March 2011 archive

Kobo Wireless eReader $60!

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 …

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eBook Review – They Had Goat Heads by D. Harlan Wilson

They Had Goat Heads by D. Harlan Wilson – Review by G. Wells Taylor D. Harlan Wilson’s collection They Had Goat Heads (© 2010 Atlatl Press) almost explodes in your hands. The author’s deft and rapid-fire writing style reaches critical mass in seconds and a literary event of cosmic magnitude occurs. Then you realize you …

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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.

Apple iPad took 83% of market in 2010. Look for change in 2011!

Here’s a CMSWire story about Apple iPad commanding 83% of the tablet market in 2010. To be fair, the iPad was the tablet market last year with new devices from other companies trickling in as the clock wound down to 2011. This year will prove to be a thriller with over a hundred of the …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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.

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.

PRS-650 Sony eReader Shortage – eBook Readers selling like hotcakes!

GoodeReader offers an interesting story on the shortage of PRS-650 Sony eReaders. It’s a good update for Sony fans who like the machine’s sturdy design and are content to travel wireless. And the post offers an excellent overview of the eBook Reader market as the 2010-2011 holiday season dust settles.