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Archive for October, 2009
E-readers: To be open or not to be open — that is the question
Oct. 31 | By Matt Hamblen | ComputerWorld As e-readers grow in popularity, a debate is growing about how well proprietary formats such as Amazon.com uses with the kindle will do against more open approaches that allow users to download e-books to just about any...
Is Book Sharing Really a Threat to Publishing?
Oct. 29 | By Kirk Biglione | MediaLoper Last week bookseller Barnes and Noble unveiled the nook, its long-awaited eReading device. Although ill-named, the nook is a worthy competitor to the kindle, offering a number of features not found on the Amazon device,...
Congratulations B&N, you've built my Kindroid. So now what?
Oct. 28 | By Jason Perlow| zdnet The Barnes and Noble “nook”, which was launched earlier this month, is the real-life version of the “Kindroid” I envisioned one year ago. So now that it has been built for real, what do we do with it? A year ago, I posited...
Plastic Logic QUE will be Sold By B&N, Nook is the Top Seller
Oct. 28 | Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble have announced on Tuesday that Plastic Logic’s Que e-Reader will be sold through Barnes & Noble’s retail stores and on B&N’s Web site in 2010. I hope you remember a short post two weeks back...
e-Reader + NetBook: Entourage Edge: e-Ink + LCD – Dual Screen
Oct. 27 | A virginia-based company Entourage has announced a dual-screen e-reader+netbook. It acts as an e-reader, but also allows users to write notes or highlight text, send emails and instant messages, browse the Web, take pictures, record and...
E-Readers: The Most Recent Future
Oct. 24 | by Eric Nicolas | The Recent Future Remember back in the 1980s companies were making dedicated word processors that were a hybrid typewriter/computer approach? They were actually fairly popular until PC prices came down and made them redundant. Now, technology...
To Buy or Not to Buy: Nook Frequently Asked Questions
Oct. 24 | Nobody has any hand-on experience of nook yet. No videos or review of nook is available except what B&N had already provided us. The website is not yet detail enough to get a complete idea about nook. B&N is far behind the marketing strategies...
The Crook in the Nook: Barnes & Noble ebooks are overpriced compared to Amazon
Oct. 22 | By Joe Wilcox | Betanews Yesterday, I excitedly preordered Barnes & Noble’s “nook” ebook reader. Today, I cancelled the order — and I’m none to happy about it. Why can’t Barnes & Noble learn from its past...
What You Should Know Before You Pre-Order Nook?
Oct. 21 | There are so many, sometimes conflicting reports on nook. Since customers will get the device 4/5 weeks later from now, it’s urget to know what you’re exited about nook, and what not. For sure, nook opens up a new venue for e-books as a whole...
