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Tablet and eBook Reader Demographics

GoodeReader offers a comparison of Tablet and eBook Reader demographics.

Kindle drops to $99!

CNet reports that minus any fanfare, Amazon has dropped the price of its Kindle to $99. That development goes along with its 3G, ad-free Kindle now priced at $129. With the cheaper refurbished Kindle (plus one year warranty) now clocking in at $99, this is starting to look like a $79 eBook Reader Christmas.

Sony’s two new tablets.

You’ve got to hand it to Sony. They’re certainly trying to make their own mark in the growing tablet computer market. CNN has a story about their two new tablets that sport very unique designs. They’re certainly futuristic looking, but since they also read eBooks, then they’re welcome aboard the revolution.

More on the Google eBook Reader

ABC has a post and video on Google’s new $139 eBook Reader that comes fully integrated with Google eBooks’ massive online library. The device goes on sale this Sunday. ITProPortal also offers a post on the Google Story eBook Reader. GMANewsOnline has more on the new Google device.

Selecting a device to suit your needs.

Click over to TechNewsDaily where they offer a how-to list on choosing the best eBook Reader for you.

Is there a future for paper books?

Technorati posted on the eBook Revolution, and wonders whether this is truly the end for the paper-based book. I believe there will always be room for both. All publishers need to do is get behind the whole print-while-you-wait technology. They’re really dragging their feet on that.

The HP TouchPad tablet – iPad killer?

Time Online reports on the HP TouchPad tablet pitched by its designer as the answer to Apple’s iPad. Time will have to decide. Oh, and Happy Canada Day, to my fellow Canucks!

5 Best eBook Readers – June 2011

As the eBook Revolution stands poised to deliver more surprises in the continuing struggle for digital publishing supremacy, we offer you a link to GoodeReader where they’ve listed their picks for the Top 5 eBook eReaders for June 2011.

Mirasol eReader by Qualcomm dead on the drawing board.

GoodeReader offers a post on the Mirasol eReader by Qualcomm. The device was well received at the 2011 CES but its makers have pulled the plug, opting to market the technology that drove it to other eReader and tablet designers. More at the link.

Traditional Paper Book Publishing on the Rise

The Bookseller.com offers a story that breathes a little life into the belief that eBooks and traditional paper books might have a shared future. Despite the massive shift to digital publishing, and the record-breaking explosion in eBook sales, publishers have reported a 5% increase in the number of ‘physical’ paper books published. Perhaps “either/or” thinking …

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