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Will Vook Be A Kindle Killer?

First Posted: 05/22/10 06:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 04:55 PM ET

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Livescience.com:

There's a new story-telling medium in town that could help the iPad put a nail in Kindle's coffin: The vook.

A vook (rhymes with "book") is an enhanced digital book that blends text with audio, full-color video and links to the Internet and social media that complement the written word and add context. Vooks can be accessed through the Web or with an application download for the iPhone and iTouch, and soon the iPad.

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There's a new story-telling medium in town that could help the iPad put a nail in Kindle's coffin: The vook. A vook (rhymes with "book") is an enhanced digital book that blends text with audio, full-...
There's a new story-telling medium in town that could help the iPad put a nail in Kindle's coffin: The vook. A vook (rhymes with "book") is an enhanced digital book that blends text with audio, full-...
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