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Article: Discovery E-Book Filing Raises Eyebrows; Md. Firm Mum on Patent Application
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- August 29, 2009
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Is Discovery Communications gearing up for a jump into the
suddenly hot e-book space? A filing made public this week by the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office raises that possibility.
According to the filing, the Silver Spring-based media company
applied in February for a patent on a product it describes as an
"electronic book having electronic commerce features."
The company did not respond to a call Friday seeking comment on
the matter.
Whatever Discovery's plans are, the electronic book market is
shaping up to be this year's most sought-after space by consumer
electronics makers. In the wake of considerable buzz for Amazon's
Kindle, consumer electronics giant Sony has been aggressively ...