PaidContent has a story about Penguin Group USA’s  Book Country, an online genre fiction meeting place that now offers three self-publishing packages ranging from $99 for a user-formatted eBook to $549 for a professionally formatted print and eBook. These are then distributed through various distribution packages from: Basic (via Book Country) to Wide (books appear at …
Category: iPad
Nov 16
Amazon Kindle Fire tablet reviewed.
POPSCI reviews the new $199 Amazon Kindle Fire tablet after the online eBook giant started shipments a day early with hopes of getting the jump on Barnes and Noble’s Nook tablet that is slated to ship later this week.
Nov 11
Amazon orders more Kindle Fires
RegHardware says Amazon has increased its order for the 7-inch Kindle Fire tablet from 3.5-million units to 5-million. The devices are to be manufactured and shipped before the end of 2011. The $199 tablet is touted as the first major threat to Apple’s iPad, though industry insiders say that it’s the Fire’s price and not …
Nov 09
Indigo sells Kobo for $315-million US
Toronto.com reports that Canada’s biggest book retailer, Indigo, is selling Kobo Inc. to Tokyo-based Rakuten Inc. for $315-million. This after Indigo reported a second-quarter loss of $40-million. No reason to worry for all you Kobo eReader and Vox Tablet owners since Rakuten has the resources to give Kobo some staying power on a playing field that …
Nov 08
Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet compared to Kindle Fire.
InformationWeek builds on yesterday’s announcement of the new Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet with a post comparing it with front runners Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the Apple iPad.
Nov 07
Barnes and Noble launches $249 Nook Tablet
Barnes and Noble launched its low-priced ($249)Â Nook Tablet at a press conference in New York this morning. CNNMoney says the new device is an upgrade to the popular B&N NookColor, a full color Android eBook Reader. This move is clearly directed at the growing tablet market leader iPad and Amazon’s $199 Kindle Fire. This year’s …
Oct 26
Shop e-Readers offers the full list for the holidays.
A PRWeb press release from Shop e-Readers promises that the online retailer will be offering all the brand name eReaders by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, etc. to markets in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Oct 16
A $189 tablet from Epesitec.
Liliputing says tech company Epesitec is releasing a 7-inch, full color tablet priced to sell at $189. This price is clearly intended as a shot across the bow of Amazon’s new $199 Kindle Fire tablet. It remains to be seen if Epesitec’s android device can compete.
Oct 06
Amazon joins Apple and others named in price-fixing lawsuit.
We’ve mentioned this story a couple of times, where Apple is accused of conspiring with publishers to fix the price of eBooks by way of adopting the agency pricing model. A lawsuit charges the publishers and booksellers with manipulating the market in an effort to keep eBook prices high enough to cool off the otherwise …
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