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IPad’s Versatility Threatens to Sideline E-Readers
Amazon may need to cut prices or add features to its Kindle e-book reader to compete with Apple’s color-touchscreen tablet, analysts say
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IPad Threatens to Sideline E-Readers
Amazon may need to cut prices or add features to its Kindle e-book reader to compete, analysts say
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Smartphones, Tablets, E-Readers Creating New Revenue Opportunities for Publishers
BURLINGAME, Calif. and LONDON—-The surging popularity of untethered devices like the iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Kindle and Sony Reader will help breathe new life into the publishing and information industries, but which revenue models will take hold will depend on the device, according to a new report from Outsell, Inc.
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Kobo eReader Looks Pretty Nice for $150 [EReaders]
# ereaders Kobo, who you know from their relationship with Borders , has revealed their own eBook reader . And for $150, it may be the first semi-premium option for those too thrifty to buy a Kindle or Nook. More »
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Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers: Is It the King of Ereaders?
There’s no doubt about it: the iPad is the elephant in the ereader room but there’s one thing I’m certain: it won’t kill off the ebook readers. Amazon just took another length in the Kindle ‘s already strong position on the ereader battlefield with the announcement of Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers. This app picks up where the standard desktop Kindle program drops off. Just like nearly every …
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E-readers take off at IT Show
SALES of e-book readers, or e-readers – shown for the first time at the IT Show – took off at the four-day fair that ended yesterday at Suntec Singapore.
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2010 Aussie debut for Samsung e-readers
The Australian market for ebook readers continues to heat up, with giant Korean manufacturer Samsung confirming late yesterday that it was planning to bring its own range of the devices to Australia “in the second half of 2010″.
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E-readers turn the page for bookworms
A low price tag always gets our attention. So, when Infibeam.com launched its e-reader Pi at nearly half the price of Amazon’s Kindle, it not only made headlines but also drew our interest.
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E-Readers Will Survive the Onslaught of Tablets
A slew of new tablets are set to hit the market but they won’t kill e-readers. Tablets and E Ink-based reading devices are likely to co-exist, targeting different groups of consumers.
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Kindle e-readers to be tested as textbook alternative at Seattle U
By: Kate Ganiron Tired of lugging around a backpack full of books? Just imagine everything you need conveniently stored in a device smaller than a laptop….
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Color technology in works for e-readers
With a slew of color-display tablet computers, such as Apple’s iPad, coming to market soon, makers of e-readers are looking for ways to add color screens to their devices without gobbling up too much power.
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New York Times to spin off Book Review for e-readers
Reynolds Journalism Institute The New York Times is planning to offer its Book Review as a separate digital e-reader product, disaggregated from the rest of the Times content on the mobile devices, according to James Dunn, director of marketing for The New York Times.
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E-readers dominate discussion on future of journalism
Media representatives discussed the future of news readership.
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Pearson sees future in Apple’s iPad, e-readers
Publishing house Pearson sees great value in developing e-books and services of Apple’s iPad and others.
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Freescale Processor Gives E-Readers a Boost
E-readers like the Amazon Kindle or Barnes & Noble Nook will be getting a processing power upgrade with Freescale’s i.MX508 applications processor.
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New chip to make eReaders cheaper
(PhysOrg.com) — A new chip may soon make eReaders faster and could reduce the retail price of a Kindle to under $150.
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Freescale’s new chip could revolutionise e-readers
eReaders are about to get hotter, faster and cheaper. Freescale Semiconductor — makers of the guts behind Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s Reader — announced it has created a chip that will rock the eReader world.
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New Freescale Semiconductor technology will drive down prices on e-readers like Kindle
Freescale Semiconductor says its newest chip will help drive down prices in the next generation of electronic readers, which analysts say is key to the devices gaining mass adoption.
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Freescale’s New Chip Could Revolutionize E-Readers
New processor could double eReader speed, support large color screens, improve battery life and lower the retail cost by about $30.
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N.J. students give mixed reviews to using e-readers instead of books
Mark Lennihan/AP A file photo of the Kindle electronic reader. Princeton students during a semester-long experiment traded in their books for the electronic reader.
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