TechConnect Magazine reports that DMC WorldWide’s Copia will introduce a $99 eBook reader (called Ocean5 or Wave5) this fall with a 5″ color LCD screen designed around the Copia platform. Additionally, they’ve got plans to release six more eBook readers of various sizes bearing from 6″ – 9″ screens and ranging in price from $199 …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jul 30
The $139 Kindle
Here we go. InformationWeek (and others) reports on Amazon’s launch of a $139 WiFi Kindle. This dramatic price drop is Amazon’s challenge to the already heated eReader pricing war putting this new Kindle model into the clear lead. This in conjunction with a release of the third generation Kindle with Wi-Fi and 3G wireless technology …
Jul 28
The Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Reviewed
At $120 the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader is the “good” part of Border’s online eBook store “Good. Better. Best.” selection of eReaders. Unlike the other book giants, Borders has not released an eReader of its own, and instead sells a suite of options to keep their focus on selling eBooks. It’s an excellent move, and one that I …
Jul 27
A Legal Loophole in DRM
Thanks Jorgen for dropping by with this link to an article at FutureBook.net reporting on a recent US judgment that blows a hole in the digital rights management (DRM) used by eBook publishers. Even though DRM has been widely abandoned by the music industry since it tended to punish or at least inconvenience honest consumers, publishers …
Jul 15
Summer Holidays – eBook Reading by a Lake
You’ll have to forgive another week of missed headlines as eBook Rumors takes a short summer break. Thanks for visiting, enjoy the grab bag of stories below, and be sure to look for fresh rumors and posts the week of July 25th. Enjoy! * Gizmodo Australia is talking about Video-Capable ePaper here. Big opportunity for …
Jul 15
Are Borders’ Multi-Platform eBooks A Game-Changer?
AnnArbor.com’s Nathan Bomey analyzes Borders’ new eBook Store here and wonders whether its untethered eBook formats are ahead of the curve. Since a consumer can read Borders’ eBooks on any device, it’s easy to see the American book retailer grab its projected 17% share of the eBook market. Especially when pitted against the proprietary, kind of ‘locked’, eBooks sold …
Jul 14
Get Your eBook on iPad, Kindle, nook, Sony Reader or Kobo eReader, etc…
Jorgen dropped by with a special link for independent authors and publishers eager to take part in the eBook Revolution. A story at Gizmodo gives the inside track to getting your eBook in the iBookstore. They talk about everything from eBook Readers to formats, and point the way to a growing marketplace of over 100 million …
Jul 13
Here We GO! Sony Reader Breaks the $100 MARK!
GalleyCat has a story about Sony upping the ante in the eReader price war by breaking the $100 barrier on its PRS-505/LC. The members-only offer at Books-A-Million sold out within hours. Read the story here. True enough, we missed the special, but can another be far behind? Keep your eyes peeled and your credit cards …
Jul 12
Digital Textbooks: The Affordable Future
The Daytona Beach News-Journal has an excellent story about the eBook Revolution’s impact on post-secondary education, suggesting students in the near future will be paying one-fifth the current text book costs. This welcome digital development comes at a time when traditional ‘paper’ textbook costs are soaring to as much as $1,000 per student per year.
Jul 10
FoxNews Reviews the Kindle DX
Amazon’s rebooted Kindle DX doesn’t just come with a $100 drop in price to $379. (That was the price for the original Kindle…) They’ve also added some improvements. This FoxNews review takes a look at Amazon’s biggest eBook Reader. There’s video too!
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