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more about #ebooks more comments → Evangelion: Moar like... Step 1: Market a device for two whole years Step 2: Issue a price drop a few months before the holiday season Step 3: Remain the exclusi... more » diesel828: I like this assessment of the Kindle/November news. Most other blogs are just saying, "Yay. Kindle hit record sales. Kbai." Of course, it's obvious t... more » Segador: I don't see how this is misleading or confusing in any way. Amazon sells more Kindles than any other product they offer on their site. It's a straight... more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I was and still am rooting for the B&N reader in this unnecessary book reader war. At least they can get their giggles in before some serious tablets ... more » weatherman: To be fair though, Amazon is the seconds biggest online retailer. Granted, they rank at only about 5% of what Wal-Mart does with its B&M stores, but i... more » Zebatinsky: Paugh. This is not an eReader angle that you should waste time watching, I think. more » Canoehead: Good news. They need some sort of folder system - even just grouping by author would be a big improvement. more » Jesse Mrozowski: I've already made up my mind to get a Kindle for Christmas. I developed a strong desire to go digital with my books now that I find myself moving agai... more » OCEntertainment: In a word? Holycrapihopenotthatsdumb. more » RobinSure: Mine already is a gaming device. I just have to make sure that every entry in the gamebook is on a different page of a pdf. Is this awesome? Yes [go ... more » syko21: I think the title of the story should change to "When will we finally see the convergence of mobile technology into a pocket computer?" It's the direc... more » Odin: Looks like no one at that company knows the meaning of the word ergonomics. more » Rejexted: They keep making these things so advanced that eventually what we'll end up with is a flat laptop; and they'd have gone full circle. more » Serpentor X: I think the post is supposed to read "decreases battery life" not increase it. more » Nathan Obbards: So it's, in essence, a non-touchscreen PADD? Seems like Star Wars and Star Trek tech is imminent. more » -
#kindle
Kindle Outsells Every Other Product On Amazon (And What That Really Means)
According to a breathless press release, the Kindle ereader is the "#1 bestselling product across all product categories on Amazon." That means it sold more than the iPod Touch. More than the Wii. More than Going Rogue. How? It's easy!
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Amazon Preparing Better Kindle Ebook Management System in 2010
Specifics have not been announced, but Amazon noted via their Kindle Facebook page that a more user-friendly, organized ebook management system will arrive as an over-the-air update in the first half of 2010. More » -
#ereaders
Will eReaders Really Become Gaming Devices?
eReaders are getting powerful enough to become fully-fledged Internet tablets, but gaming devices? That's a new spin. Turns out Qualcomm has a detachable game controller add-on for that Snapdragon-powered eReader prototype we first showed you on Wednesday. Take a look: More » -
#ebooks
Qualcomm Ebook Display Ups the Ante with Full Color and Video
Qualcomm has developed a 5.7-inch (1,024x768) display for ebook readers that not only renders color and video; it does so with enough power efficiency to challenge a black and white, still-frame Kindle. More » -
#kindle
Kindle For PC Beta Now Available to Download
Now you don't need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports color photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. More » -
#nook
Demand For The Nook Is Pushing Pre-Orders Into December
If you were thinking about grabbing the Nook for the holidays, you had better make up your mind soon. High demand for the e-reader is pushing the second wave of pre-orders into the first week of December. More » -
#ebookreaders
Barnes & Noble's Nook May Violate Spring Design's Alex Reader Intellectual Property
Spring Design's Alex reader seemed very similar to Barnes & Noble's Nook. I thought that Spring Design was the copycat, but based on the lawsuit they filed for violation of intellectual property, it may be the other way around. More » -
#iphoneapps
iPhone Ebooks: The New Fart Apps
A buzzy new report says that iPhone ebook apps are on the rise, and accounted for more new apps in October—nearly a fifth—than even games. It's unexpected and exciting, but what does it mean? Spam, is what. More » -
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#ebooks
Creative Zii MediaBook Could Combine eBook and PMP Features
Details are sparse at the moment, but what we do know today is that Creative is hard at work developing a "MediaBook" device that will combine video, pictures and text with what could be described as an eBook form factor. More » -
#readers
First Flexible Ebook Reader Developed By Tiremaker Bridgestone
When not making tires, Bridgestone is working on ebook readers so flexible that they'd probably survive being driven over. They've even got a prototype ready for testing, but no plans to commercialize the slender and bendy device at this point. More » -
#barnesnoble
Plastic Logic Que Is Going to Nuzzle Nook in Barnes & Noble Stores (And Why You Care)
I asked at the announcement if the Nook would get exclusive perks over other Barnes & Noble readers, like Plastic Logic's Que. Shelf space ain't one of them, since Que will cozy up with Nook in B&N stores next year. More » -
#ereaders
MSI's eReader Will Have Nvidia Tegra Graphics in 2010
That rumor about an MSI eReader looks good-to-go: their chairman acknowledges a reader with Tegra graphics is coming, but they're ironing out some problems at the moment. Meanwhile, Asus also has some some cool-sounding readers in the works. [DigiTimes] -
#readers
Spring Design Alex Reader Hands On Video
Such fantastic timing for the Spring Design Alex reader to show itself on video. Dual-display, Android...feels familiar and looks good too. Now if only we had some pricing and release info. [YouTube via Engadget] -
#ebookreaders
Barnes & Noble Compares Nook to Kindle 2: Biased But Fair
Though Barnes & Noble has pulled down its Nook site until the official product launch, we've got all the info plus a few extras, like this spec comparison chart of Nook and Kindle 2: More » -
#barnesnoble
Barnes & Noble's Dual-Screen Nook: $260, Eats the Kindle's Lunch
Remember that crazy, dual-screened Barnes & Noble Nook reader we scooped the hell out of a while back? Well, it's online-official, with Wi-Fi and 3G, person-to-person lending and expandable memory. Oh, and it ships 11/30. UPDATE: Site's pulled. More » -
#ebooks
WSJ Confirms Barnes & Noble "Nook" Reader Price at $259
According to the WSJ, the Barnes & Noble reader will be announced tomorrow at $259. The descriptions match our exclusive photos exactly. They found the device through a premature ad shown on the NYTimes website! Who scooped who here? More » -
#ebookreaders
Que: Plastic Logic's Capacitive-Touch Ebook Reader
Plastic Logic is a dark horse in the ebook reader business, having shown off prototypes of a large, decent-looking capacitive touchscreen ebook reader. Today that reader gets a shiny black finish and an official name—Que. More » -
#walmart
Walmart's War on Amazon Could Obliterate the Publishing Industry (Even More)
"If there is going to be a 'Wal-Mart of the Web,' it is going to be Walmart.com," says Walmart.com CEO Raul Vazquez. This "Amazon" thing is royally mucking that up, and Walmart's not gonna take it anymore. More » -
#google
Massive 'Google Editions' eBook Store Pushed Back Until Next Year
"This time we mean it" was the last declaration Google made about their plans to open an eBook store, set to launch before then end of 2009. And hey, it looks like they did! Well, except for that 2009 part. More » -
#ebooks
Exclusive: First Photos of Barnes & Noble's Double Screen E-Reader
Barnes and Noble's late to e-books. But the company's new gadget—first seen here—should address the weaknesses of all other readers with screens evoking a Kindle and an iPhone. A source from within reveals. More »
