Category: Kindle Competition
Amazon vs Apple App Store Battle Sees More Success In Germany Than US
The success of any Tablet PC is pretty much going to depend on the usefulness of the associated application offerings. It would be hard to argue that this is anything…
Despite Rumors, Kindle Tablet Unlikely To Target Only Nook Color Competition
After months of speculation and a fair amount of information pieced together from parts orders, supposed inside information, and extrapolation from Amazon’s more recent choices as they expand their reach,…
Nook Kids Out of Luck On iPad
In recent news, Apple has decided to start thoroughly enforcing their in-app purchasing rules after a bit of a delay. While this is inconvenient for Kindle users, Nook users, and…
iRiver Story HD Provides Not-Too-Unique Kindle Competition Powered By Google
Every few weeks seem to hear something about a new eReader or Tablet PC that is destined to be a “Kindle Killer”. So far, no luck on that. When it…
Sony Planning August Reader Release To Compete With Amazon Kindle
Long before the Kindle had a firm grasp on the eBook market, and even before the term eReader had much meaning in the minds of the public, Sony had started…
German Kobo Launch Seems Aimed At International Kindle Presence
Earlier this year, in April, Amazon launched a localized German Kindle Store with over 650,000 titles and around 25,000 German language offerings. Overall, at least for the time, a strong…
Kobo Opens German Store
Kobo, the e-reader that Borders has partnered with, doesn’t have the successful reputation that the Kindle and Nook have, but it does have an advantage on the international scene. The…
First Quarter Analysis Puts Barnes & Noble Nook Line Ahead of Amazon Kindle
A recent report from the International Data Corporation has provided an analysis of the Tablet PC and eReader markets for the first quarter of 2011. Nooks, Kindles, iPads, and their…
So Many Gadgets! What Do We Choose?
As I read the article about the new Kindle upgrades coming up in October, I started to feel really overwhelmed. There is so much to choose from these days. So,…
Borders Liquidation May Further Kindle Amazon’s Success
As of this morning, Monday the 18th of July, it seems pretty much inevitable that Borders will no longer be a presence in the American retail space soon. Their failure…