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NOOK Simple Touch updated: Faster, Longer, Cheaper

, Nov 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Barnes & Noble hasn't just got a new NOOK Tablet for us: the bookseller also has an updated version of the NOOK Simple Touch, now priced at just $99. A faster E Ink display takes pride of place, something B&N reckons takes just 450ms for each page-turn versus the Kindle's 600ms. You'll be reading for longer periods, too, thanks to battery improvements. Read The Full Story

Amazon planning 8.9-inch Kindle Fire next say suppliers

, Nov 4th 2011 Discuss [2]

The next Kindle Fire ereader tablet in Amazon's line-up is likely to use an 8.9-inch touchscreen display rather than a 10.1-inch panel as originally expected, sources in the supply chain have revealed. While we've heard talk of a pair of tablets - one small, the 7-inch Kindle Fire shipping in little over a week's time, and one large, potentially arriving toward the end of the year - since the beginning of the Amazon rumors, DigiTimes's sources say the retailer has switched to a smaller screen and pushed a 10.1-inch version further back down the roadmap. Read The Full Story

B&N NOOK Color 2 tipped for Nov 7 in Kindle Fire challenge

, Oct 28th 2011 Discuss [10]

Barnes & Noble is tipped to be readying a new NOOK Color model for launch on November 7, with company employees suggesting the retailer is preparing eye-catching "NOOK boutiques" in its stores to push the new ereader. Multiple sources speaking to The Digital Reader have supposedly confirmed the early November launch, a timeframe which would see the new NOOK Color make its debut shortly before shipments of the Amazon Kindle Fire begin. Read The Full Story

Amazon profit dip predicted over Kindle Fire loss-leading

, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [3]

Amazon's loss-leader strategy with the Kindle Fire ereader tablet, as well as a growing US sales tax bill, could lead to significantly reduced income this quarter analysts have predicted. The retailer is expected to announce earnings figures today, but already there are concerns that Amazon's net income may be just half of Q3 2010, according to an estimate average crunched by Businessweek. Part of the issue is the $199 Kindle Fire, hardware sales of which Amazon is believed to be taking a loss on, and instead relying on subsequent digital media sales to buoy profits. Read The Full Story

Amazon adds old Kindles to trade-in program

, Oct 20th 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon has begun accepting Kindle ereaders in its trade-in program, offering discounts against future purchases if you send in your old model. Shoppers can get up to $135 for their old Kindle DX, or up to $48.75 for a 6-inch third-gen model with 3G. Read The Full Story

Kobo Vox takes on Kindle Fire with sub-$200 tag

, Oct 19th 2011 Discuss [6]

Ereader firm Kobo has announced the Kobo Vox, the company's latest Android-based ereader. Previewed last month with a premature store listing, the Vox features a 7-inch 1024 x 600 display, 800MHz Freescale iMX51 processor, 8GB of internal storage and 512MB of RAM, and runs a reskinned version of Android 2.3 Gingerbread, all for under $200. Read The Full Story

Sony Reader PRS-T1 hacked for more Android access

, Oct 17th 2011 Discuss [0]

For a long time one of the more popular cheap Android devices for hackers to get hands on was the Nook Touch. That little Android reader was hacked to open it up for use surfing the web and more. I think that hacking it and other devices like it will be not such a popular thing to do with the Kindle Fire coming. If you own a Sony Reader PRS-T1 that runs Android inside this hack might appeal to you. Read The Full Story

Bookeen Cybook Odyssey eReader, coming soon

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

The fine folks at Bookeen have revealed that they'll be releasing an ebook reader with a 6-inch Pearl E-ink display and a lovely 800MHz Cortex A8 CPU for the masses. This device will be Bookeen's fourth ereader device, and it's expected that the display will be the same as what's proven to be ultra-successful on the Sony Reader, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and the Kobo, that being the Neonode zForce touchscreen. Welcome back to the pack, Bookeen! Read The Full Story

French Kindle and Amazon Kindle France store launches

, Oct 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

Amazon has launched a French-language version of its Kindle ereader, along with a French Kindle Store to accompany it, the first time the retailer has offered a dedicated language option for the country. Priced at €99 ($133), it's the basic entry-level E Ink Kindle (complete with WiFi but no 3G or touchscreen option) Amazon launched in the US and elsewhere earlier this month. Read The Full Story

Subsidized Kindle owners sick of ads can pay to turn ads off

, Oct 6th 2011 Discuss [7]

When the cheaper Amazon Kindle reader came out with a scant $30 discount that was made possible by the ads on the device uses had to put up with, I knew it would never work for me. A savings of $30 isn't enough to get me to put up with ads on anything. Still a bunch of folks did take Amazon up on the discounted price and were ready to endure the ads. Read The Full Story

Amazon Kindle Fire sales near 100,000 on first day

, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [6]

It is according to one digital marketing firm, eDataSource, sales of the cloud-based Amazon Kindle Fire Android-based tablet have reached 95,000 in its first day on the market - all of those sales being pre-orders. That's not quite one-third of the 300,000+ first-gen iPads sold on the first day back when it was released in April of 2010, but 100,000 is no number to scoff at. The Kindle Fire will officially be shipping on November 15th, just in time for you-know-what, and retailers are currently having heart attacks over its low price tag at $199 standard. Read The Full Story

NOOK Color expands to Target Superstore nationwide

, Oct 3rd 2011 Discuss [2]

Today Barnes & Noble have announced their newest sales partner for the NOOK Color and what's now called the NOOK Simple Touch Reader. It is Target, the superstore based right here in my home city of Minneapolis, with both versions of the NOOK now available at Target stores nationwide. This makes the NOOK one of the most widely in-store available ereaders on the circuit, currently sitting in stores at Best Buy, Books-A-Million, Fred Meyer, Office Max, P.C. Richard & Sons, Radio Shack, Staples, Target, Walmart, and of course Barnes & Noble. This addition began on October 2nd and you should start to see the tablets in stores across the USA soon. Read The Full Story
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