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Amazon Kindle reader and store launch in India.

Amazon continues its expansion into the eBook Revolution by opening an Amazon Kindle store in India. The Indian Kindle store will offer over a million titles and launches with the latest Amazon Kindle eBook Reader that will be available at Croma retail stores across the country for 6,999 INR.

CNN Reviews Samsung Galaxy Note

CNN reviews the iPad competitor Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. Reading eBooks is just one of the many things you can do with this device.

Comic books in a digital era.

Voice of America describes some of the impact digital publishing is having on comic books. There’s a brightly colored future for all your favorite superheroes!

Apple attempts to obstruct justice.

MacWorld offers the latest on Apple’s attempts to obstruct and delay the anti-trust lawsuit levered against the company by the US Department of Justice. The iPad maker declares that settlements arranged between the DOJ and Apple’s co-conspirators penalize Apple (who did not settle) before the company gets a fair day in court. How about consumers …

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eBook Revolution Headlines

Apple continues to defend its price-fixing ways in a TechSpot story that says the iPad maker is calling the Department of Justice eBook settlement “unfair” and “unlawful.” PCAdvisor reports on the newly released $130 Sony PRS-T2 Touch Screen eReader. GoodeReader says digital-first imprint PocketStar has launched. Additionally, GoodeReader announces the start of their own eBook Trailer …

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Rakuten Kobo Touch leading in Japan.

The Japan Times says relative newcomer to the eBook Revolution, Rakuten, is giving Amazon.com a run for the money in the Japanese eBook market with the release of their Rakuten Kobo Touch.  Amazon has plans to bring Kindle to a market that is predicted will be hotly contested.

BeBook Pure – £69 ($108 US)

BeBook is offering a new E Ink Reader for the rapidly expanding UK eReading market. RegHardware says the BeBook Pure will retail for £69 ($108 US). That’s a nice £20 ($31 US) less than the £89 ($139) Kindle 4.

Will the Sony Reader PRS-T2 hit the market under $100?

Liliputing says that the new Sony Reader PRS-T2 might hit the market for $100 or less to match other market leaders. It’s about time Sony got realistic about the game.

Barnes and Noble drops price of Nook tablets.

Slashgear says that Barnes and Noble is dropping the price of its Nook Tablet and Nook Color likely in preparation for new competition rumored to be coming to the market from Apple (iPad mini) and Amazon (new Kindle Fire models). If that’s the case, prepare for some affordable tablet reading and viewing in the near …

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10″ Kindle Fire Tablet on the way?

GoodeReader says a recent move by Amazon to clear out its larger format (and 2 year old) Kindle DX eReader may be the first indication that the eBook market leader is opening up space for its long-anticipated 10″ Kindle Fire Tablet.