Jorgen dropped in with a link to PCWorld and an early review of Barnes and Noble’s answer to Kindle, the Nook . Read the article here. The B&N bricks and mortar locations are definitely going to give this eBook Reader an edge, yah?
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Nov 06
Publishers + Writers + Internet = Retailer Troubles.
It’s easy to focus on the eBook Readers and eReading Devices. Their development is obviously going to have the biggest impact on how the eBook Revolution evolves, but this article at E-Reads illuminates another level to the struggle that promises to be more cutthroat and financially destructive to the traditional publishing industry. Simply put: Until recently, …
Nov 04
The future of eReaders is under $100…
If you can wait that long. I know I’m gearing up to buy something now. But patience is old-fashioned, like virtue, yah? Chip maker Marvell is doing two things. They have developed a new ARM-based processor designed specifically for the eBook market. They plan to use it with their other components in low-priced, multi-functional eReaders with …
Nov 03
When you’re finished that page I’ve got a call to make.
PocketGamer.biz reports on a recent survey that September sales of eBooks and reading applications at the Apple App Store beat game sales for the first time. Read the story here. You know as the eBook Revolution goes into high gear, I’m hearing from more and more eBook readers who have been reading the classics on their …
Nov 02
COOL GADGET! But will it help with gas mileage?
I won’t go on too much about this, check it out on Crave at Cnetnews. I just love the scifi lines on this ride. Bridgestone, the tire maker (surprised?), is developing a flexible eReading device. We talked about a reader from Bridgestone before, but this one looks quite different from the eReader in that article. I …
Oct 31
HORROR AUTHOR TERRIFIES PUBLISHERS THIS HALLOWEEN WITH FAIR eBOOK PRICES!
This one’s fun for the end of October… I just put up the whole press release because I like his thinking, yah? There’s a contest for a FREE SONY eBOOK READER too! Here’s the link. TORONTO, ONTARIO – (Oct. 31/09) Horror author G. Wells Taylor hopes to shake things up in the exploding eBook marketplace …
Oct 29
$149 eBook Reader from ECTACO
Bookseller.com has a story about a new eBook Reader that’s hitting the eBook Revolution at $149 (US). It’s maker, ECTACO, is declaring it the cheapest eReading machine on the market. The jetBook-Lite uses four AA batteries and promises 23 hours of continuous reading. On top of that it works with Barnes and Noble eBook store, and …
Oct 26
enTourage eDGe DualBook Reader/Netbook
Okay, in the “keep a cool gadget a secret” department I give you the enTourage eDGe DualBook Reader / Netbook. Check it out at its homepage. So, am I the last to hear about this thing? A very cool machine with an E Ink display on one side and a 1024 X 600 pixel color touchscreen on …
Oct 24
E Ink teams with Freescale for Integrated Processor Development
Thanks to Jorgen for stopping in with this link. The writing’s a trifle technical, but it promises enormous potential for designers in the way of innovation for product development. As the release explains: “Collaboration between [these] market leaders [will] speed eBook evolution and enable new product categories.” Read the full release here. It’s that product …
Oct 21
Introducing Barnes and Noble’s “Nook”
The Barnes and Noble eBook Reader the “Nook” was launched yesterday at a 4 p.m news conference in Manhattan. Read the play by play on The New York Times Technology page here. At $259 it’s priced to compete with Kindle, also priced at $259. (That’s a missed opportunity… $239 would have sold a million of them and made …
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