Okay. Cnet reports on this amazing sale of the Kobo E Ink Wireless eReader for just $60! I’ve used one of these devices and they’re very easy on the eyes, and extremely intuitive. As the Cnet post says, the sale is confined to certain Borders stores so you’ll have to shop around, but at $60 …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Mar 18
Liliputing Compares the B&N NOOKcolor with the Samsung Galaxy Tab
Liliputing pits the 7-inch, full color Samsung Galaxy Tab against a ‘tweaked’ 7-inch Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor eBook Reader. Comparison and detailed video at the link. The Galaxy Tab’s extras are soon overshadowed by its $500 pricetag, when the hacked NOOKcolor comes in at half that price.
Mar 16
Hands on iPad 2 Review at GoodeReader
It looks like the Apple iPad2 will dominate the market niche its previous incarnation created if the hands-on review at GoodeReader has anything to say about it. The post goes into great detail on the iPad2’s new features and improvements and as a full color alternative to E Ink eBook Readers, the Apple tablet manages …
Mar 15
TechNewsDaily’s 5 Best eBook Readers
For those of you who are ready to take the plunge, TechNewsDaily offers its five best eBook Readers of 2011 to choose from. Interesting list, though I think it’s optimistic to call them the ‘best’ of 2011 since this year is going to prove a record breaker with a landslide of new eBook reading devices …
Mar 14
iPad 2 Sells Out!
CNNMoney has this report on Apple iPad 2 tablet’s record-breaking first-weekend performance where it outsold the first iPad version, and sold out with 400,000-500,000 iPad 2’s compared to iPad’s 300,000-unit first-weekend sale in 2010.
Mar 13
Will eBooks doom the bookstore?
Thanks Jorgen for a link to The New Republic where writer Nicole Krauss takes a nostalgic look at the history of the bookstore, and makes some predictions about its future.
Mar 11
Industry eReading Leaders Kindle, Nook and iPad Compared.
PhBeta.com offers a detailed comparison of Kindle, Nook and iPad. It’s an excellent look at the three most-wanted eBook Readers on the market. Good time to take a look too, with hundreds of new devices entering the market over the next 18 months.
Mar 07
Will Amazon Kindle eBook Reader be FREE by Christmas 2011?
PCWorld posted on a rumor that Amazon.com will soon be giving its Kindle eBook Reader away FREE. While many feel this is a given regarding Amazon Prime customers, there is a trend in Kindle sales that predicts its relative pricing free fall will end at a FREE eBook Reader by November of 2011. CNN offers …
Mar 06
eBook Consumers ready to spend, but want a fair price.
Many thanks to Jorgen for the link to a FutureBook story that updates us on eBook pricing and reports on how much tech-savvy consumers are willing to pay.
Mar 03
EU Officials Raid Publishers
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a post at eBookMagazine regarding European Union Officials raiding several publishers because “the Commission has reason to believe that the companies concerned may have violated EU antitrust rules that prohibit cartels and other restrictive business practices.” These raids follow news of the UK Office of Fair Trading’s investigating the …
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