Amazon reports that Kindle ebooks are outselling paperbacks sold via its online storefront, but sales figures for the Kindle e-reader remain elusive. – In a twist that will likely have paper-loving bibliophiles screaming in
agony, Amazon.com’s Kindle ebooks have apparently started outselling
paperbacks, having already surpassed hardcovers.
Amazon sold 115 Kindle books for every 100 paperbacks moved through its
online storefront, the
company re…
Google has acquired eBook Technologies, which provides a complete electronic reading platform, from e-reader devices to an online bookstore and content distribution system. – Google has
purchased eBook Technologies to ensure its own eBookstore titles are accessible via
any mobile device.
The buy was first
reported by TechCrunch. Google confirmed the deal in an e-mail to
eWEEK:
quot;We are happy to
welcome eBook Technologies’ team to Google, quot; a Google spokesp…
Strong sales of Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader suggest digital books are here to stay. – Book seller Barnes amp; Noble announced that with millions of Nook
e-reading devices sold, the line has become the company’s biggest bestseller
ever in its history. The new Nook color Reader’s Tablet, introduced just eight
weeks before Christmas, is the company’s No. 1 selling gift of the holida…
Amazon.com is trumpeting sales of its Kindle e-reader, but its public statements could reflect anxiety over the effect of Apples bestselling iPad on the e-reader market. – Is Amazon.coms Kindle holding off a sales threat from
Apples iPad?
That became the question after the online retailer issued a
Dec. 27 press release, boasting that the Kindle had become “the bestselling
product in Amazons history.” In order to reach that milestone, the e-reader
device apparentl…
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other e-reader manufacturers can bank on rapidly increasing sales over the next year, according to research firm Gartner. – Amazon, Barnes amp; Noble, and other e-reader manufacturers
can look forward to increased interest in their devices over the next year, at
least according to a new research note from Gartner.
In Gartners estimation, worldwide e-reader sales will total
6.6 million units in 2010, a 79.8 percent …
Barnes & Noble announced its Nook Color e-reader has begun shipment, as the bookseller looks for a repeat of 2009s holiday battle against Amazon.com’s Kindle. – Barnes amp; Noble reported Nov. 16 that shipments of its Nook Color
e-reader have begun ahead of schedule, with the first units arriving to
customers this week. The bookseller claims only a limited number of the
full-color devices will be available in stores and that customers ordering this
wee…
Amazon says its newest Kindle e-reader is outselling the older versions, as rumors circulate of a possible Android-powered, color Barnes & Noble Nook e-reader. – Amazon.com may be reluctant to share exactly how many Kindles the companys
sold since it debuted the e-reader, but that hasnt stopped it from
discussing yet again the devices supposedly best-selling status.
“Its still October, and weve already sold more Kindle devices since launch
than we did…
Amazon.com has enabled a 14-day lending feature for Kindle e-books, matching a similar Barnes & Noble feature and escalating the e-reader wars. – Amazon.com plans on introducing two new features to its
Kindle e-reader franchise: the ability to receive newspapers and other
periodicals via the free Kindle app, and lending for Kindle, which will allow
e-books to be shared between users.
“Each book can be lent once for a loan period of 14 day…
Amazon.com’s Kindle and other e-readers are now owned by nearly one in 10 Americans, according to new survey data from Harris Interactive. Amazon’s new ad campaign targets the iPad. – Eight percent of Americans use an e-reader, according to new data from
Harris Interactive. On top of that, the research firm’s survey found that 12
percent of respondents who do not currently own an e-reader are likely to
purchase one within the next six months.
The Harris Poll questioned 2,775 …
Amazon.com says its latest Kindle, due Aug. 25, is outselling its predecessors in the month since its launch. That suggests the e-reader market remains strong despite Apples iPad. – Amazon.com is shipping its latest-generation Kindle to
customers Aug. 25, two days ahead of the previously announced release date. In
the month since its unveiling, according to the online retailer, the new device
is on pace to outsell its predecessors.
Although Amazon habitually refuses to o…
During a major press conference in China, Acer introduced the LumiRead e-reader it alluded to in January, an Android-running Stream smartphone, and a notebook and all-in-one PC with an emphasis on home entertainment. – Acer is rolling out an Android-running smartphone called the Stream, the LumiRead e-reader, a 23-inch all-in-one PC, and an Aspire 5745P notebook.
No information has been offered yet about when the products, which were
announced May 27 during a press conference in China, may arrive in the
Un…
Bookseller Amazon.com announced that during the first quarter of 2010, it sold fewer books, music and DVDs its once bread and butter than it did “other stuff.” It also said (iPad who?) that the Kindle remains its bestselling product.
