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.
Nov 11
The New York Times to Offer eBook Elitism
Excuse my cynicism, but what has The New York Times ‘Best-Seller’ list done for the vast majority of writers out there but create a false elitist, New York-centered view of publishing? Anyway, MarketWatch reports The New York Times will publish eBook fiction and nonfiction Best-Seller Lists beginning early 2011.
This after a decade of the ‘trend following’ Times fighting digital publishing and ignoring the evolution of a market full of diversity for readers and success for writers who would have otherwise been consigned by the status quo to obscurity.
So, great…
Nov 10
More about Color E Ink from its MAKER!
Hanlon announced the release of its Color E Ink device here. Now E Ink Holdings has just officially launched its ‘Triton,’ the first color electronic paper display. (The very technology used in Hanlon’s eBook reader.) Check out the Engadget story. Watch the video too. Flashy and it tells you how E Ink works.
Nov 09
Color E Ink has Arrived!
CNN and just about everyone else is talking about the release of a color E Ink eBook Reader from Chinese eReader manufacturer Hanvon. This device will make quite a splash with publishers of illustrated books and magazines but it remains to be seen whether it’s essential to reading John Grisham–especially with its $440 price tag.
Of course, every eBook Revolution watcher knows it might be worth waiting. Recent price wars among black and white E Ink eReaders suggest high prices have a short shelf life. Read the full story here.
Nov 08
A Slippery Slope at Barnes and Noble
Barnes & Noble has announced their latest scheme to increase sales (and PROFIT) and offset the (sometimes) high price of eBooks. Knowelty.com reports that B&N is set to release a Danielle Steele novel FREE to download but there’s a catch. Advertising will be built into the pages.
They assure the readership that the advertisements will be unobtrusive and tasteful; but honestly, how long is that going to last? The minute publishers understand that they can add to their revenue streams by advertising between the digital covers of say, Stephen King’s latest, then there will be a great temptation to build in more and more ads.
It’s a slippery slope.
Nov 07
Readers Go After Amazon Writers!
Thanks Jorgen for a link to this Guardian.co.uk post that follows the struggle over eBook pricing. This adds to a previous story where Amazon’s UK Kindle store caved to publishers’ demands to take control of their own over-pricing.
Now the readers are fighting back.
Nov 06
Energy Multimedia Color Book eReader by Energy Sistem
Softpedia reports on yet another color eBook reader entering the explosive pre-holiday eBook Revolution.
The Energy Multimedia Color Book eReader by Energy Sistem comes with a 5-inch color display that swaps a touch screen for price with the 2GB version of the device hitting the market at about $156 (USD). Check out the specifics here.
Nov 05
The Novel from Pandigital
Here’s another new Color eBook Reader coming to the market. The Pandigital Novel has a familiar 7-inch color LCD screen, access to Barnes and Noble’s eBook store and runs on the Internet-ready Android.
Check out Wireless Goodness’ post on the Novel here. It’s going to be one wild Christmas for the eBook Revolution.
Nov 04
Samsung Galaxy Tab Reviewed
ITPro reviews the Samsung Galaxy Tab here. This tablet has a 7-inch screen with overall physical dimensions slightly smaller than the Apple iPad it was designed to compete against. It’s expensive like iPad too coming in at £529.99 ($863 USD).
There are a ton of similarities between the products but the Samsung Galaxy Tab pulls into the lead by running on Android 2.2, Google’s mobile operating system that allows Flash playback.
That opens the device to the entire Internet, where iPad’s exclusion of the Flash playback seriously hampers Apple’s ability to deliver the world.
Nov 03
Amazon Kindle 3 and You…
Ars technica offers an in-depth look at the Amazon Kindle 3 that focuses on the machine’s human interface. Author Nate Anderson intentionally avoids the technical in favor of answering questions like: “is it user-friendly,” and “does it deliver the goods in a way that does not detract from the reading experience?”
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