Google is getting deeper into the e-book market by partnering with device manufacturer iRiver on the upcoming “Story HD” e-book reader.
In response to Barnes & Noble’s impressively small and simple touchscreen “Nook” e-reader announcement from yesterday, Amazon made an announcement of its own: an ad-supported Kindle with a built-in 3G connection for $164. The price for the device without ads is $189.
Barnes & Noble has rolled out a new black-and-white e-book reader to its “Nook” line. The $139 device touts the longest battery life of any e-book reader on the market—up to two months—and measures five inches wide by 6.5 inches long, with a weight of just five ounces.
Starting next Sunday, March 6th, Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader will be available for purchase at AT&T’s retail locations.
Internet retail giant Amazon.com released its Q4 2010 earnings yesterday, highlighted by “two big milestones” according to company founder Jeff Bezos.
Barnes and Noble has just announced a new Nook e-book reader with a full color touchscreen. The reader is called NOOKcolor, thereby adhering to gadget-naming guidelines that dictate gratuitous letter capitalization, smashing two words together without spacing or, preferably, both. It’ll ship November 19th for $249.
Amazon will be rolling out lending features to its Kindle e-book reader “later this year,” according to a company blog post. A similar feature exists for Barnes and Noble’s Nook e-book reader, which competes with the Kindle.
You know those times where a magazine article just doesn’t hold enough information, but you don’t exactly want to read a book on the subject? Amazon is attempting to solve that problem with Kindle Singles, lengthy selections (which to them means twice as long as a New Yorker article, yet shorter than a full book [...]
Borders has updated its flagship “Kobo” e-book reader with “upgraded hardware in three new colors and a new processor that drives faster page turns,” according to the company’s press release. The 6-inch Kobo features a Wi-Fi connection and is priced at $140. The device can be pre-ordered now for shipment in early November.
The Pandigital Novel is a 7-inch e-book reader with a color LCD screen that runs a customized user interface atop Android. While not positioned as an Android tablet, it’s drawn interest from people looking for less expensive alternatives to devices like the iPad thanks to its $200 price tag.
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