– Should Apple, with its iPad, succeed in luring away potential Kindle e-reader customers from Amazon, the result may not sting like it once might have.
On April 22, Amazon.com announced the financial results of its first
quarter of 2010, and with it the news that, for the first time, it sold
m…
If you were looking forward to avail the Alex e-Reader from Spring Design, there is no use to wait much longer. The e-reader comes in an unusual as well as double-display design, moreover, you can make pre-orders as it will be available in the market on April 14.
A lot of attention was focused on the [...]
Apple may sell standard-definition TV shows on iTunes for a dollar, according to Financial Times, in a move associated with the imminent launch of the iPad tablet PC. Along with recent suggestions that Apple may be flexible about iPad prices, the news suggests that Apple is very much feeling out how much to charge for all aspects of its new portable-media endeavor. E-book publishers may benefit substantially from the coming competition between Apple’s iBooks online store for the iPad and Amazon.com’s e-book store for its Kindle e-reader mobile devices.
– Apple may soon sell television shows through iTunes for a dollar per
standard-definition episode, according to Financial
Times, which reported on Feb. 10 that the company had been successful in
its talks with unnamed studios. The deal represents another of Apple’s attempts
to corral content crea…
Devices expected to be Apple tablets have been noticed by mobile analytics firm Flurry, according to The New York Times, which reports that the devices are running applications that take advantage of the devices large screen. The screens potential is expected to encourage new, and likely pricier, apps.
– The tablet that Apple is expected to introduce during an
event scheduled for Jan. 27 is likely to shake up not only the e-reader world
but the app kingdom which Apple, with its 100,000-plus applications,
already rules.
Mobile analytics company Flurry, which collects data about
applications b…
Amazon.com says it has increased the Kindle’s battery life by up to a week on a single charge, and has incorporated a PDF reader into the e-reader’s design. Amazon.com’s tweaks come as the e-reader market is gearing up in earnest for the holiday season, with Barnes Noble claiming that demand for its own Nook e-reader is so strong that units won’t ship until after the holidays. Meanwhile, smaller IT startups are also trying to carve off their own pieces of the mobile e-reader market.
– Amazon.com announced Nov. 24 that it has added a native PDF reader to its
Kindle e-reader device, letting users store and display documents on the device.
In addition, the company announced on its Kindle
Website that the e-reader’s battery life has been increased by 85 percent,
now offering a we…
Sony announces the Wi-Fi enabled Daily Edition e-reader, but notes the device may not ship in time for Christmas.
–
As Amazon, Sony and Barnes amp; Noble gear up to meet
holiday consumer demand for e-reader devices, Sony Corp. announced that
shipments of its Daily Edition reader, announced this week, may not arrive in
time for Christmas. The Wi-Fi enabled device retails for $399.99. Currently
…
Asus is hoping to do for the e-reader market what it did for PCs when it introduced the first netbook. Asus, its reported, will release one, if not two, e-reader in 2009, a “premium” version of which will feature two screens with a booklike spine.
– Asus is planning to enter the e-reader market later this year with at least
one, if not two, device, the Times
of London is reporting.
The company that invented the netbook is innovating again, as the design ideas
it shared with the Times would surely shake up the market. Unlike the single,…
Amazon, Sony and other e-reader manufacturers have started dropping the prices of their devices, not only benefitting consumers but potentially SMBs (small- to medium- businesses) and the enterprise, which could adopt them at a higher rate. But upcoming tablet PCs from Apple, Dell and others present a possible wild-card for the business side of e-reader adoption.
– Originally a niche occupied by key players such as Amazon.com and Sony, the e-reader market has the potential to expand rapidly in the
near-term, thanks to a host of factors ranging from price-point to the age of
users. In turn, this could help drive the flatscreen devices into SMBs (small-
to me…
News Analysis: New speculation has surfaced that Apple is developing a tablet computer that might appear in early 2010. The latest rumors raise endless questions about the approach Apple might take in designing the device. Will an Apple tablet set its sights set on Amazon’s Kindle e-reader or will look more like the data entry-form entry designs crafted by Dell and HP? Or will Apple produce an innovative device that breaks entirely new ground?
– Rumors abound that the Apple Tablet, the object of much debate over the past few months, will finally be making its way to store shelves sooner than some might think.
According to a report in the Financial Times, Apple is readying its tablet for this year’s holiday season or, at the very latest, …
