I know, last year it was all about the Kindle. Now it’s all about the Apple iPad and the Kindle. Keeping this in mind Daniweb’s Ron Miller offers this article “Does iPad Mean Death to Kindle?” A very interesting read. I’m in complete agreement with Mr. Miller’s practical take on what is basically a very …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Jan 30
Compare Apple iPad and our old friend Kindle
CRAVE the gadget blog from CNETnews offers this cool little chart here comparing Apple iPads and Amazon Kindles as eBook Readers. Nice to see it all laid out there. I have to say, I’m still waiting for Apple to clear the air about the Apple iPad App iBooks. We know it will read EPUB format, …
Jan 29
An Opinion on the Apple iPad
More reaction to the release of Apple’s self-described ‘game-changer’ iPad. Thanks to our friend Jorgen for this link to an opinion piece by the Telegraph’s Justin Williams entitled: “Why I don’t want an Apple iPad.” (nuff said?) It’s just the hype-hangover talking, yah?
Jan 27
Apple Tablet (Pad or Slate?) Launches in minutes…
Here’s a link to live updates from CNNMoney. Apple is launching a ‘secret’ device that everyone believes is the rumored ‘tablet.’ This is touted as an eBook Revolution game changer. Here’s another link to the launch at Engadget. Check it out!
Jan 26
Is the Apple Tablet coming Wednesday, or the Messiah?
Talk about living up to your hype. The Apple Tablet (pad, slate, take your pick) certainly has a high bar waiting for it. After months and months of rumor, the ‘rumors’ have it that we’ll finally meet the device January 27th. For some reason, I suppose it’s iPhone’s amazing capabilities and growing ubiquity, everyone is predicting drastic change once …
Jan 24
As we approach Apple Nirvana
Thanks again to Jorgen who dropped off this link to an excellent article at the Telegraph shaped around the notion that the rumored release of Apple’s Tablet on January 27 may be a way to end the onslaught of new hand-held devices and replace “our heaps of disorderly electronic debris with a single, all-purpose device, …
Jan 20
Newsstand in your Hand
Many thanks to Jorgen for a link this story at the TimesOnline about the future of digital publishing as it relates to the next generation of eReaders revealed by tech companies at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Even though the first generation of early adopters are patiently waiting for their grayscale Kindles, Nooks, COOL-ERs …
Jan 19
Apple’s Being Coy, but this must be the Tablet!
CNN has a story here about Apple inviting the press to see ‘our latest creation’ at an event planned for January 27 in San Francisco, California. After a year of online rumors and claims about Apple’s legendary beast, the cocky devils neglected to use the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas as their launch site, …
Jan 17
eBook buyer statistics…
Thanks Jorgen for a link to an article at Resourceshelf.com that features highlights from a survey conducted by the Book Industry Study Group, Inc. (BISG) addressing how “print book buyers access, purchase and use e-books and e-readers.” Two things stood out. Apparently 30% of print book buyers will wait up to three months to purchase …
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