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Paste's Holiday Gift Guide for Book Lovers

We've scouted out the hottest book releases of the year so you don't have to take a shot in the dark for your favorite book worm. No matter what their tastes are, we think we've got something for everyone.   read more

Amazon Launches Kindle Library Service

Following up on our previous article on Amazon's plans, today the online retail giant officially launched their library service, allowing Kindle and Kindle app users to borrow eBooks from over 11,000 local libraries. From Jay Marine, Director of the Amazon Kindle:  read more

Waterstone's Announces Upcoming Kindle Competitor

British book retailer Waterstone's plans on debuting their own eBook reader to directly compete with Amazon's currently dominant Kindle, according to BBC News. Paul Daunt, the managing director brought in after the purchase of Waterstone's by Russian business man Alexander Mamut, was inspired by the success of American retailer Barnes & Noble's Nook eBook reader.  read more

The Digital Dilettante: Four Apps to Synchronize Your Life

The Digital Dilettante cannot be bothered with such trivialities as ensuring that his copy of The Essential P.G. Wodehouse is available to him irrespective of whether he desires to peruse on his Kindle, iPhone or iPad. Similarly, what right does technology have to muddle the mind with folderol concerning which device houses my most important mental perambulations, recipes for the perfect Aviation or addresses for the finest haberdashers in the French Quarter? No, the Digital Dilettante requires a valet to keep such banal task far from thought. As always and forever, let others figure out how to do this, and...  read more

The 10 Best New iPad & iPhone Apps of 2010

We've highlighted 10 very cool non-gaming apps for iOS that will help you appreciate the night sky, stream all your iTunes, cut your dining budget in half and turn Twitter into a nice-looking magazine.  read more

What Do You Call a Bestseller You Don't Actually Sell? A Kindle E-Book

Take a look at the price tags on Kindle’s top-selling e-books, and you’ll see plenty of zeros. As part of a strategy to get readers interested in the work of particular authors, publishing houses have gotten in the habit of giving away older titles. They’re hoping readers will like the old titles so much they’ll fork over some cash for the authors’ new releases. But is it working?...  read more

Amazon Offers 70% Royalties to Kindle Authors

Amazon isn’t making any friends in the publishing industry. The online bookseller is tempting authors away from the typical publishing model by offering them a “70% cut of the sale of e-books sold for its Kindle readers, net of digital delivery costs,” according to the Los Angeles Times. The move will no doubt add more tension to the already strained situation between Amazon and big publishers, who’ve been worried about Kindle’s low price tags affecting their profits....  read more

The 20 Best Gadgets of the Decade (2000-2009)

The new Millennium got off to a great start where the world of gadgetry was concerned...  read more

Barnes & Noble Releases Kindle Competitor

Is the Amazon Kindle not cutting it for you? Is your Sony Reader not getting, well, read? If so, lovers of the e-book, don't revert to (gasp!) those old-fashioned, tangible pieces of paper to read literary works; you have another option....  read more

Win a Kindle reader, Flip UltraHD camcorder and more in Paste’s Great Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt (#pottergame)

Complete tasks, cast spells, earn points for chances to win great prizes, and be amazed at what your browser will do right before your eyes.  read more