The Wall Street Journal says people ‘familiar with the matter’ have confirmed that Amazon is indeed launching a tablet to compete head to head with the Apple iPad over digital content (eBooks, music, movies, games, etc.). Competition is nothing new to the tech giants but open warfare over the tablet computer market promises to be …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Jul 13
More on the Google eBook Reader
ABC has a post and video on Google’s new $139 eBook Reader that comes fully integrated with Google eBooks’ massive online library. The device goes on sale this Sunday. ITProPortal also offers a post on the Google Story eBook Reader. GMANewsOnline has more on the new Google device.
Jul 12
Google Launches eBook Reader
Google will launch its own E Ink eBook Reader called the Story HD that will be the first device fully-integrated with the online giant’s vast Google eBookstore. More on the Story at MailOnline.com.
Jul 12
Amazon Tablet Rumors Persist
TechWorld brings us an update on the rumored Amazon (Kindle) Tablet. This device is said to run with Android and is tailor-made to compete with Apple iPad and the Barnes and Noble NookColor. More at the link.
Jul 11
eBook Revolution more about Evolution…
The Guardian.co.uk’s Robert McCrum takes a sane and sober look at the state of the eBook Revolution and suggests that the sky is not falling after all. There will always be books.
Jul 10
The Gadgeteer Reviews the Nextbook Next6 Tablet
Check out the Gadgeteer’s detailed review of the Nextbook Next6 Tablet. This Android-powered device wants to be a competitor to industry leaders iPad and NookColor but the reviewer thinks the device promises more than it delivers.
Jul 09
Selecting a device to suit your needs.
Click over to TechNewsDaily where they offer a how-to list on choosing the best eBook Reader for you.
Jul 08
Genre fiction fuels explosive eBook industry.
Straight.com posted on the interesting trend among converts to the eBook Revolution toward purchasing genre fiction. Long relegated to the back of the book store, it now looks like fantasy, science fiction, horror and romance are fueling the explosion in eBook sales. Despite the fact that genre fiction is responsible for blockbuster movies, television and …
Jul 07
Storm continues over HarperCollins Library Loan Limit
Many thanks to Jorgen for this link to a story at phillyBlurbs about the ongoing discontent surrounding HarperCollins’ arbitrary decision to limit eBook checkouts to 26 before the library has to repurchase it. Here a Philadelphia library activist protests this blatant cash grab with a petition bearing over 69,115 signatures.
Jul 06
South Korean Schools to go Digital!
A very exciting story over at Technology Review where we’re told that the South Korean government plans to have all elementary-level educational materials digitized by 2014, ready for the delivery of computers, smart phones and tablets the following year. It sounds like Samsung may have a foot in the door in terms of supplying the …
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