Category: Kindle Competition
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
Interead’s COOL-ER eReader
Interead’s attempt at a Kindle-killer, the COOL-ER reader, begins shipping this month. Designed in a style that clearly mimics the iPod Nano, it seems that Interead hopes to fill the…
Google Digital Bookstore by the end of 2009?
It looks like Amazon Kindle will see more competition in 2009. Google announced that it will start selling digital books by the end of 2009. Publishers and authors welcomed this…
Pixel Qi demonstrates hybrid reflective/backlit display
While Pixel Qi on their website explicitly states that their displays are not based on eInk technology and that they are not affiliated with eInk Corporation this piece of news…
Plastic Logic eReader Update From All Things D
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Yesterday Plastic Logic demoed their upcoming eReader on All Things D conference. Here’s a summary of features that were announced so far: OS: Windows CE PC OS Supported: Windows XP/Vista…