The dedicated e-reader market is shrinking and the companies heavily invested in this space are diminished from the boom period of 2011 and 2012. e Ink is the primary player in this sector, their screen technology can be found on the Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Sony readers. Chief Financial Executive Eddie Chen recently told investors that e Ink's revenue is expected to plunge 10% … [Read more...] about e Ink Reports 10% Quarterly Loss
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E Ink Holdings Is Raising More Capital via 60 Million New Shares
E Ink Holdings, best known for the screens found on the Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite, and Nook Simple Touch, is raising some money. The company is selling 60 million new shares in a bid to get enough working capital to sustain its business. The e-paper company has seen some dramatic loses in 2012 of around $25.4 million. The company axed its former CEOÂ Scott Liu, who had … [Read more...] about E Ink Holdings Is Raising More Capital via 60 Million New Shares
Digi-Key and e-Ink Sign New Distribution Agreement
Digi-Key is best known for distributing and sell components for semi-conductors and electronics. Today, the company has signed a new distribution agreement with E Ink to get new e-paper technology on a global scale. It seems the two sides are going to focus on existing and next-generation display panels, and then dive into uncharted territory. Mark Zack, Digi-Key vice … [Read more...] about Digi-Key and e-Ink Sign New Distribution Agreement
New eInk Technologies Shown Off at IFA
e-Ink was showing off some of its next generation screens at IFA this year. The screens have a very high frame-rate display that is similar to the ones Pixel QI was showing off last year. The company also got a new front-lite e-ink display screen that will be available to venders very soon. This is the new screen that is featured in the Nook Simple Touch with Glow and the … [Read more...] about New eInk Technologies Shown Off at IFA
e-Ink Holdings Poised for Large Growth in the Second-Half of 2012
e-Ink Holdings is poised to engage in rapid growth in Q3 and Q4 of 2012. The company has had a fairly lackluster year so far, with no major e-readers being shipped, other then the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. With new devices imminently being released by Sony, Amazon and Kobo, the rest of the year looks quite bright. e-Ink is responsible for providing the display … [Read more...] about e-Ink Holdings Poised for Large Growth in the Second-Half of 2012
e-Ink Based e-Readers Not Impacted by Tablet PC’s
e-Ink Holdings, the company responsible for the e-paper technology found in most e-readers, is not concerned about tablet computers. The company announced today that they are going to continue their record setting growth well into October. The company's profits are up 83.14% from this time last year. The company mentioned in an interview that they expect to ship out 25-30 … [Read more...] about e-Ink Based e-Readers Not Impacted by Tablet PC’s
E-Ink Holdings Reports 67% Increase from this Time Last Year
E-Ink has just released its financial data and it is very telling on how successful the e-reader segment has become. The company reported its June parent sales of NT$1.84 billion and consolidated sales of NT$ 2.38 billion, up 73% and 40% Year-on-Year respectively. Its year-to-date consolidated sales was NT$17.01 billion, up 67% Year-on-Year. Although the second quarter of … [Read more...] about E-Ink Holdings Reports 67% Increase from this Time Last Year
E-Ink still relevant in a growing Tablet PC Market via January Profits
There is no doubt about it that 2010 was the year E-Readers entered a very competitive zenith and matured from earlier iterations. If CES was any indication, it seems many companies are seriously betting on 2011 being the year of the Tablet PC. Do not discount the possibility of electronic readers losing popularity anytime soon. E-Ink Holdings - the company responsible for … [Read more...] about E-Ink still relevant in a growing Tablet PC Market via January Profits