Tag Archives: eBook Reader

Sony cuts e-book reader prices to get in on market action

You might think that the e-book reader price wars have already begun between Amazon and Barnes & Noble, but there’s another player in the field, and for it the game is just getting started. Another maker of e-book readers (and could perhaps be classified as a pioneer of the market itself), Sony has recently started [...]

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Barnes & Noble Nook Wi-Fi e-reader introduced at $149, 3G model dropped to $199

Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-book reader is now available in a Wi-Fi only version for $149. Alongside its official announced, Barnes & Noble also cut the price down of the Nook 3G to just $199. Both e-book reader versions are pretty much the same, and boast 3.5-inch color LCD screens for navigation coupled with a [...]

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Analyst predicts Amazon’s downfall in e-book market due to competition

Despite the fact that Amazon was the first to launch a dedicated e-book reader and its device’s perfectly acceptable performance so far, one analyst has predicted that in the next five years, it will have to share the e-book market to competitors like Apple and Google. Apple’s iPad may be all-purpose, but with its large [...]

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LG set to launch own e-reader and Google OS netbooks as early as April

Looks like 2010 is shaping up to be not just the year of the tablet, but also of e-book readers. KW Kim, CEO of LG Middle East and Africa, has just revealed in an interview that they are currently working on their own brand of e-book readers and that these may be launched as early [...]

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Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader to finally hit stores

Following weeks of delays, Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-book reader will finally become available in stores by Wednesday, nearly a week before Valentine’s day. Perhaps now that their supply chain has been worked on and all interested parties will be able to get their hands on one without having to wait for months on end, [...]

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