Mashable posted that iPad Sales Topped 3 Million units since it first went on the market less than three months ago. I mention this because it stands to reason that this is the likely motivation for the sudden price war between eBook Readers like Kobo, nook and Amazon Kindle. Since there is clearly a healthy market …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jun 23
Borders offers $20 gift card with Kobo eReader Purchase
Bloomberg Businessweek posted a story about Borders Group Inc.’s offer of a $20 gift card with the purchase of the Kobo eReader. The device is one of Borders’ Good, Better, Best Selection that includes the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro ($119.99) and two Sony Readers. Kobo eReader’s industry-low $150 price was passed Monday by Barnes and Noble’s economy …
Jun 22
Then Amazon Kindle 2 Drops in Price to $189
I’m sure they’ll say they thought of it first, but Amazon has now dropped the price of their Kindle 2 eBook Reader with Whispernet 3G from $259 to $189 hot on the heels of Barnes & Noble’s nook dropping in price to $149 for its WiFi-only nook and $199 for its 3G WiFi nook. Read …
Jun 21
The Barnes and Noble nook for $149
Looks like Barnes and Noble is making another exciting move marking the price of their nook down to $149 while offering an optional $199 3G model. This will absolutely heat things up this summer, and I can’t help but think this is the work of Kobo’s $150 E Ink eReader. The $149 nook doesn’t just beat …
Jun 18
Rupert Murdoch Makes Some Moves
Thanks again to Jorgen for links to a digital news story that he’s been monitoring. The developments involve Rupert Murdoch making some moves to get a firm toehold in the growing digital newspaper industry and mark a casualty in the eBook Revolution. Click here for a story at TabletPCReview that details Murdoch’s purchase of Skiff, LLC, and the …
Jun 17
Barnes and Noble eBook Market Share Rises
Authorlink News is carrying a story touting Barnes and Noble’s new CEO William Lynch as the main reason B&N is making huge gains in the eBook Market. I’ve got to agree, whoever is calling the shots is sure making up for ground the company lost after briefly shutting down its eBook Store in 2008. Since …
Jun 16
Has Google Editions Won the eBook War?
Many thanks to our friend Jorgen who provided a link to an interesting discussion over at FUTUReBOOK.com about the future of eBooks on the web and the trouble with DRM. The post by Tom Williams ponders whether Google Editions has already won the eBook war with their cloud-based eBooks versus the proprietary formats offered by Amazon, …
Jun 15
Paper Books to Go Extinct?
The Huffington Post offers a thoughtful piece by Steve Leveen about the past and future of reading entitled: “Will Paper Books Go the Way of the Silent Film? Change in the Air at BookExpo America” inspired by remarks from an industry insider speaking at the recent BookExpo in New York. It’s a well-written piece worth the click.
Jun 14
Consumer Report on eBook Readers
Bright Side of News has a summary of a Consumer Report review of eBook Readers. Not a lot of surprises, but it’s nice to see that eBook Readers are mainstream enough to rate some ink from the non-profit, independent, subscription supported, rating organization.
Jun 13
Low-Priced books Lead in iBookstore sales.
Okay. I know what you’re thinking. “Well, that ain’t news…” Check out the Bookseller.com story: “Discounted books rule on iBookstore.” They can spin this around the word “discount” all they want but the real story is that lower-priced eBooks outsell higher priced. It’s not rocket science. Publishers have to stop “discounting” titles and just start …
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