ITProPortal updates us on the eBook Reader that dreamed of being a tablet. The Barnes and Noble NookColor has had some software upgrades and now easily fills a gap in the marketplace created by a long list of no-nonsense E Ink eReaders and the full color, multifunction Apple iPad. At $249 the NookColor is easily …
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Jun 06
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.
May 30
Amazon Tablet Rumors Grow…
Amazon.com will not confirm the rumor about its Android tablet, but that’s not holding anyone back. eWeek has a post where an analyst predicts the device could sell in the 2.4 million range over 2012 with a late 2011 holiday season launch. The analyst in charge of the numbers modeled sales on chief tablet competitor …
May 26
Amazon Kindle 3G with Special Offers $164
Somewhat predictably, Amazon has answered the challenge from Barnes and Noble’s Nook Simple Touch Reader ($139 USD) and Kobo’s eReader Touch Edition ($129.99 USD) with the release of their Amazon Kindle 3G with Special Offers for only $164 USD. Basically, Amazon’s offering their Kindle 3G (usually priced at $189 USD) for $25 less, but subsidized …
May 25
The new Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader
Ubergizmo has a post with pictures on the release of the new Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader. What I like about this device is it’s hitting the market with a $139 price tag, a realistic start that hits the price mark of Amazon’s lowest priced ad-free Kindle. It boasts a sleek new look, …
May 23
Game-changing Indie Publishing
The Kansas City Star’s Noah Homola offers a detailed report on the game-changing shift to Indie publishing brought on by the eBook Revolution’s accessible technology, and the strategy of democratization embraced by the big eBook vendors.
May 19
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 …
May 06
B&N to launch new Nook!
TechnologyNerd offers an enticing bit of speculation about rumored plans by Barnes and Noble to unveil a new Nook to add to their stable of E Ink and color tablet eBook readers. With the NookColor now being respected as a reasonably priced tablet (and fly in iPad’s ointment), I wonder along with the article whether …
May 05
The Amazon Kindle Tablet from Samsung?
Technology Nerd backs up yesterday’s assertion that the book giant has placed an order for tablets with Quanta, while adding to the conspiracy with a second rumor that an Android-powered Amazon Kindle Tablet might be built by Samsung. This is starting to remind me of the days when the Apple-Tablet was just a rumor.
May 04
Amazon Places Order for Tablet PCs
IT news site Digitimes reports notebook maker Quanta Computer received OEM orders from Amazon for its rumored tablet PC. The Taiwan-based computer company already has tablet PC OEM connections with RIM and Sony. While the post speculates orders for Amazon’s tablet device will run 700,000 – 800,000 per month, it says Amazon has no plans …
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