Engadget was at the event in New York where Jeff Bezos of Amazon made this announcement. You can find the play-by-play and product descriptions at the link. Fire (color tablet) for $199, Touch 3G for $149, Touch for $99, and Kindle for $79. Kindles compared here. Here is an open letter and product description at …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Sep 27
Amazon Kindle Launch Update
Techland offers an update on Amazon’s news conference tomorrow that is now rumored to offer not 2 but 3 Kindle eBook readers. Included in the clutch will be the Kindle full-color tablet (Kindle Fire codenamed Hollywood) that is designed and priced to compete head to head with Apple’s iPad. The article calls it “aggressively priced” …
Sep 27
Amazon Tablet hits tomorrow?
Digital Home offers more on the much-anticipated launch of Amazon’s ‘rumored’ tablet version of its Kindle eBook Reader. This news should be confirmed tomorrow, the 28th from a news conference in New York. Let’s hope they keep the machine between $250 and $299. If the device is designed to be an Apple iPad killer, an …
Sep 26
It’s looking like a tablet Christmas!
PCMag reports that Barnes and Noble is getting ready to launch another Nook Color tablet. The machine will be added to their existing line of E Ink and full color devices. This holiday season is going to be explosive if B&N’s tablet hits the market at the same time as Amazon and Kobo’s. Get ready …
Sep 25
Kobo to release Vox tablet.
With Amazon soon to announce the release of its rumored eBook reading tablet, it isn’t surprising to see that Kobo is getting its tablet Vox ready for market. Read the full story at GoodeReader.
Sep 24
Amazon Tablet to launch Sept. 28?
Amazon is rumored to have picked a Sept. 28 press conference in New York to reveal the new Kindle Tablet(s). Read more on the Android device, and Apple iPad competitor at Bloomberg Businessweek.
Sep 23
Profits shifting with digital publishing.
An Aptara study shows 20% of publishers generate 10% of their income via digital titles. More on the study at eBooknewser.
Sep 22
Some Free titles for new eBook Readers
New to the eBook Revolution? Here are some web sites with Free eBooks. You’ll find a wide selection of classics, Indie fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction. An excellent browse. Bookmark these pages! Manybooks.net. This has become my favorite with thousands of free titles in a wide variety of trouble-free formats. GetFreeeBooks.com. Just what it says. …
Sep 21
Amazon Kindle Library Lending available in select locations.
The Washington Post reports on the Amazon Kindle Library Lending Program going live in select locations. The eBook market leader is playing catch-up to such competitors as the Barnes and Noble Nook that has been offering the service for some time.
Sep 20
Video review of Sony Tablet S
MobileTechReview offers a video review of the Sony Tablet S. With updated Android operating system this machine is already surpassing early reviews when it reached stores without a full complement of Apps.
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