The Universe of eReaders and eBooks
After a long silence Amazon unveiled something related to Kindle: Kindle textbook rental service. According to Amazon, Great savings: Save up to 80% off the list price of the print textbook Pay only for the time you need: Choose a rental length between 30 and 360 days and pay only for the exact time you [...]
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According to Businessweek, Amazon will sell more than 8 million Kindle by the end of this year. This has surpassed the most analysts’ prediction. Some estimates show that Amazon has already sold 3 million more than what was expected. Analysts at Citigroup, Barclays Capital, BGC Partners LP and ThinkEquity LLC have estimated that Amazon will [...]
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Recently Amazon had added the former CEO of Palm Jon Rubenstein to their board of directors. This has sparked speculation that Amazon is going to develop a [amazon_link id="B002FQJT3Q" target="_blank" ]Kindle[/amazon_link] tablet soon to compete with other Android tablets and iPad. To me, it’s most unlikely case as Kindle app is available for all kinds [...]
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Amazon has released an interactive fiction called[amazon_link id="B004EP3040" target="_blank" ] Dusk World for Kindle[/amazon_link]. Remember it works only on Kindle, not any Kindle app for iphone or desktop. Here is the description about the ebook: Which path will you choose? It’s up to you to claim your destiny… Dusk World is an interactive story for [...]
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According to Amazon press release: Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that bestselling author Warren Adler has made five e-books, none of which have been previously published in any format, available in the (www.amazon.com/kindlestore). These books, all of which draw from Adler’s skill as a novelist and his keen insight into the nature of intimate human [...]
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Update: It seems a lot of customers are frustrated with this deal since Amazon ran out of stock with a minute of the start of the deal. It’s not clear how many Kindle 2 was in stock. However, such kind of deal with very limited stock is undesirable from customers’ point of view. It’s now [...]
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It’s being discussed on blogsphere lately that Amazon is going to offer Kindle 2 at $89 on black Friday. However, there is no official words from Amazon yet. Given the competition in the eReader market with NookColor, Amazon needs to revamp its sales by offering discount. However, the discount Amazon is offering is for Kindle [...]
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Here is the collection of FAQs about NOOKcolor for you. I’ll add more as I get more information about the device. Q: What is the OS of NookColor: A: Android OS 2.1 Q: What is the internal storage of NookColor? A: 8GB Q: Does it support SD card for memory expansion? A: Yes, microSD card. [...]
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After some speculations about B&N’s event, it’s final now. B&N has just announced a new ebook reader called NookColor. It’s a 7″ LCD touchscreen device running Android OS with built-in wifi, and web browser. The price is $249. B&N is taking pre-order now. Supported file type: EPUB (including Non or Adobe DRM) PDF Other documents: [...]
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The ebook and ereader markets are still going through some turmoil even after substantial price cuts of major eink-based ereaders like Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Sony Readers – all of which are backed by large scale ebook retailers like Amazon, B&N, and Borders. While it seemed just a couple of months back that all other [...]
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