Tag archive: E-Readers

The proliferation of smartphone, tablet and e-reader ownership means there are more devices waiting to be filled with content than ever before. And it appears consumers are wasting no time going about it. Data from research firm comScore this week shows that for online shoppers it’s digital content which is grabbing the attention above any other type of goods. As a Reuters report on comScore’s data suggests, the figures may be an early… Read More

The Kindle Fire is reported to be the top tablet at Best Buy this year, and Amazon is expected to sell 5 million in the fourth quarter against an estimated 13 million for the iPad. While Apple’s iPad remains the clear winner, if these projections hold up, the Kindle Fire will be the first tablet to come this close to challenging it. The Fire has two clear differences to the iPad. The first is a dramatically lower price; you can effectively buy… Read More

Just last month it was reported that Amazon’s profits were down 73% due to the online company's heavy investment in its various tablets, including the Kindle Fire, which is set to release on November 15th. Additionally, it was reported that Amazon was bracing itself for the eventually release of its hotly anticipated tablet, knowing it would have to sell the tablet at a $10 loss and recoup that through content that customers purchased.… Read More

I saw the Kindle Fire in action yesterday at Amazon's big product announcement in New York. I didn't get to hold it, but I like what I saw at the different demo stations. Today, I've been reading articles around the web. Some claim it lacks flexibility, while others applaud its focus; some claim it's no “iPad killer,” but think it will be a good wing man to Apple's famed tablet. I believe it's in… Read More

These days, most of us don't have enough expendable cash to just go out and buy every hot new gadget that suits our fancy. It turns out, however, that that might not be such a bad thing for our general happiness. According to a recent study, affluent members of society feel that the more electronics they purchase, the more complicated their lives feel. The study comes from research firm Ipsos Mendelsohn, which surveys households that earn… Read More

A new study by the Nielsen Company sheds light on how people use their tablets, e-readers and smart phones. And, as you might imagine, the findings are not particularly surprising, even if it is interesting to see if other people use the device the same way as yourself. According to the study,which involved surveying 12,000 device owners, 68 percent of smartphone owners used their device while watching television. The same goes for 70 percent… Read More

So you want an e-reader, huh? Maybe you've decided to get back on the literary horse and start reading again, or maybe you've decided it's just time to ditch trees and go digital. Either way, you've got a tough decision ahead of you. There may only be two big e-reader devices in the market, but they both offer some unique benefits. Do you care more for style and options, or are you just in it to read that novel… Read More

Today, Amazon previewed a coming software update for the Kindle, and yes, real page numbers will be introduced. Many (but not all) Kindle e-books will now be numbered identically to their tangible copies. “Our customers have told us they want real page numbers that match the page numbers in print books so they can easily reference and cite passages, and read alongside others in a book club or class,” Amazon said. “Rather than add pages numbers… Read More

This morning, as expected, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch will be on hand at New York's Guggenheim Museum to announce the launch of the company's new daily newspaper for the iPad, called The Daily. The event starts at 11 a.m. EST, so there's nothing to be found just yet either on Apple's App Store or the news outlet's web portal. News Corp has kept the actual product tightly under wraps during development and interest… Read More

At the risk of being a Grinch and spoiling your excitement for whatever gadgets Santa planted under your tree this year, they're about to look antiquated. The 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the largest tech exhibition in the United States, is now only a week away. Typically, CES has been a fall show where much of what exhibitors show off won't actually find its way to shelves until the second half of the year, but the… Read More

Computer hardware has accounted for $27.46 billion in online shopping sales during the first 47 days of the 2010 holiday shopping season, according to a new report released by comScore. The report specifically mentions the iPad as a driving force behind this year's 25 percent increase in online computer hardware sales compared to the same period in 2009. “Computer Hardware ranks as the top growing category for the holiday season to… Read More

An army of tablet PCs may be hitting the market fully equipped with e-book reading software, but that won't stop e-readers from selling. A new release by Gartner predicts that e-reader sales will continue to display huge growth in the years to come. The research company forecasts that a total of 6.6 million e-readers will be sold in 2010, up 79.8 percent from 2009 sales of 3.6 million units. And in 2011, sales should surpass 11 million… Read More

As predicted last week week, Barnes & Noble has brought color to the otherwise drab monochromatic world of e-books with the first color e-book reader in the U.S., the Nook Color. What the company calls “the ultimate reading experience” was unveiled at a grandiose event at the company’s Union Square bookstore in New York City. The Nook Color eschews the standard E-Ink screen for a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 color LCD showing 16 million colors, and… Read More

Barnes & Noble may introduce a new version of its Nook e-reader with a full color touchscreen display, powered by Google Android. CNET reports that the company will unveil the device on Oct. 26. A tipster told the website that the device will be called the Nook Color, have a seven inch display, and sell for $249–a bold price. “It's a big step ahead, instead of chasing Amazon,” said the anonymous person. Adding fuel to… Read More