Category: E-Book Readers
New Sony Readers
Sony is releasing two new Sony Readers this month. Both are essentially variations on Sony’s present eReader: the Reader Pocket Edition and the Reader Touch Edition. For the most part…
Should Amazon Sell the Kindle in More Places?
Amazon has made a name for itself as a leader in online retail. It’s only fitting that when they developed the Kindle, they would use their existing marketplace to sell…
Barnes and Noble eReader Software Available For Download
There has been a lot of speculation surrounding the future of Barnes & Noble’s digital bookstore. The bookstore is being set up with a partnership involving the Plastic Logic Reader,…
Google is Giving Away Sony Readers
Google is holding a sweepstakes called the 10 Days in Google Books Game. For every day of the contest, Google will choose 3 winners to receive Sony Readers. In order…
Samsung Releases an Entry-Level eReader
Samsung has revealed their entry into the eReader market along with the stated goal to “become a bigger player than Amazon or Sony.” Too bad the device itself, the SNE-50K,…
Kindle Economics #2 – Credit Suisse Issues Optimistic Report on eReaders
Financial services company Credit Suisse has issued a report that predicts eReader ownership by one third of adult book readers within 5 years. This would be a huge jump from…
More Plastic Logic News
Plastic Logic has revealed that their device will use AT&T’s 3G network to download content. This move places the Plastic Logic Reader in even more direct competition with the Kindle,…
Barnes and Noble Setting Up to Compete With Kindle
Barnes & Noble has announced that they are planning to open their own ebook store. That the brick and mortar chain would make moves to compete with the Kindle isn’t…
Idea From Democrat Think Tank: Give Every Student a Kindle
Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), a think tank made up of Democratic Party members, thinks that education’s future lies in the Kindle. Their proposal, entitled A Kindle In Every Backpack, makes…
Familiar-looking eReader Found at Tokyo Publishing Fair
East Asian technology site, Tech-On!, was recently at Digital Publishing Fair 2009 in Tokyo. While there, they discovered the prototype of an oddly familiar eInk device. Here’s an image of…