Liliputing pits the 7-inch, full color Samsung Galaxy Tab against a ‘tweaked’ 7-inch Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor eBook Reader. Comparison and detailed video at the link. The Galaxy Tab’s extras are soon overshadowed by its $500 pricetag, when the hacked NOOKcolor comes in at half that price.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Mar 17
Apple iPad took 83% of market in 2010. Look for change in 2011!
Here’s a CMSWire story about Apple iPad commanding 83% of the tablet market in 2010. To be fair, the iPad was the tablet market last year with new devices from other companies trickling in as the clock wound down to 2011. This year will prove to be a thriller with over a hundred of the …
Mar 16
Hands on iPad 2 Review at GoodeReader
It looks like the Apple iPad2 will dominate the market niche its previous incarnation created if the hands-on review at GoodeReader has anything to say about it. The post goes into great detail on the iPad2’s new features and improvements and as a full color alternative to E Ink eBook Readers, the Apple tablet manages …
Mar 15
TechNewsDaily’s 5 Best eBook Readers
For those of you who are ready to take the plunge, TechNewsDaily offers its five best eBook Readers of 2011 to choose from. Interesting list, though I think it’s optimistic to call them the ‘best’ of 2011 since this year is going to prove a record breaker with a landslide of new eBook reading devices …
Mar 14
iPad 2 Sells Out!
CNNMoney has this report on Apple iPad 2 tablet’s record-breaking first-weekend performance where it outsold the first iPad version, and sold out with 400,000-500,000 iPad 2’s compared to iPad’s 300,000-unit first-weekend sale in 2010.
Mar 13
Will eBooks doom the bookstore?
Thanks Jorgen for a link to The New Republic where writer Nicole Krauss takes a nostalgic look at the history of the bookstore, and makes some predictions about its future.
Mar 11
Industry eReading Leaders Kindle, Nook and iPad Compared.
PhBeta.com offers a detailed comparison of Kindle, Nook and iPad. It’s an excellent look at the three most-wanted eBook Readers on the market. Good time to take a look too, with hundreds of new devices entering the market over the next 18 months.
Mar 09
Borders Goes Bankrupt while Amazon and Barnes and Noble chart increases in sales…
It’s not surprising that one of the book giants suffered a major (if not fatal) blow as DailyFinance illustrates with a detailed account of Borders‘ recent declaration of bankruptcy. It’s really a mess with millions owed and publisher and authors left swinging in the breeze. This while competitors Barnes and Noble, and Amazon register increased …
Mar 08
eBook pricing expectations governed by eBook Reader ownership?
Bookseller.com has more on readers in the eBook Revolution. It seems that while half of book buyers polled expect lower prices for eBooks, those who already own eBook Readers are more realistic with their eBook pricing expectations. Could the same be true when lower-priced eBook Readers are made available? Perception shifts noticeably, when one owns …
Mar 07
Will Amazon Kindle eBook Reader be FREE by Christmas 2011?
PCWorld posted on a rumor that Amazon.com will soon be giving its Kindle eBook Reader away FREE. While many feel this is a given regarding Amazon Prime customers, there is a trend in Kindle sales that predicts its relative pricing free fall will end at a FREE eBook Reader by November of 2011. CNN offers …
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