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Netflix, Hulu and Amazon achieved success by showing other companies' content, but original programming is needed to bring them to the next level and shake up the traditional television model.

Kids love the Kindle Fire, but for parents trying to safeguard young eyes from questionable content, the tablet is often a nightmare.

Amazon is banking on a 10-inch tablet to gain market share, but it may be too little, too late, as the Kindle continues to lose its footing.

Most think the success of e-books, coupled the with the absence of printing costs, means big bucks for publishers, but there is more to the story on why prices of books on the Kindle and iPad are on the rise.

Retailers will be able discount e-books, according to a Justice Department settlement with publishers, but the long-term outlook of digital publishing remains uncertain.

When Google purchased Motorola, industry experts believed it was a patent-play to shore up Android from lawsuits. But the Internet giant has far greater ambitions -- a line of Google phones -- which is leading to factions, and possibly, the downfall of the Android alliance.

Apple, charged by the Justice Department for alleged antitrust violations, is pointing the finger at Amazon for its e-book pricing.

Amazon is stepping in to rule the e-book industry now that the government is accusing rival Apple of antitrust violations for its pricing arrangement with publishers.

Amazon is testing an in-app purchasing system on the Kindle Fire, strengthening the tablet's money-making power to keep up with increasing competition.

Apple and its e-book publishing partners are nearing final negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice, setting the industry up for pricing structure changes that will benefit consumers.

Apple's new iPad sold well despite a few glitches while Google dealt with privacy lawsuits and fickle app developers. Meanwhile, Twitter turned six years-old and social networking got less private.

Amazon is prepping for its next Kindle Fire, a bigger, 10-inch tablet, to keep up with the iPad.

The new iPad does not work with some older "smart covers," pointing to another Apple design flaw competitors can potentially exploit.

Publishers attempted to reassert control over the e-book marketplace to charge higher e-book prices, and Amazon is pushing back hard. But as all parties jockey for control, where does this leave consumers and authors?

Struggles over the sale and distribution of digital books are wreaking havoc on the publishing industry, and amid all the confusion, one question continually surfaces: Are e-books fairly priced?