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Amazon, Barnes & Noble updating e-book apps for iPad

By Peter CohenMarch 22, 2010, 7:40 am PT

Amazon and Barnes & Noble already have e-book reading software available for the iPhone and iPod touch. While those apps will certainly run on the iPad as well, both companies have disclosed iPod-specific plans as well, according to the New York Times. Amazon and Barnes & Noble, which manufacture the Kindle and Nook e-book readers respectively, view the iPad as a way to sell more e-books – despite the potential competition for their own hardware.

Rush Is On to Be First in iPad Apps [New York Times]

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2 Responses to “Amazon, Barnes & Noble updating e-book apps for iPad”

  1. [...] on Monday announced a new app designed specifically for Apple’s iPad and other tablet devices. It’s not a big surprise that they will have an app, but can they [...]

  2. SSteve says:

    "both companies have disclosed iPod-specific plans as well"

    Did you mean "iPad-specific"? (This is an example of why iPad isn't an ideal name.)

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