The Japan Times says relative newcomer to the eBook Revolution, Rakuten, is giving Amazon.com a run for the money in the Japanese eBook market with the release of their Rakuten Kobo Touch.  Amazon has plans to bring Kindle to a market that is predicted will be hotly contested.
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Aug 15
BeBook Pure – £69 ($108 US)
BeBook is offering a new E Ink Reader for the rapidly expanding UK eReading market. RegHardware says the BeBook Pure will retail for £69 ($108 US). That’s a nice £20 ($31 US) less than the £89 ($139) Kindle 4.
Aug 14
Will the Sony Reader PRS-T2 hit the market under $100?
Liliputing says that the new Sony Reader PRS-T2 might hit the market for $100 or less to match other market leaders. It’s about time Sony got realistic about the game.
Aug 13
Barnes and Noble drops price of Nook tablets.
Slashgear says that Barnes and Noble is dropping the price of its Nook Tablet and Nook Color likely in preparation for new competition rumored to be coming to the market from Apple (iPad mini) and Amazon (new Kindle Fire models). If that’s the case, prepare for some affordable tablet reading and viewing in the near …
Aug 12
10″ Kindle Fire Tablet on the way?
GoodeReader says a recent move by Amazon to clear out its larger format (and 2 year old) Kindle DX eReader may be the first indication that the eBook market leader is opening up space for its long-anticipated 10″ Kindle Fire Tablet.
Aug 10
eBook Revolution Update.
GoodeReader says Indie publisher Smashwords is unveiling their “Library Direct” catalog to give libraries affordable and convenient access to Indie titles. Expert Reviews offers a review of TrekStore’s Pyrus eBook Reader. RegHardware reviews the Amazon Kindle Touch Wi-Fi eBook Reader. For those late adopters in the crowd, TheDroidGuy lists the best eReaders on the market. …
Aug 09
Phablets here to stay or are they a passing fancy?
GoodeReader introduces us to the “Phablet,” a technological mixture of Smartphone and Tablet.
Aug 08
CNET compares Kindle, Nook and iPad
As the technology improves, so do the selling points. CNET compares Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook and the Apple iPad and offers suggestions on the best device to suit your needs.
Aug 07
eBooks outsell paperbacks in the UK.
TechEye reports that eBooks are outselling paperbacks in the UK. This after the fairly recent arrival and slow UK adoption of the Amazon Kindle. It looks like they’re finally jumping into the eBook Revolution.
Aug 06
B&N stands up for price-fixers.
GoodeReader posted an interview with Barnes and Noble’s general legal counsel Eugene DeFelice, and got B&N’s position on the Department of Justice’s price-fixing anti-trust lawsuit against Apple and its publishing co-conspirators. How many different ways can you try to call an illegal act legal? I have a feeling this will be drawn out until we’re …
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