The International Business Times reports that analysts predict the Amazon Kindle will generate more than $5.42 billion in revenue with $1.21 billion in gross profit for 2011. Hang onto your hats, they go on to predict Kindle will perform to the tune of $7.96 billion in revenue with $2-billion in gross profit in 2012. This …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
May 10
Kobo Books at WalMart Canada
eBookNewser reports that Kobo Books will now be available through WalMart Canada via a partners program. Access to the Kobo library (approx. 2.3 million titles) makes perfect sense since the retail sales giant also stocks the Kobo Wireless eReader. (Mainstream adoption continues!)
May 09
Hands on look at the $114 Kindle with Special Offers
Cnet.com reviewed the $114 ad-supported Kindle eBook Reader with Special Offers. And the reviewer didn’t find the advertisements distracting. I guess it depends how slippery the slope is. A little tolerance today might mean a deluge of ads down the road… We’ll have to see how that develops.
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 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 …
May 03
BlackBerry PlayBook Tour Continues.
Interesting eBook Revolution development. Research In Motion (RIM) continues the BlackBerry PlayBook Tour, taking the device out into the market to pitch to users and allow for some face-time. The tour is a good idea since like most new technology, the hands-on experience seems to clinch the deal for early adopters and mainstream consumers alike. …
May 02
Staples brings on the Tablets!
GottaBeMobile reports on Staple’s full adoption of the eBook Revolution and outlines the office supply giant’s embrace of the newest multifunction color tablets and eBook readers on the market. This kind of hands-on experience is the deal closer for consumers still reluctant about the relatively new technology and digital publishing trend.
Apr 30
Kindle with Notepad
BlogKindle.com has a post on a new addition to the Amazon Kindle’s arsenal of added value. Now you can use it as a notepad. An interesting development that may hint at more multifunction in the days ahead. (Remember the Kindle Tablet rumor? Hmm.)
Apr 29
The best advice for Indie writers: Ignore the advice.
The Globe and Mail offers a story on one of the industries that has sprung up around the advent of first the Internet, and now the eBook Revolution, namely: writer advice websites. It seems that with Indie publishing poised to take over the expanding digital publishing world that writers want to make the best first …
Apr 28
Kindle with Ads starts shipping.
Ubergizmo says the new, cheaper $114 Kindle subsidized by on-screen ads starts shipping this week. Not sure if the $25 savings (next Kindle up without ads is $139) justifies the advertising content. Has anyone out there purchased this device?
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