Amazon is shaking off those dreams of market monopoly, smelling the coffee and realizing there are some real world-class competitors coming into the game with the same grand ambitions. Yesterday Amazon started shipping a souped-up Kindle for U.S. and International adopters. Read here at Channel Web for a story about the global Kindle’s migration to one hundred countries with …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Oct 19
Que, the ProReader coming January 7, 2010
News at SoftSailor.com seems to confirm the rumors that have been bandied about forever regarding the Plastic Logic eBook reader. Read about it here. Called Que, the proReader, this device features an 8.5 x 11-inch capacitive touchscreen. Soft Sailor’s got pictures, or for more specifics you can take the link here to Que’s homepage at …
Oct 17
Will Your Brain Like This Article?
Here is a thought-provoking read for your weekend. The New York Times offers an opinion piece on whether the brain is willing to go along with the switch to eBooks and eBook Readers. They asked five experts from different disciplines and areas of study these questions (from the article): “Is there a difference in the …
Oct 16
Google Editions in 2010
More tough news for Amazon. Google will sell eBooks for any device through an online store called Google Editions that they plan to launch next year. The development announced in a release here at Reuters is a nice change for Google’s otherwise complicated press life as they battle the many challenges to Google Books. Google Editions …
Oct 15
Barnes and Noble eBook Reader to Launch Next Week
ZDNet’s got the scoop and apparently pictures of the rumored Barnes and Noble eBook Reader designed and set to launch through a partnership with IREX and Plastic Logic. Read the story and see the pictures here. So this is going to heat things up, with Barnes and Noble’s long track record as book seller and distributor, …
Oct 14
Time Magazine cautiously adds its two cents…
Hey, since everyone on the web’s been chattering about eBooks and eBook Readers for years now, isn’t Time kind of imitating us? Anyway, there is a good story at Time about the upcoming eBook Revolution. (Notice how they waited until things got into full swing before commenting…but I digress.) Read the article, it starts out lamenting how …
Oct 13
EXTREMELY COOL DEVICE ALERT!
Ok. This device (not sure it has a name yet…) from LG should make a big impact on the eBook Revolution. Let’s face it, like most hand-held devices, power is a concern for eBook Readers. So here’s LG to the rescue with a solar-powered eBook Reader that harnesses light energy to streamline your eBook reading. Check out the …
Oct 12
Barnes and Noble’s eReader Rumored to Run Android
A special thanks to Jorgen for this story at Gizmodo about Barnes and Noble’s much anticipated addition to the eBook marketplace. Lots of interesting notions in the offered posting about B&N’s mysterious eReader. Looks like the rumors are starting to pile up. Oh, and sorry about the delayed postings. This is the Canadian Thanksgiving so …
Oct 09
News on the Kindle Front
Amazon has cut the price of its Kindle 2 to $259. This analysts say, to prime consumers for Christmas. And, Amazon is announcing the release of the (Global) Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6″ Display, U.S. & International Wireless, Latest Generation). That device boasts global wireless connectivity and will cost you $279. Check the site to see if they …
Oct 08
Pack up your eBooks in your Old Kit Bag and…
Hard to avoid being nostalgic about soldiers these days with so many military actions going on around the world. By now most of us know someone who has been over somewhere doing something to protect the free-speech and thought that is slowly migrating across the digital divide. A link from Jorgen discloses a rather interesting …
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