Tag: e-book
The Kindle is not a gadget, says Amazon
People don't buy Kindle e-readers because they are gadget buffs; "the reason people choose the device is that they love reading," Amazon's vice president of Kindle Content, Russ Grandinetti, said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. It's taken…
REVIEW: Bookeen Cybook Orizon e-reader
Name: Cybook Orizon (Bookeen) Type: Touchscreen e-reader Specs: Click here for full specs Price: £209.99 direct from Bookeen Just like the tablet market, e-readers are quickly becoming ten-a-penny down at your local tech store. Kindle still rules the roost thanks…
Plastic Logic Que ProReader axed: is the iPad to blame?
Plastic Logic have announced that their Que ProReader device will no longer be making it's way out of the development stages, after previously having wowed the crowds at this year's CES 2010 conference. An unusually large e-reader at 10.7 inches…
Sharp to develop e-readers
Sharp Corporation, perhaps best known for their HD TVs and pioneering AQUOS quad-pixel LCD tech, have announced that they are to begin work on e-reader hardware and a distribution platform for ebooks. Though still very much in the early development…
Kindle and Nook prices slashed; iPad to blame?
The Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook e-readers have had their prices slashed in the US, in an attempt to win back customers now ogling Apple's iPad. The Nook 3G has been reduced from $259 (£175) to $199 (£135),…
Sony predicts e-book to take over printed copy in 5 years
The Japanese tech-giant suggested the paperback will be a thing of the past within five years after analysing the rise of digital film and music. Steve Haber, president of Sony's digital reading division, told the Telegraph: "Within five years there…
Gallery: Acer launch the LumiRead e-reader
Acer have today announced the launch of their LumiRead e-reader. Who cares about e-readers these days when you have some mighty fine tablets flying around, I hear you say? Well Acer hope to whet your appetite by throwing in some…
Borders launch Kobo e-reader
Borders, the second largest chain of book shops in the US, have launched its Kobo e-reader device, set to go on sale in June. Not to be confused with the UK Borders bookshop who went bust last year, the US…
Google to launch online "Editions" e-book store this summer
Google are set to launch their own e-book store this year called "Editions". Due in June or early July, will rival Apple's iBookstore and Amazon's Kindle by offering around half a million titles not restricted to any one device. "It…
Kindle e-reader gives Third World schools an educational boost
While the Kindle may have been dealt a big blow with the recent release of the iPad, the device is making big waves in schooling in Third World countries. A new initiative by Barcelona-based charity Worldreader.org has shipped a batch…