Quoted: One of the most successful business partnerships in history was coming unraveled. It was early 2000, and Bill Gates had relinquished the chief executive's job at Microsoft Corp. to Steve Ballmer -- for the first time taking a back seat to his college pal and right-hand man of 20 years.

Quoted: James Karl Buck helped free himself from an Egyptian jail with a one-word blog post from his cell phone.

At first glance, I don't see this being much of a success. If I were to buy an e-book reader (and I have no desire to), the Sony one at Costco looks a heck of a lot better. Why can't someone just invent a screen/panel that can read the book stored on an iPod or smartphone (usb/bluetooth)? That way, I can still read the book on the device I always have with me or I can have something simple/light for longer journeys where the screen real estate really does matter.

Quoted: The retail giant forays into gadgetry with the launch of its electronic-book reader, hoping to succeed where hardware companies have failed.