Tag: iPad
B&N for the iPad
This Thursday, perhaps a little behind the crowd but better late than never, Barnes & Noble(NYSE:BKS) put out their very own eBook Reader application optimized for the iPad. The impact…
Amazon and ASUS Team Up
A while back, as some of you may remember, we mentioned the news that Barnes & Noble(NYSE: BKS) and HP(NYSE: HPQ) were teaming up to offer the B&N reader software…
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…
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…
Reading the Kindle Can Help You Sleep
For those who enjoy reading in bed, there is a major reason why you should reach for a Kindle instead of an iPad. Studies show that reading the iPad in…
Kindle Book Prices Starting to Climb
With the recent launch of the iPad and battle with book publishers, Amazon’s Kindle book prices are starting to rise. Books on the bestseller list that used to cap at…
New York Times Hikes Kindle Subscription Price
New York Times has recently announced that it is raising the price for Kindle subscriptions from $13.99 to $19.99 – a rise of whopping 43 percent. There is some respite…
Kindle app for iPad goes live
Though Amazon Kindle and Apple iPad are touted to be arch rivals in the e-Reader segment, it hasn’t stopped Amazon from building a Kindle app for iPad. Amazon previewed the…
Kindle App. vs. Apple iBook App.
PC World has a good article that compares the Kindle application and the Apple iBook application. The Kindle is not a device, but a platform, that runs on multiple devices…
eBook Education May Be Catching On
Where earlier attempts to target students via eBook readers may have failed to gather steam, as in the case of the Kindle DX, the iPad seems poised for success as…