Barnes & Noble has announced their latest scheme to increase sales (and PROFIT) and offset the (sometimes) high price of eBooks. Knowelty.com reports that B&N is set to release a Danielle Steele novel FREE to download but there’s a catch. Advertising will be built into the pages. They assure the readership that the advertisements will …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Nov 06
Energy Multimedia Color Book eReader by Energy Sistem
Softpedia reports on yet another color eBook reader entering the explosive pre-holiday eBook Revolution. The Energy Multimedia Color Book eReader by Energy Sistem comes with a 5-inch color display that swaps a touch screen for price with the 2GB version of the device hitting the market at about $156 (USD). Check out the specifics here.
Nov 05
The Novel from Pandigital
Here’s another new Color eBook Reader coming to the market. The Pandigital Novel has a familiar 7-inch color LCD screen, access to Barnes and Noble’s eBook store and runs on the Internet-ready Android. Check out Wireless Goodness’ post on the Novel here. It’s going to be one wild Christmas for the eBook Revolution.
Nov 04
Samsung Galaxy Tab Reviewed
ITPro reviews the Samsung Galaxy Tab here. This tablet has a 7-inch screen with overall physical dimensions slightly smaller than the Apple iPad it was designed to compete against. It’s expensive like iPad too coming in at £529.99 ($863 USD). There are a ton of similarities between the products but the Samsung Galaxy Tab pulls …
Nov 03
Amazon Kindle 3 and You…
Ars technica offers an in-depth look at the Amazon Kindle 3 that focuses on the machine’s human interface. Author Nate Anderson intentionally avoids the technical in favor of answering questions like: “is it user-friendly,” and “does it deliver the goods in a way that does not detract from the reading experience?”
Nov 02
Publishers Impressed by new NookColor eReader
Publisher’s Weekly reports that publishers attending the New York launch of Barnes and Noble’s $249 NookColor eBook reader were impressed by the new full-color device. Among its admirers, Susan Katz, president and publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Book Group felt the NookColor would be the perfect vehicle to boost picture book sales.
Nov 01
Agency Pricing Hits Amazon UK Kindle Store
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this story at ebookmagazine.co.uk that describes the agency model ‘invading’ Amazon’s UK branch, despite Amazon’s vow to fight the encroachment. The agency model allows publishers to set their own prices and has already shown an increase in Kindle eBook pricing elsewhere. It’s expected to do the same at Amazon’s …
Oct 29
Kobo gets into the News Business
Laptopshop.co.uk reports that international eBook distributor Kobo is launching a newspaper and magazine service for eBook Reader and tablet PCs. It looks like a pilot-project offering a few dozen daily, weekly and monthly publications via Kobo’s eBook reading apps, with plans of developing the service in months to come.
Oct 28
Kobo eReader Hits $99 Mark!
I knew this would happen before Christmas! UberGizmo has the story about Borders dropping the price of the Kobo eReader to $99.99 in a lead-up to the holiday season. (The sale is marked with an October 31 closing date, but it’s also rumored to have a Nov. 15 cut-off date. Regardless, I wouldn’t waste any …
Oct 26
Barnes and Noble Launches “NookColor”
The new generation of B&N’s Nook has been released. The $249 full color “NookColor” tablet eBook Reader is destined to ship Nov. 19. Check out the full story at CNNMoney.
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