Here’s a story about the $800 HP Slate. It looks slick and it’s expensive, but let’s hope the marketplace gives it a better rating than CNN does here.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Oct 22
The Nook is Headed to Walmart for Christmas
Check out this MarketWatch report on Barnes & Noble, Inc.’s announcement that their NOOK eBook Reader will be sold through Walmart’s 2,500 stores, arriving on the shelves as soon as October 24, in time for holiday shopping. With Apple already offering the different versions of iPad at Walmart can Amazon’s Kindle be far behind? Added …
Oct 20
Kobo Wireless eReader
GoodeReader.com reviewed the new Kobo Wireless eReader and found few flaws on the upgrade to the original. New to the market , at $149 it’s bound to cause a stir among similarly priced competitors like Kindle, Nook and Sony eReader. While I was hoping Kobo would get adventurous and break the $100 price barrier, they …
Oct 19
eBook Sales Incentives – eBook Bundles
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to a post at eBookMagazine.co.uk that offers some common sense incentives that could make the eBook buying experience more familiar and profitable for the consumer, publisher and eBook Store alike. The idea of bundling and cross-selling titles is nothing new, but it seems some eBook retailers are …
Oct 18
eBooks to Dominate the Future?
Here’s a link to a CNN story and video where author Nicholas Negroponte, founder of One Laptop per Child suggests the end of the ‘physical’ book is nigh. He makes some excellent points about the practicality of loading an entire library into devices and taking them to remote locations, and I believe that the eBook’s …
Oct 17
Amazon Kindle DX Graphite Reviewed
GoodeReader.com offers an extensive review of the new Amazon Kindle DX Graphite. The large-sized wireless eReader comes with free 3G and 9.7″ display. Amazon boasts the latest generation DX’s 3G operates globally which is good because this upgraded machine has to offer a lot of perks to justify the $379 price tag. (Original Kindle hit …
Oct 16
Sony PRS-650 Touch Edition e-Reader Reviewed
Good e-Reader offers a review and photos of the new Sony PRS 650 Touch edition. And it looks like good news for the device that features a 6 inch E Ink touch screen with 16 levels of gray scale. At $229 it’s at least within the neighborhood of some other high-end but cheaper eReaders on …
Oct 15
eBook Sales Jump 172% in August!
Publishers Weekly reports on the numbers that are defining the eBook Revolution showing this sea-change shift away from the traditional market towards explosive growth in digital publishing sales. It’s something we all know is happening, but it’s exciting to have the statistics.
Oct 14
iPad Plans to Show off Multi-Function this Halloween
USA Today has a post announcing iPad’s plan to release a special edition of DRACULA for Halloween that includes video game features, music and more. It will be interesting to see how this multimedia experience plays out. Definitely, iPad has to justify it’s many fantastic functions and high price. (While it’s bound to be fun, …
Oct 13
Kindle ‘Singles’ Coming to an Amazon Near You!
I think this is a silly re-branding of an already existing literary form, but there is method in Amazon’s madness. Check out this Pocket-lint post declaring that the short story and novella have now been renamed “Kindle Singles.” On paper, it’s a good idea since short and medium-range stories have traditionally been tough for writers …
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