e-Readers have experienced diminished market share due to the rise of lower priced tablets. One of the big draws of electronic book readers is that you can read for months at a time, and its easier on the eyes then your average LCD tablet. This year it is expected that over 4.5 million readers are going to be shipped out in Q4, with Amazon being the largest vendor. The … [Read more...] about 4.5 Million e-Readers to Be Shipped During the Holidays
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The Corporate Battleground for Your Digital Book Business
The current ebook market climate is riddled with uncertainty as corporate giants do battle with each other for your digital content. Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, and other major publishers are fighting it out online and in the courts for your business. Amazon launched the Kindle Reader in 2007 and Sony in 2006. At first, both devices lived on the fringe with early … [Read more...] about The Corporate Battleground for Your Digital Book Business
Two Million e-Readers to Be Sold in Q1 2012
The worldwide shipment of e-ink based e-readers is going to slip to only two million units in the first quarter of 2012. This is a far cry from Q4 of 2011 with over nine million units sold. The decline is mainly attributed to the success of tablets such as the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet. Amazon is seeing declining sales on its entire line of e-ink based readers and have … [Read more...] about Two Million e-Readers to Be Sold in Q1 2012
eReaders See Huge Gains in 2011 with 27.1 Million Sold
e-Readers have really hit it big in 2011 and have seen over 27.1 million e-ink devices sold in the retail sphere. During the course of 2010, only 13 million were sold and this year they are up by 208%. Many people thought e-readers were a flash in the pan and would not garner mainstream acceptance. Industry analysts at the beginning of the year were heralding 2011 as the … [Read more...] about eReaders See Huge Gains in 2011 with 27.1 Million Sold
What Brand e-Reader do you have? Top 10 Poll Results
We ran a poll in December 2010 and January 2011 on what brand of e-reader proved to be the most popular with the regular visitors of Good e-Reader. This poll was run during the crucial holiday season and the month afterwords. We did not ask what e-reader in particular people had, but only what brand they decided to go with. We had 647 votes total cast in two months and the … [Read more...] about What Brand e-Reader do you have? Top 10 Poll Results
IDC claims 13 million e-readers and 18 million tablets shipped in 2010
International Data Corporation whom is considered one of the leading global market intelligence company has just released some interesting statistics. It seems in 2010 13 million e-readers and 18 million Tablet PC's were shipped globally. Retail giant Amazon led the entire e-reader sales scene, retaining around a total 48% market share, not only in the pivotal 4th quarter … [Read more...] about IDC claims 13 million e-readers and 18 million tablets shipped in 2010
E-Reader – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
In the past year the sale of e-readers has skyrocketed making it one of the top consumer gadgets to own at this time. Many of the sales that helped to give these devices international attention came during the holiday season. The Publishers Association has collected some valuable data on the subject and how e-reader and e-reader related purchases compare to other popular … [Read more...] about E-Reader – The Gift that Keeps on Giving
e-Reader sales will jump to $8.2 Billion by 2014
According to a recent report from the Yankee Group e-Readers are set to dramatically soar from 11 million units sold in 2010, making around $1.9 billion industry wide to 72 million units sold and a market growth of $8.2 billion by 2014. The recent report estimates that the market will almost double every year until 2014 with popular electronic readers such as the Amazon … [Read more...] about e-Reader sales will jump to $8.2 Billion by 2014
April E-Book sales up 127% Quarterly Projections look Good
A new report came in today from the Association of American Publishers that in the month of April E-Books saw a spike of 127.9% increase from this time last year. The Total profit saw in the month of April totalled to around 27.4 Million Dollars. Now to be fair, only 13 publishers supply data to the AAP, so total E-Book sales are likely 35 million dollars. Although in … [Read more...] about April E-Book sales up 127% Quarterly Projections look Good