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Lexcycle

Lexcycle was a software company that made electronic book reading software. They were responsible for Stanza, which ran on the iPhone, iPod Touch, Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms. In April 2009, Lexcycle was acquired by Amazon.com. In 2012, Amazon.com removed Stanza from all app stores.

Last revised
Jun 13, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
151 w
Citations
5
Source
Lexcycle
Company type
Subsidiary of Amazon
IndustryElectronic books
Founded2008
HeadquartersSeattle, Washington
Key people
Marc Prud'hommeaux, Founder/Principal Developer Neelan Choksi, CEO Abe White
Websitewww.lexcycle.com

Lexcycle was a software company that made electronic book reading software. They were responsible for Stanza, which ran on the iPhone, iPod Touch, Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms. In April 2009, Lexcycle was acquired by Amazon.com.1234 In 2012, Amazon.com removed Stanza from all app stores.5

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References

References

  1. Stone, Brad (2009-04-27). "Amazon Acquires Stanza, an E-Book Application for the iPhone". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  2. Kharif, Olga (2009-04-27). "Amazon Acquires Lexcycle". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  3. Dalrymple, Jim (2009-04-27). "Amazon Acquires Lexcycle". PC World. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  4. Foresman, Chris (2009-04-28). "Amazon.com acquires e-book software maker Lexcycle". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  5. "Stanza e-book software now dead for iPad owners: Lesson for libraries and DPLA". 13 October 2011.
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