I knew this would happen. With Sony’s announcement of a new 3-G wireless eBook Reader (the Daily Edition) set for a Christmas release, the rumor mill started up about Apple’s Tablet. Read a story about how the fabled machine might measure up to the competition at Computerworld. Most of us are wondering whether the Tablet actually exists, and …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Aug 26
Sony Continues Punching, Amazon reels against the ropes!
Okay, Amazon, you better get this straight, if you can even make it back to your corner between rounds: Give your head a shake and come out fighting. Read the full report at PCWorld. Sony is in this to win. Weeks after announcing two new eBook readers, the PRS-300 ($199) and PRS-600 ($299) Sony continues …
Aug 25
iRex adds a wireless feature…
This story at ABC news has IREX Technologies getting into the wireless act. They announced Monday that its upcoming reader will give users access to the upgraded and fully functional Barnes & Noble Inc.’s eBook Store. IREX has several eReaders out on the market and plans a 2009 launch for the wireless machine. This emulates frontrunner Amazon Kindle’s …
Aug 24
Much that has been said before…
In the out-of-the-gates-last department, Businesswire.com presents an article that could have been written months ago. Nothing new really, just the early stages of cogitation about the eBook Revolution, e-Paper’s impact on communications, etc. Presented to you as a recap, and for those who have not yet formed an opinion. As I said, it’s kind of …
Aug 22
A bit technical, but a good weekend read…
Takuya Otani and Phil Keys wrote the following article for Tech-on (Nikkei Electronics Asia). The story includes an introduction to the tech we can expect, and some that’s still out there on the drawing board. Have a look. There are new kinds of ePaper in the wings, and a few really exciting advances in eReader design. This has got …
Aug 20
Digital and paper hook up…
Interesting story over at BBC. The first video ad is about to be published in a paper magazine. The story says the video ad plays on a mini-viewer placed on the page and will appear in special copies of Entertainment Weekly this September. I mentioning this because it represents an excellent mix of digital and traditional …
Aug 19
Imagine a world with only one eBook format…
I really think it’s going to happen. After Sony ditched its proprietary format in favor of the cross platform EPUB, it seems possible that eBook and eBook Reader Retailers might stop trying to control their products and start selling them untethered. Just sell the eBook Reader and allow consumers to decide what and where they’ll get their …
Aug 18
More Bytes about the Apple Tablet
Daniweb.com is offering five reasons you need the rumored Apple Tablet here. This much-touted, near-mythical device is going to have to be magical to live up to the hype. That’s something that Apple usually delivers on in the hand-held section of life. They’ve taken their time too, allowing front-runners Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader to take the awkward first …
Aug 17
Da Vinci Code Sequel Set for eBook Success?
Here’s an interesting (if a trifle inflated) article at the guardian.co.uk about Dan Brown’s Davinci Code sequel The Lost Symbol arriving in time to SAVE the publishing industry. It more reasonably goes on to talk about the book’s positive impact on the burgeoning eBook marketplace. That’s the meat of the story for me since it …
Aug 16
Sony explains change of heart…
Here’s a story at BBC.COM about Sony’s adoption of the EPUB format. I’m mentioning it again because the move is revolutionary for eBooks and begins opening up the market to the practical and flexible features of the Internet and digital technology. And because of this quote: “Partial figures gathered by the International Digital Publishing Forum …
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