Category: Kindle Competition
Barnes & Noble Opens Self-Publishing
After years of Amazon’s dominance in the self-publishing ebook marketplace, Barnes & Noble(NYSE:BKS) has decided to enter the scene. Eligible independent publishers and self-publishing authors will be able to add…
Amazon Announces Update for Kindle for PC Application
A day after Amazon’s May 10 announcement regarding plans to offer Kindle for Android, Amazon announced updates for its Kindle for PC application. The article from eWeek suggests that Amazon’s…
Borders Pushes the Kobo Store
Preorders are now being taken for the June 17th US release of the Kobo eReader through Borders.com (NYSE:BGP), and this is only the beginning of their increased association with eReading…
HP and B&N Team Up
This week has brought us the launch of a co-branded HP (NYSE:HPQ) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) eBook store. What does this bring to the market? Not a whole lot of new…
A New Kindle Rival by Kakai in its Early Stages
The small business start up, Kakai has revealed plans for a dual screen device that will rival Kindle for the classroom. This article from Electronista provides a brief overview of…
Google Editions to Compete with Amazon Kindle in eBook Market
Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has announced its intention to enter eBook market in June, 2009. Then there were some preliminary announcements of deals with publishers. But as Sony (NYSE:SNE), B&N (NYSE:BKS) kept…
The Nook Surpasses Kindle in Sales for March
In March 2010, the Nook surpassed the Kindle in sales. So much for all of that hype around the iPad being such a fierce competitor for the Kindle. The Nook…
Kindle Available at Target Stores April 25
It looks like Amazon is taking a page from Sony and Barnes & Noble’s book by offering the Kindle in a retail outlet. The Kindle will debut in Target Stores…
Kindle is the most searched for eReader… and always was
I decided to do a little comparison on search volumes related to 3 leading eBook readers. You can do it for any search terms by using Google Trends from Google…
Apple iPad vs. Amazon Kindle
– Hi! I’m an iPad. – And I’m Amazon Kindle… So the much rumored “Kindle/netbook/everything killer” is revealed to the public and we can finally make a first guess about…