Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to an interesting story at the Guardian.co.uk that announces the upcoming release of the Daily, a digital newspaper designed specifically for iPad and similar devices. A brainchild of Steve Jobs and Rupert Murdoch, the Daily breaks new ground in several ways, most significantly in its adoption of …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Nov 20
Amazon Allows Kindle eBook Giving for the Holidays
Digital Trends has the story about Amazon loosening up its rules on Kindle Book usage and allowing consumers to give them for Christmas and the holidays. And you don’t have to own a Kindle to give or receive. The service isn’t available yet, but it’s slated to be in place for the holiday buying season.
Nov 19
View Quest BookBox $110 Color eBook Reader
IndyPosted has a report on the View Quest BookBox making it the market in time for Christmas at the staggeringly low price of $110 for a full color device. Check it out here. Just some more options available this holiday season. Might be a perfect first eBook Reader for the curious who must have color!
Nov 18
Consumer Backlash Against Publisher Agency Pricing Model
Thanks Jorgen for a link to a FutureBook update about the ongoing battle between publishers, retailers and consumers regarding the adoption of the agency pricing model in the UK. The publishers are trying to manipulate the market by over-pricing eBooks (often tagged over the price of hard covers) in an effort to maintain control of …
Nov 17
Kobo eReader and B&N NookColor Reviewed
Tyler Laing contributor to the Phoenix News reviews the Kobo eReader here. Laing sounds like he’s sold on the device. And Matthew Miller at ZDNet offers a hands-on review of the more expensive but full color NookColor eBook Reader. Seems the new device from Barnes and Noble made the grade.
Nov 16
A Record-Breaking eBook Shopping Season in Your Future
The New York Times offers an update on the shape of holiday buying to come, and it’s starting to look like an eBook Christmas. With the 2009 holiday shopping season focused on Kindle, Nook and Sony, shoppers this year can look forward to a wide selection of new eBook Readers and accompanying spectrum of prices …
Nov 15
$1-billion in eBook Sales by Year End.
The Financial Post reports industry insiders projecting $1-billion in eBook sales by year end before growing to $3-billion by 2015 as the eBook Revolution brings in the new standard in reading. As much as we knew it was going to happen, did anybody think it would happen this quickly?
Nov 14
$99 Barnes and Noble Nook!
Suite101.com points us toward some Black Friday sales with a Best Buy Door Buster Deal offering the Barnes and Noble wi-fi Nook with $50 off at participating stores. The post is worth checking out!
Nov 13
NookColor versus iPad
The News For You compares the new Barnes & Noble NookColor eBook reader and the Apple iPad. Both machines are positioned for a competitive holiday shopping season. I think that NookColor’s $249 price tag will make the B&N device the consumer favorite.
Nov 12
Pre-Order Hanvon E Ink “Triton†Color e-Reader
If you want to get into line early you can pre-order the E Ink Triton ePaper display, Hanvon 9.7-inch color eBook reader. The WiFi only model will retail for $528 while the 3G version will cost a tidy $574. Electronista says the new device will ship February 2011.