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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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"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.)