Color Comes to an E-Reader
August 25, 2010
A new low-cost e-reader hopes to grab market share n part to its use of a full-color LCD screen.
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Kindle vs. iPad: Specialist Against Multitasker
Apple has sold more than three million iPads since April, but Amazon’s success with the Kindle is cloudier because it doesn’t reveal sales numbers.
Barnes & Noble Plans Big Push for Nook E-Reader
In-house boutiques are Barnes & Noble’s latest front in the battle with Amazon over their competing e-reader devices.
Kindle Cost Cut to $139 as Price War Begins
Amazon.com, the maker of the Kindle e-reader, is introducing two new smaller, lighter versions with high-contrast screens and crisper text.
Hong Kong Book Fair Adds a New Element: Electronic Publishing
The largest event of its kind in the Chinese-speaking market is still largely about selling print books, but this year there are booths of more than 20 companies in the “digital reading interactive zone.”
Amazon Says E-Books Now Top Hardcover Sales
Amazon sold 180 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books in the last month.
Small Stores See Google as Ally in E-Book Market
Google may soon become the primary source of e-books on the Web sites of hundreds of independent booksellers.
Will the iPad Undercut Digital Readers?
Think how the jack-of-all-trades mobile phones pushed aside the dedicated personal digital organizers.
Yes, People Still Read, but Now It’s Social
Anyone reading on the Amazon Kindle can see highlights under passages that other people liked, a reminder that exchanging ideas can be more fruitful than solitary reflection.
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Pogue & Friends 2009 Holiday Guide
David Pogue and media columnist David Carr team up at the New York Public Library to take a look at different electronic book readers.
Barnes & Noble Takes on Amazon.com
How does Barnes & Noble's new electronic book store stack up to Amazon.com?
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