all-in-one reading device. It announced iBooks 2, an app that will support electronic textbooks that can display interactive diagrams, audio and video. ...

Bits: Apple Introduces Tools to (Someday) Supplant Print Textbooks

Apple announced iBooks 2, an app that will support electronic textbooks that can display interactive diagrams, audio and video. ...

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