The Sony Tablet P is one of the most innovative tablet concepts to come our way with its twin clamshell form that includes two 5.5 inch sized displays. AT&T will be offering the 4G capable tablet for $399.99 starting March 4. The offer is inclusive of a 2 year data plan wherein users will have to shell out $35 every month for 3 GB of data usage. Of course, one can also go … [Read more...] about Sony Tablet P from AT&T Coming March 4th
Archives for February 2012
Lenovo Favors Selling Tablets Online over Netbooks
Online availability of Lenovo netbooks is slowly being withdrawn. Those who wish to purchase Lenovo netbooks would not find them on the official online store in the near future. As it is, the present stock is quite low.Lenovo is doing this since tablets became the latest craze of the time rather than netbooks. Lenova introduced the IdeaPad K1 and IdeaPad A1 and it appears … [Read more...] about Lenovo Favors Selling Tablets Online over Netbooks
RIM PlayBook on Offer at “New Low Price” of $199
It seems RIM will continue selling the PlayBook tablet for $199, the special discounted price that had made the tablet popular with consumers. It's no secret the PlayBook fared miserably in the market after its launch, though sales picked up when price was brought down to $199. Also, RIM had offered the PlayBook tablet for $199Â a number of times, though it had always reverted … [Read more...] about RIM PlayBook on Offer at “New Low Price” of $199
Amazon Kindle Lending Library Tops 100,000 eBooks
Amazon rolled out a new system last year for people who belong to their exclusive Prime Membership. Every month you can download and read one full ebook on your Kindle Fire or via the website. The company reported today that their selection of books available for loan has topped 100,000 different selections.“Kindle Owners’ Lending Library continues to grow rapidly – with … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Lending Library Tops 100,000 eBooks
Kobo Revises e-Reading App for Windows 8 Store
Kobo has been fervently refining their upcoming Windows 8 application to be debuted in the Windows 8 store. The company will be one of the very first ebook companies to have an official app ready for the official launch of the service when the new iteration of Windows is released later this year. This will allow you to read books either on your PC or with any Windows 8 … [Read more...] about Kobo Revises e-Reading App for Windows 8 Store
Google to Reinstate Affiliate Status for Shut-Out Indie Bookstores
GoodEReader reported last week that Google had revoked the affiliate status of a large number of independent bookstores, apparently without motive or explanation other than to say they were focusing on the large volume sellers. At the time, the announcement was confusing and hurtful for small time retailers as they did not see how their smaller volume of sales could have any … [Read more...] about Google to Reinstate Affiliate Status for Shut-Out Indie Bookstores
Open Road, Ingram Grow Into Retail Book Offerings
With the fast paced growth of digital publishing as a concept, it can be hard to keep up with the information and terminology of the industry, especially since there are still two distinct arms of that electronic industry. Some watchers may be well versed in what digital publishing brings to self-published and indie authors, tools like ebook formatting and distribution, small … [Read more...] about Open Road, Ingram Grow Into Retail Book Offerings
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Reaches FCC
The Galaxy Note 10.1Â appeared under the Barcelona sun (at the MCW event to be precise) just days ago, but has already made its appearance at the FCC in between. Referred to as GT-N8000 as per FCCÂ Â parlance, the tablet could be mistaken for the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1Â except for the front facing 2 megapixel camera that adorns the front top bezel on the Galaxy Note 10.1 in place of a … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Reaches FCC
BSNL Tablet Pre-Orders Crosses 1 lac
It was just a few days ago that BSNL first announced plans to launch a troika of tablets in the Indian market. The three tablets range in price from an Aakash challenger to one that can take on the likes of the Reliance 3G Tab. However, while the Aakash is still languishing along without hitting headlines with such high pre-order sales figures, BSNL has made quite the media … [Read more...] about BSNL Tablet Pre-Orders Crosses 1 lac
100 Blackberry Playbook Apps Now on the Good e-Reader App Store
The Blackberry Playbook received the much anticipated OS2 update around a week ago, and with it came a slew of new features. The biggest enhancement was the Android 2.3.3 emulator that allows you to install Android Apps. The Playbook uses BAR files as its proprietary format and we have been fiendishly converting existing Android Apps to the Blackberry format. We are pleased to … [Read more...] about 100 Blackberry Playbook Apps Now on the Good e-Reader App Store
Marvel Launches Graphic Novels in the iBookstore
Marvel has officially started to launch a series of graphic novels to the iOS platform. These are normally a series of comic books compiled in one format to save you money and span the epic scale of a particular saga. The company is launching its new initiative with over 60 different editions and intends on launching new ones every week. Normally, Marvel titles are contained … [Read more...] about Marvel Launches Graphic Novels in the iBookstore
More eBooks Than Hardbacks in 2011
In the UK last year, more digital books were published than hardback editions, according to an article by Phillip Jones for The Bookseller. The explanation comes down to nothing more than publishers trying to keep up in a difficult market, while costs and ease of ebook production became manageable. These comparison numbers were provided by Nielsen BookScan, an industry mainstay … [Read more...] about More eBooks Than Hardbacks in 2011
Micromax to Launch Android Tablet
The Indian mobile handset vendor Micromax clearly does not wish to remain confined to one speciality, and is eager to have a presence in the booming tablet segment. We have already these rumors before, but this time we should see the Micromax tablet by the 15th of March.According to tech journalist Karan Bajaj, the tablet will be in the 7 inch capacitive display category … [Read more...] about Micromax to Launch Android Tablet
Asus to Launch Transformer Prime in India on March 1
Asus has just announced the availability of its much acclaimed Transformer Prime tablet in India. This should be honey sweet to those who have been patiently awaiting the launch of the quad core Tegra 3 tablet running Android ICS in the country. The media event is to be held in New Delhi on March 1 with the tablet reaching store shelves within a few more days. Asus though has … [Read more...] about Asus to Launch Transformer Prime in India on March 1