Thanks Jorgen for an article at ITWorld that suggests eBook Reader Kindle will die a slow death in a competition with the various tablets coming on the market, while parent company Amazon will gradually win the monopoly on actual eBook sales (the books/content). This, the article predicts, will be the result of a new world …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jan 14
eBook Readers do well at the Consumer Electronics Show
As the dust settles on the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010, we’re starting to see these ‘best gadgets’ or ‘best product’ lists come out. eBook Readers and eReading Devices did exceptionally well over at The Huffington Post in Stephanie Vaughn Hapke’s “Top Eleven Products from the Show.” Check it out here. Exciting times ahead for …
Jan 12
The nook by Barnes & Noble grabs “Best Gadget” honor at the 3rd annual Crunchies Awards.
NewsBlaze says Barnes & Noble’s eBook Reading device the nook picked up the “Best Gadget” honor at the Crunchies Awards, a win previously captured by Apple iPhone in 2007. It’s just the shot in the arm the gadget needs after a shaky start over the holiday with last minute receipt as Christmas gift, slightly wonky software …
Jan 10
More from (and about) the Consumer Electronics Show
Here’s another installment from the media storm surrounding the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and the resulting explosion in the eBook Revolution. First CNN has an overview and a bit of history of the CES here. MacWorld.com reports here on COOL-ER’s introduction of new eBook models, one of which touts the small Sony-pocket Edition …
Jan 09
More from eBook Heaven (Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas…)
Another information Bomb from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. The eBook Revolution is shifting to high gear! Technology for the Soul reports here that iriver took a moment out of the CES to announce that its Story (eBook Reader) was coming to America “later this month†and that a WiFi enabled version was coming sometime in …
Jan 08
Consumer Electronics Show (eBOOK HEAVEN!)
With the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) going full guns, we’re getting swamped with new devices competing for space. In light of that and in an effort to give equal time, I’m just going to bomb you with a bunch of links. Check them out for pics, video and more. Anyone suggesting that 2010 is not going …
Jan 06
The History of Publishing 2010-2020
P. Bradley Robb has written a fantastic serial (series?) over at Fictionmatters.com called “The History of Publishing 2010-2020.” If you’ve been keeping up with recent developments in the eBook Revolution, and if you’re the least bit serious about the technology or what it promises for the future, you MUST take the time to read this. It’s …
Jan 05
Skiff Reader for News and Magazines
Jorgen put me onto this machine with a link to a story at Earthtechling about a large format eReader configured to display electronic versions of newspapers and magazines in a “quasi-traditional” format. Apparently the Skiff Reader is all the rage at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show where its 11.5-inch e-paper display and thin .268 inch thick body …
Jan 04
Apple Tablet Any Day?
It’s been at least a year since the constant rumors about Apple joining the eBook Revolution started to take solid shape in the form of a ‘tablet,’ now we find ourselves with a ‘rumored’ release happening very soon. And believe me, all of us are waiting for the Kindle-Killer to come out of hiding. Here’s …
Jan 03
A follow up to yesterday’s link…
Jorgen has been kind enough to point us to a story at the Sydney Morning Herald that takes yesterday’s post regarding eBooks outselling ‘actual’ books and runs with it. It brings in a number of disparate elements in an attempt to introduce us to one of “the most fundamental technical revolutions in human history.” The …
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