Amazon Snaps Up E-Book App Maker Lexcycle
CRN.COM
Amazon dominates e-books and e-reading with its Kindle, but the company is already looking beyond the Kindle's immediate reach in a bid to increase that dominance, it would seem.
Amazon on Monday confirmed it has acquired Lexcycle, the company that makes the popular e-reading desktop and Apple iPhone and iTouch application Stanza. Lexcycle was first to confirm the acquisition Monday with a posting on its Web site. The financial terms of the deal were not made public.
"We are not planning any changes in the Stanza application or user experience as a result of the acquisition," wrote Lexcycle's principal developer and founder Marc Prud'hommeaux in a blog post on the site. "Customers will still be able to browse, buy and read e-books from our many content partners. We look forward to offering future products and services that we hope will resonate with our passionate readers." MORE
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