Microsoft sues Barnes & Noble and others over Android infringement

Microsoft has initiated legal action against bookseller Barnes & Noble, alleging patent infringement by the Nook e-book readers. The manufacturers of the devices were also named.
 

Kindle DX goes global, Alex gets a price

The larger version of Amazon's Kindle e-reader is now available for order from more than a hundred countries around the world. And a price and on-sale date has been announced for the dual-screen competitor Alex.
 

Alex e-reader to feature Google Books

Spring Design announced an agreement with Google that will make the more than one million Google Books accesible via the dual-screen Alex e-reader.
 

Can't get no Nook (til next year)

Barnes & Noble's announced that its new Nook e-reader is out of stock until 2010. The next projected shipping date is early next January.
 

Barnes & Noble sued over e-reader

Spring Design, developers of a dual-screen e-book reader called Alex, has filed suit against Barnes & Noble, alleging that B&N's new Nook reader uses Spring's trade secrets and violates the companies' non-disclosure agreement.