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Where Do You Get Your News: Online or in Print? [Reader Poll]

We've been hearing for a while that print is on the decline, and with the purported tablet revolution on its way, that may only continue. We're curious: Where do you currently get your news fix?

Kindle App Arrives on BlackBerry [Downloads]

Nearly one year after arriving on iPhones and iPod touch, Amazon's Kindle app has arrived on BlackBerry. As you might expect, it synchronizes your books, bookmarks, notes, and last pages read with an actual Kindle, or the iPhone or desktop Kindle software.

The Majority of You Aren't Interested in Paying More than $10 for an E-Book [What You Said]

Last week we asked you how much you would pay for an e-book, and just shy of 10,000 votes later, it looks like most of you (70%) aren't interested in paying any more than $10 for an e-book. The basic voting breakdown, from top to bottom, looks like this:

Hack Your Kindle to Support Bluetooth [DIY]

If you want to mess around with modding your Kindle but you don't want to deal with the wires and extensive case modding that comes with most hacks, this clever mod puts a Bluetooth receiver in your Kindle.

Current Crop of E-Readers Compared: iPad vs. the Rest [Infographic]

Developer and blogger Darren Beckett rounds up a crop of five e-readers and gives them a short price and feature comparison with the newly released iPad—and rolled the results in to an eye-friendly infographic.(Click the image above for a closer look.)

RekindleIT Instantly Sends Web Pages to Kindles [Bookmarklet]

If you come across a web page you'd like to continue reading on your Kindle, you could "print" and convert it to PDF, grab your USB cord, and transfer it. Better idea: click the RekindleIT bookmark and send it instantly.

Run Kindle for PC in Linux with WINE [Linux Tip]

Reader Gene told us that Kindle for PC is "more important than people realize." That's because the desktop app runs almost seamlessly in Linux with one WINE tweak, making Kindle a great little laptop or netbook reading option.

Kindle for PC Beta Brings E-Books to Bigger Screens [Downloads]

Windows: Amazon has released a Windows application, Kindle for PC, that tells you everything in its name. It syncs with other Kindle devices, offers color pictures, font size control, and other controls for reading on your computer.

Make A DIY Kindle From Tablet PC [DIY]

Love the idea of a notebook-sized device you can use to read books anywhere but don't want to shell out cash for a Kindle? PopSci's DIY Kindle boasts a color display and at a higher screen resolution—and it's cheaper. Photo by Popular Science.

Google to Launch E-Book Store in Early 2010 [Ebooks]

Perhaps because there isn't enough news about the Google Books deal already, Google announced that it would offer up more than half a million books to "any device with a browser" in early 2010. Google will offer e-books both directly, and with links to other online stores like Amazon, but the main feature will be searchable text from publishers with whom Google has reached an agreement.

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