According to an article in Publishers Weekly, 55% of ebook buyers are using Kindle devices for their reading, up from 49% last year. The figures indicate that the Kindle Fire has reached an 18% share in June. This data was compiled by Bowker Market Research. In June, Apple had a share of 15%, up from last year's 13%, and most of the reading took place on iPads. … [Read more...] about Kindle Takes 55% Share of the e-Reading Market
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Fictionwise to Cease Operations – An Era Ends
Fictionwise, one of the leading independent ebook sellers, will cease operations on December 4, 2012. Fictionwise was one of the pioneers - maybe the major pioneer - in the ebook arena. The company took an unusual route, making ebooks available in multiple formats and initiating the use of micro-payments for book purchases. It was also an early entrant in the the e-reader … [Read more...] about Fictionwise to Cease Operations – An Era Ends
Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Announced in the UK, Prices Start at £79
It seems Barnes & Noble is on overdrive right now. Just back from launching its new range of Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablet devices, the company is now eager to spread its footprint into the UK with the Nook Simple Touch and Nook Simple Touch GlowLight devices. Both the devices are on pre-order in the UK where prices start at a comfortable £79. The Nook has been the first off … [Read more...] about Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Announced in the UK, Prices Start at £79
Rumor: Amazon Launching 3 New Tablets
Amazon has already struck gold with the Kindle Fire, it being the only Android tablet that can hold a candle to the Apple iPad (though from a safe distance). The online retailer has joined in late to the tablet sphere but has made it big, leaving behind many big name competitors such as Samsung or Acer. However, while the Kindle Fire is already due for an upgrade and a next gen … [Read more...] about Rumor: Amazon Launching 3 New Tablets
NOOK Adds Entertainment, Streaming Content App
Barnes&Noble added the largest-ever software update to its $199 NOOK Color today, an upgrade that will allow users to have access to over 100 feature enhancements, movie and television sites like Netflix and Flixster, digital comics, and more. While the update is free for NOOK Color owners, it only applies to the specific full-color device, making it more competitive with … [Read more...] about NOOK Adds Entertainment, Streaming Content App
Kindle Fire for just $123 in some select Target and Walmart stores
As if the Kindle Fire's $199 price tag wasn't lucrative enough, Target and Wal-Mart stores have listed it at an even cheaper $123.38. That's 35 percent less than the Amazon tablet's regular price though the reduced price is for a temporary period and that too, is offered by only select stores. Like the Target store at Trumbull, Connecticut has been selling the Kindle Fire at … [Read more...] about Kindle Fire for just $123 in some select Target and Walmart stores
Will the Apple iPad still be king of the Tablets in the next few years?
Tablet is going to be found a dime to a dozen in the US by 2014. By then the proliferation of the tablet would be such that every third American would own a tablet. The total figure of tablet owners would have shot up to 89.5 million by that year. These are as per forecast reports from eMarketer who specialize is market research studies. However, they also predict tablet sales … [Read more...] about Will the Apple iPad still be king of the Tablets in the next few years?
Roundup of Black Friday 2011 Deals on e-Readers
Buying an e-book reader or a tablet (or for that matter, any other gadget) on Black Friday can be rewarding, though if you haven't done your research you could miss out on some great deals. Presented here is a compilation of some the best deals you can have on two of the biggest selling e-readers currently available. Black Friday deals on the Amazon Kindle Think of … [Read more...] about Roundup of Black Friday 2011 Deals on e-Readers
iPad 2 price slash might be a reality soon
A tried and tested method of successfully positioning a product in a market that is dominated by some other product is to price it cheap while ensuring quality levels are never compromised. This is exactly the strategy that both Barnes & Noble and Amazon has adopted with their Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire respectively. The Nook Tablet is priced at $250 while the Kindle Fire … [Read more...] about iPad 2 price slash might be a reality soon
Amazon Kindle Fire to include Time Inc. magazines
Time Inc. will have five of its magazines -- Time, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, People and Real Simple -- available on the Kindle Fire, the publishing unit of Time Warner revealed. Barnes & Noble's Nook Tablet boasted of the Time Inc. publications right from the start and the reason it took a while longer for that to happen to the Kindle Fire is Amazon’s pricing policy. … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire to include Time Inc. magazines
Nook Color 2 Confirmed for Nov 7 Release
Barnes & Noble has just started sending out invites for a special event on November 7 that will act as the launchpad of a new generation of the Nook Color. This pretty much confirms what has been mentioned here in previous articles. The event is planned in New York, though what is also of note is that B&N has nowhere mentioned the entirety of the event is centered … [Read more...] about Nook Color 2 Confirmed for Nov 7 Release
Tablet vs eReader Demographics
A recent study conducted by Nielsen has come up with some interesting facts. By a slight majority, women have been found to be increasingly drawn towards e-book readers, while their male counterparts seem have found tablet PCs to their liking. Presently the study reports 61 percent of women own a Kindle, a Nook, or any other such e-reader, a steady increase over the 46 percent … [Read more...] about Tablet vs eReader Demographics
iStoryTime Expanding with New Investment Funds
We profiled a strong front-runner in the app book market over the summer when iStoryTime partnered with HP to pre-install its children’s multi-interactive book app, Kung Fu Panda 2, on the newly released Touchpad tablet. At the time, iStoryTime was holding quite steady in terms of sales of its many children’s apps in the Apple store. Now, the app book publisher has issued a … [Read more...] about iStoryTime Expanding with New Investment Funds
Apple out to buy Barnes and Noble?
Now here is something that does sound odd even by rumor standards. Apple out to buy Barnes & Noble might not make much of a sense but it obviously seems to do to several 'unproven sources' with BGR. Barnes & Noble can't be considered a direct competitor of Apple nor is there any product in either of their portfolio that competes directly in the market. The one B&N … [Read more...] about Apple out to buy Barnes and Noble?
Barnes & Noble Updates Nook iPad App, Will Offer Periodicals
All Barnes & Noble customers who do their reading on the iPad via the Nook for iPad app will soon have more content at their disposal in the form of periodicals and newspapers. Barnes & Noble hasn't revealed exactly when the service will go on air, but has said they will provide access to 175 magazines and newspapers in the coming days. This comes on the heels of a … [Read more...] about Barnes & Noble Updates Nook iPad App, Will Offer Periodicals
Kobo shifting Borders client accounts to its own e-book store
Kobo is already into damage control mode now that Borders bookstore is in its last throes of death and as a first step, it has begun shifting user accounts attached to Borders to its very own. Of course, care is being taken to ensure the entire process remains transparent to the readers so that they continue to have access to the same e-books as they had been able to all … [Read more...] about Kobo shifting Borders client accounts to its own e-book store