e-books
Sony Reader Wi-Fi for $99, or half that with a trade-in
The competition must have been so stiff right now in the e-reader maker, forcing Sony to offer a couple of affordable deals for the Sony Reader. In case you’re thinking of getting yourself between now and until December 24, you might want to check out the Sony Reader. Sony has just cut down the Wi-Fi more »
Harry Potter is finally coming to an e-reader near you
After years of flatly refusing to even consider it, author J.K. Rowling seems ready to finally let her wildly popular Harry Potter series come to e-books. For fans this is a long awaited and very welcome announcement. She plans to create and sell them herself through her Pottermore website. The books will be released this more »
Entourage axes its 6-inch Pocket Edge E-Reader
The latest news from Entourage has them putting an end to the Pocket Edge E-Reader could mean two things from a larger perspective, that there is now room for small pocket e-reader in the market, or the Amazon Kindle has already captured said market. Whatever the reason maybe, it’s already final. Entourage will discontinue manufacturing more »
Starbucks to roll out digital network this fall
Starbucks announced it will be unveiling its own digital network as part of its free WiFi offerings. The network will offer both free and premium content from specially chosen content providers like Apple and the New York Times. The network will offer this content in a variety of categories including news, entertainment and local interests. more »
Plastic Logic pronounces the Que dead
When Plastic Logic canceled all Que ProReader pre-orders, and delayed the device indefinitely, it seemed as if it wouldn’t be the last bit of bad news we’d hear from the company. At the time, it only seemed inevitable that the Que would, in fact, never see the light of day. Now it seems as if more »
Investors peg Amazon as most likely to buy Barnes and Noble
Investors say that Amazon is the most logical choice to buy Barnes & Noble should the bookseller put themselves up for sales as they’ve been hinting they might. The two companies have been locked in a digital battle between their competing e-readers, the Kindle and the Nook. When Barnes & Noble announced they were cutting more »
Amazon says Kindle book sales will overtake paperback sales soon
Amazon CEO told USA Today on Thursday that he expects the site’s sales of Kindle books to surpass those of paperbacks in less than a year. This doesn’t surprise me at all. First, despite the recent tantrums thrown by certain publishers that resulted in the the price of their ebooks being jacked up to $12.99, more »
Amazon inks exclusive deal with book agent
The e-book wars have been heating up with the main companies involved releasing new apps, adding new features when possible, and lowering device prices. For the most part, with the arguable exception of the switch to the “agency model,” the war has been good for readers. Now it looks like we might be on the more »
Amazon Kindle to lose 55% marketshare to Apple iPad and Google tablet?
Amazon cannot hold onto the e-book market with the entry of Apple with the ultra-hyped iPad and the specter of a Google tablet, according to Credit Suisse analyst Spencer Wang. Wang’s research paper shows the three companies will each split the e-book market, dropping Amazon’s marketshare from 90% to 35%. Ouch. Near term, we suspect more »
Dulin’s Books announces two new e-book readers
Another day, and yet another e-book reader or two. The newest announcement comes from a company that doesn’t actually manufacture anything, but rather is rebranding other devices. Today we have two new readers from Dulin’s Books. The devices are the PocketBook 301 and PocketBook 360. Both come equipped with 400 MHz Samsung processors, 512MB flash more »
