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Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application for the iPhone

April 27, 2009 - 7:25pm — Bibliofuture

Seeking to strengthen its presence on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Amazon has acquired Lexcycle, the company behind Stanza, a popular free e-book application for the iPhone, according to Lexcycle’s blog.

Stanza allows users to browse a library of around 100,000 books and periodicals for the iPhone, many of them in the ePub format — a widely accepted standard for e-books that Amazon has yet to support with its proprietary Kindle platform.

More here.

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April 27, 2009 - 7:45pm — Anonymous

Overlords

"I, for one, welcome our new Amazonian overlords"

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April 28, 2009 - 12:53pm — Bibliofuture

Blog posts about Stanza purchase

Kindle Vs Stanza? Amazon buys Stanza and kills the contest
Makes point that this acquisition rips the heart out of the open ebook movement.

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