Next week, during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Spring Design will finally unveil Alex, the only dual-screen Google Android-based eReader that fully integrates web browsing and reading. Alex features a 6″ E-Ink EPD display and 3.5″ color LCD display, earphones and speakers. A removable SD card will free up library space on the device while letting users archive content for future reference. Pricing is not available yet, but we’ll keep you posted!
Archive for December, 2009
The latest entry into the eReader craze is the Owen E1 E-Book, set for Chinese only release. Pricing hasn’t been announced yet, but the compact 5 inch screen is capable of displaying 20 lines of text, with 30 characters per line, and doesn’t appear to be loaded with the bells and whistles that this year’s top seller, the Amazon Kindle,
It’s official, Amazon has announced that the Amazon Kindle
Coming Soon….KOBO
Dec 27
Hidden in the news this week that Borders has confirmed it won’t enter the eBook fray with it’s own electronic reader, we did pick up a very interesting tidbit…
Borders is partnering with the new Kobo e-book service, and intends to make its book collection and content available to as many e-readers as it can. Kobo is set to launch in March, and Borders owns a 20 percent stake in the venture. Kobo would include a library of approximately two million purchasable books, 1.8 million free books, and subscriptions for newspapers and magazine. Kobo will be compatible with the Nook, Sony Readers, iPhones, Android devices and BlackBerrys, but no information has been given regarding compatability with the Kindle.
We think it’s just a matter of time before ALL ereaders become more compatible with technology, and eBooks from ANY source will work with ANY reader…consumer demand will force this change.
Informational credit for this post: http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/21015.cfm
As seen on http://www.bestereaders.net
Apple eReader coming soon?
Dec 26
Over the past week or so, several major news publishers have posted stories regarding a major product announcement planned for January by Apple.
Reliable sources expect this to be the long awaited Apple ”tablet” which would likely be 7-10 inches, and priced between $500-700, giving it competitiveness in the netbook market without actually being a netbook.
Rumor is that the device may be 3G wireless integrated, sold through cell phone carriers, and may include e-book software for books that could be sold through the iTunes Store.
The Next eReader Market?
Dec 23
According to Jonathan Adams at Global Post, the next big eReader market could just be Taiwan. Read the full post here:
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china-and-its-neighbors/091211/taiwan-kindle-ebook
That’s right, Santa, you still have time to get someone a Kindle for Christmas! Amazon is offering free two day shipping if you order your Kindle today. So, go on, give a Kindle for Christmas!
No nook for Christmas?
Dec 21
MSNBC is reporting that Barnes & Noble is giving $100 gift certificates to Nook e-reader buyers who placed orders for the devices to be delivered before the holidays and now won’t receive them until after the Christmas. The company had hoped that most preorders from November would be delivered by Dec. 24, but says that some won’t arrive on time.
Here’s the full story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34512526/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/
eNewspapers?
Dec 18
Several media outlets are reporting today that The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post have exclusive subscription deals with Sony through their newest electronic readers.
The Reader Daily Edition, brand new & offered by Sony at around $400, will be the only eReader that carries the New York Post, and readers will pay $9.99 a month for the subscription.
The Wall Street Journal is already available on Amazon’s Kindle for $14.99 per month, and for an additional $5.00, Sony subscribers can subscribe to the after-market update.
The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post have joined Time, Cosmopolitan, and Sports Illustrated in working to improve their digital offerings….could eReaders be the saving grace for the failing newspaper industry?
Another nook Review!
Dec 17
Here’s a little more indepth review of Barnes & Noble’s nook: