Category: E-Book Readers

Kindle Still Facing Kobo Competition

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Borders has recently announced their plans to carry the newly updated Kobo eReader when it is released.  Some of you may remember a few months back when the Kobo created…

Kindle in Stores

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There is, and always has been, some confusion for people regarding the nature of eReaders and their place in the market today.  While there are, undoubtedly, quite a few people…

Samsung to Launch S60 E-Reader

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Samsung is launching a new e-reader called the S60 in the UK on August 26.  The company will partner with WHSmith, a book, music and electronics retailer similar to Amazon…

Kindle 3 Released

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Preorders are now available for both the 3G + WiFi Kindle 3 and the much anticipated WiFi-only Kindle 3.  The improvements on both models(the only difference between the two being…

B&N Nook for Android Released

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Barnes & Noble(NYSE:BKS) has taken a page out of Amazon’s(NASDAQ:AMZN) book again recently by rebranding their eReader applications under the nook.  This comes at the same time as, and is…

Sharp Takes On Kindle

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It’s hardly new to anybody that the eReader market is a place where everybody is scrambling to make their mark and stake a claim.  Some successfully nudge their way into…

Kindle in the Classroom Results

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As pilot programs at seven universities around the country wrap up their evaluations of the Kindle DX as a viable teaching tool and textbook alternative, we see pretty much the…

Kindle Patent Finally Goes Through

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As many of you will remember, the original Kindle design was a bit heavier, a bit clunkier, and had a small screen next to the main one for utility.  Well,…

iRiver Launches New E-reader device

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iRiver has announced a new e-book reader that looks a whole lot like the Kindle 2 with its white cover, grayscale screen and keyboard.  It is called the iRiver Wi-Fi…