FierceContentManagement offers a post on recent developments in digital publishing as it applies to the bricks and mortar world. It seems that some of the old standards like Harper Collins are inking deals to make their backlists available using the Espresso Book Machine’s print-while-you-wait technology. We’ve mentioned this before, but the idea is a customer …
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Oct 03
Tablet War Brewing…
Gadget.ca hints at the predicted tablet and eReader war that looms on the horizon in a post that details Kobo ‘accidentally’ revealing its Kobo Vox Android Tablet (with details including the MSRP of $250). This development comes hot on the heels of Amazon’s release of its ‘Fire‘ full color tablet and trio of aggressively priced …
Oct 01
Engadget gets hands on with Kindle Fire.
Engadget offers its first impressions and some cool video of the new Amazon Kindle Fire. Take the leap for pics and more.
Sep 30
Will Amazon Fire burn the Apple iPad?
TimeTechland investigates whether the new $199 Amazon Fire full color tablet is indeed an Apple iPad killer. The industry has been waiting for this to happen since iPad took the top spot in the fledgling market and refused to budge. By the look of it, with a little tweaking Amazon Fire may force Apple to …
Sep 29
Are Free Kindles in our future?
With the release of Amazon’s new Fire tablet and reasonably priced sister Kindles, the Mobile Gadgeteer at ZDNet asks the question: Since these devices are being sold at a loss to lock consumers into the Amazon Cloud of content, when will the online giant give the machines away to seal the deal?
Sep 28
Amazon Launches $199 Color Tablet. Starts price war with $79 Kindle!
Engadget was at the event in New York where Jeff Bezos of Amazon made this announcement. You can find the play-by-play and product descriptions at the link. Fire (color tablet) for $199, Touch 3G for $149, Touch for $99, and Kindle for $79. Kindles compared here. Here is an open letter and product description at …
Sep 27
Amazon Tablet hits tomorrow?
Digital Home offers more on the much-anticipated launch of Amazon’s ‘rumored’ tablet version of its Kindle eBook Reader. This news should be confirmed tomorrow, the 28th from a news conference in New York. Let’s hope they keep the machine between $250 and $299. If the device is designed to be an Apple iPad killer, an …
Sep 26
It’s looking like a tablet Christmas!
PCMag reports that Barnes and Noble is getting ready to launch another Nook Color tablet. The machine will be added to their existing line of E Ink and full color devices. This holiday season is going to be explosive if B&N’s tablet hits the market at the same time as Amazon and Kobo’s. Get ready …
Sep 25
Kobo to release Vox tablet.
With Amazon soon to announce the release of its rumored eBook reading tablet, it isn’t surprising to see that Kobo is getting its tablet Vox ready for market. Read the full story at GoodeReader.
Sep 24
Amazon Tablet to launch Sept. 28?
Amazon is rumored to have picked a Sept. 28 press conference in New York to reveal the new Kindle Tablet(s). Read more on the Android device, and Apple iPad competitor at Bloomberg Businessweek.
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