For the inventor of eReaders, Ray Kurzwell, the current crop of ebook reading devices that are available in the market today failed to capture the real essence of the real book where ebooks are derived. While the Kindle, Nook, Sony eReaders and even the iPad offer various advanced technologies and features, Kurzwell believe that...
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Hey Kindle, you better watch. There’s a new kid on the ebook store block called Kobo. Actually, it has been around for quite some time now, but under a different name called Shortcovers. Kobo’s business model works almost the same as other ebookstore such as the Kindle Store, Barnes and Noble and Sony eBook...
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If you’re a fan of Steven Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” and Principle-Centered Leadership” you’d be glad to know that the author has just agreed to release a Kindle version of the two books. The Kindle version is the first time that Covey’s books were made available in other formats that the...
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Sony is really gearing up for more serious battle with its rivals, particularly Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble. Sony announced that starting December 11 its ebook store will now be called the Reader Store. Aside from its name though, the Reader Store is still the same old Sony ebook store – same price...
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Here’s an interesting look at what the ebook and ereader market will be like in 2010. These predictions are from Forrester analysts. Read on and tell us whether you agree on the predictions or not. 1. E Ink will lose its claim to near-100% market share for eReader displays. 2. Dual-screen mobile phones and...
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With the current trend in the ebook reader market, it is not surprising that those involved in the manufacturing of these devices would be in the position to project either an increase or decrease in shipment. AU Optronics (AUO) for one has predicted that ebook reader shipment for 2010 will reach more than 10...
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While waiting for the release of the Asus Eee Reader, which I’m really hoping to happen early next year, I’ve been on the look-out for a good ereader to use. I’ve been contemplating on getting the Amazon Kindle International version, but the cost I might incur just to get it is preventing me to...
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Perhaps in prepartion for their upcoming ebook reader, enTourage eDGe has just launched their own online ebook store. Nothing fancy on the store really, it’s just like your ordinary ebook stores in the likes of Amazon’s Kindle Store. Obiously, enTourage will make their eReader to support direct download of purchase ebooks from their store...
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Like what it did with Apple’s iTunes Store, Norway’s Consumer Council might also file a formal complaints against Amazon’s terms of use for its Kindle ebook reader. The Council argues that said terms of use violates basic consumer rights and cited Norwegian laws.
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That's the last line of a Washington Post feature article dissecting the state of the ebook industry, including ereaders, the Kindle effect, and of course wooing a girl using an ebook reader.
The article raises some good point and it convinced me to finally order the Kindle while awaiting for Asus to release its...
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