The Amazon digital book juggernaut seems unstoppable at the moment and looks like it would chew up anything and everything that comes its way. It did so with the hardcover books back in July 2010 and now the latest victim is paperbacks. "Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com," as per the company earning release. The date was … [Read more...] about Amazon sells more digital books than paperbacks
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A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Guess who is the latest entrant to the million gadgets clubs! It's our very own Amazon who claims to have sold a million Kindles in just the first 73 days of the holiday quarter. Now Amazon is notorious for not coming out with concrete figures as far as sales of its Kindle range of e-readers are concerned, leaving everyone to only just guess how many of the e-readers may have … [Read more...] about A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Do e-Book Readers prefer the iPad? Or is the survey off base?
A recent survey, published by ChangeWave research, asked the question "which of the following e-book readers are you likely to buy?" They found that the iPad got a 44% positive response while the Kindle received a 33% positive response. Their conclusion was that the iPad is gaining ground on the Kindle in the increasingly 2 horse race that is e-book readers. Well, not so … [Read more...] about Do e-Book Readers prefer the iPad? Or is the survey off base?
Archos e-reader under FCC scanner
After Barnes & Noble's NookColor, its now Archos that has lined up an e-reader running Android at the FCC. The similarities does not end here as the Archos e-reader also features an LCD display, measures 7 inches and also seems to be capable of playing back video and image files in full color. Apart from these, the very few specifications of the e-reader (bearing model … [Read more...] about Archos e-reader under FCC scanner
Asus Eee Note launching this week in Taiwan
It seems things have suddenly picked up the pace at Asus. It was just a week ago that the company came up with the name of the device that we now know as the Eee Note EA800 digital notebook - a tablet PC with an 8 inch LCD display having a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and running the Linux operating system. A good thing with the Eee Note is that it is reasonably priced at … [Read more...] about Asus Eee Note launching this week in Taiwan
Entourage Pocket Edge revealed
Entourage has finally launched the Pocket Edge a little over a month after the device was first sighted at a products display event at Mirasol, which should put to rest any doubt that anyone might be having if the Pocket Edge was meant for a commercial release or it was just a prototype device. However what's surprising it the choice of launch event as Entourage has selected … [Read more...] about Entourage Pocket Edge revealed
Kindle e-Reader Sales Zoom
It seems the festivity bug has already smitten Amazon and its Kindle e-readers. In fact, the company is already reporting having sold far more Kindle devices than they did in the entire year of 2009, and its only just October! You be sure that with the upcoming holiday season sales should reach a new crescendo. So the new Kindle Graphite 3G and Kindle Graphite WIFI is all … [Read more...] about Kindle e-Reader Sales Zoom
Nook Color revealed? Also Nook Kids
Barnes & Noble's carefully crafted veil of secrecy around the new Nook may have just been blown off. Originally slated to be launched tomorrow afternoon, what we have here is an image of the new Nook or Nook Color has it has been named. And while the device does look cool, what seems evident is that it might not be a photograph of the product itself but just a mock up of … [Read more...] about Nook Color revealed? Also Nook Kids
Good E-Reader Week in Review – Aug 2 to Aug 9 2010
Welcome to another riveting edition of the Good E-Reader Week in Review! This week we have seen a wide array of new Tablet PC News, some have been announced in development, as well as a few new release dates. We have perplexing news that the Barnes and Noble bookstore chain is in real trouble. On the flip side, we look at Amazons recent success and some of the statistics … [Read more...] about Good E-Reader Week in Review – Aug 2 to Aug 9 2010
The next gen XMDF e-book format from Sharp
Electronics major Sharp has come up with an entirely new e-Book platform and an e-Book format which they have named XMDF or ever-eXtending Mobile Document Format, something that the company has been working on since 2009. The format has been in use in millions of terminal since its inception more than a decade ago, with mobile phones forming the bulk of it. The XDMF has been a … [Read more...] about The next gen XMDF e-book format from Sharp