Amazon.com’s new Kindle DX with the 9.7 inch screen and $489 price tag sold out within three days of its June 10 release. Read a story about it here. The Kindle DX should be back on sale (restocked) by June 17. I’ve been skeptical of market babble like ‘sold out’ ever since I discovered that …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jun 14
The Revolution Continues…
An excellent article here for a Sunday read suggesting the shape of things to come. Scott Stein at CRAVE the Gadget Blog from Cnet details an interesting experience in which he ends up favoring the present over the past. And I think you’ll find that common sense and economic realities are the driving forces behind …
Jun 12
Where is Apple’s Tablet?
Ok. We know Apple released its new iPhone 3G on Monday and re-priced it to sell at $199 (with strings attached.) Read about it here. But where is their Media-tablet (Media-pad)? We’ve reported rumors here and here about something bigger and sleeker on the drawing boards at Apple. Something with superior eBook reading capability… Steve Jobs didn’t …
Jun 11
And it’s WAR!
Okay. ‘War’ may be overstating, but you have to agree this is going to stir the pot. I love it! Borders is offering a Sony® Reader Digital Book PRS-505 with a list price of $299.99 for just $199.99. Check out the specifics here. It’s a sale, yes. A limited time offer too, but it’s exactly what …
Jun 06
CrunchPad is very cool…
CrunchPad seems to be out-tableting Apple’s rumored multi-purpose machine. (That’s supposed to have a fall release.) Billed as a doorway to ‘couch computing’ techcrunch’s CrunchPad is a slick and sweet little ride. Check it out here. They’re offering conceptual drawings now, and a first working prototype in weeks. With a rumored $300 admission, this is …
Jun 05
More signs of the change that’s coming…
I’ve mentioned the Espresso print-while-you-wait book machines before. It looks like the traditional publishing industry has heard about them too. Read the article here at Graphic Arts Online about a traditional paperback printer cutting staff in response to “the economic downturn…and technology innovations.” It seems like a no-brainer now, but a few of us have …
Jun 04
iRex Technologies Developing a High Quality, Full Color Digital Reader.
I don’t often direct link to press releases but everyone goes on so much…to a fault…about Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Reader that we kind of help set the stage for their posturing. There are lots of competitors out there, like iRex Technologies who brought the popular iLiad Reader to the European market. They’re now announcing the …
Jun 01
$199 eBook Reader coming from BeBook.
GalleyCat and TeleRead enjoyed an exclusive first look at BeBook’s $199 Mini Ebook Reader slated for release June 30, 2009. Read the full article and specs here. They call it perfect for the businessman to “stuff” in a pocket and journalists on hand found it easy to use. The price is getting into range for mainstream adoption. …
May 29
More interesting deals…
I thought I’d add this item to my conspiracy theory of yesterday, where I intimated questionable integrity on the part of the New York Times’ coverage of the Kindle phenomena. Here we have a well-written article in Wednesday’s (May 27/09) online edition of the New York Times called: “Don’t Quit that Kindle Just Yet” by David …
May 29
USA Today Boasts Arrival of Kindle Rival
You know this article kind of spoils the announcement of the Plastic Logic eReader’s impending release by disclosing that USA Today has ‘e-inked’ a content deal with them. How can they be impartial reporting on this topic? USA Today has a vested interest. So the online version of a struggling newspaper likes the Plastic Logic eReader. Since they hope this eReader …
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