Simon & Schuster to sell books through Scribd
Scribd has signed on a deal with Simon & Schuster for their online store.
Simon & Schuster would now offer their owned content through this store.
They have books by famous authors like Stephen King and Chelsea Handler in their stable.
The two companies said that excerpts from thousands of books [...]

Amazon launches Kindle 2
Amazon has officially launched their updated edition of Kindle ebook reader.
The new edition is appropriately named Kindle 2. No surprises there.
The spy photos were indeed correct. The Kindle 2 is exactly the same edition.
Jeff Bezos showcased the new edition at a press event currently undergoing in New York’s Morgan Library and Museum.
Amazon [...]