Well we’ve got a couple of interesting bits of news (or is it rumor?). Apple announced the sale of its 2 millionth iPad since its launch April 3rd. Read the story here at CNN. And Jorgen dropped off a link to a story at MobilitySite that talks about the future sales trends for eBook Readers. Check …
Category: eBook Readers
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May 31
$100 Tablets are Coming!
Jorgen stopped by with a link to another exciting find. The Financial Times technology section is talking about a wave of low priced tablets that are expected over the coming year. This development will threaten iPad’s coveted lead in the lucrative full-color, multi-function tablet market. The article says the start of this low-priced invasion will begin …
May 30
eBook Readers in the Office
Many thanks to Jorgen for a link to a Globe and Mail story here about the various eBook Readers on the market and their place in the office environment. An excellent weekend read where writer Lynn Greiner makes some interesting observations about the eBook Revolution in the work place.
May 29
Barnes and Noble’s eReader App for iPad.
Take this link over to ZDNet if you’re interested in Mobile Gadgeteer reporter Matthew Miller’s first look at Barnes and Noble’s eReader App for iPad. Again, I want to take my hat off to B&N for embracing the eBook Revolution, and to Apple too, for allowing this feature and the broader selection of titles it …
May 28
iPad goes International
Read CNN’s coverage of the iPad’s International launch here. Apple’s color touch-screen tablet and newcomer to the eBook Revolution goes on sale in Canada, UK, Switzerland, Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Australia and Japan. That’s an impressive launch for the machine that also functions as web browser, movie player and video game platform. The machine is …
May 27
Aluratek’s Libre Reader: $150 list, $100 at Sears
BoingBoing.net (tech, culture, science blog) has posted some interesting news that is in keeping with our recent focus on low-priced eBook Readers. It seems that Aluratek’s Libre reader is hitting the market priced from $100-$150, depending where you pick it up. They go into detail at the link about its pros and cons, but can’t say …
May 26
$200 Full Color eBook Reader from Pandigital
Thanks Jorgen for this link to a LinuxInsider post about a $200 full color eBook reader from Pandigital that is bound to give the iPad a run for its money. The compact (5.5 by 7.5 by 0.5 inches & 16 ounces) WiFi-enabled device will arrive on the US market next month. Developers are very interested in …
May 25
More about the $150 Kobo eReader
Okay. I know I’m obsessing about this thing, but come on… think of how much time we’ve talked about the pricey Kindle, nook, Sony Reader and iPad. Doesn’t an affordable E Ink eReader deserve some extra attention? ZDNet has had some hands-on time with the $150 Kobo eReader. Check out their post here. There’s a great picture …
May 20
Barnes and Noble – eBook Publishers
Here’s a MarketWatch story about Barnes and Noble again showing they’re able to think off the shelf. For a company that up until a short time ago had closed its eBook store, B&N is showing the industry how to make up for lost time. Not only are they embracing the eBook Revolution by converting their …
May 19
New Amazon Kindle to fight iPad? What’s going on at Lab 126?
Many thanks to Jorgen for a link to a Telegraph.co.uk post that hints at mysterious activities over at Amazon.com’s research and development department. Apparently dozens of jobs have been posted at Amazon’s Lab 126 which just happens to be the division responsible for building Kindle in the first place. Industry insiders are suggesting that Amazon is …
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