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Holiday Tips On Gifting An EReader

December 1, 2011

Ebook and eReader sales have been rocketing upward over the past few years, and don’t expect that trend to stop until the market becomes saturated.
That’s good news for many of us who suffer from writer’s block (gifter’s block?) when it comes to giving gifts, because it’s hard to think of a gift that’s easier (and [...]

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6 Ereaders To Consider As Gifts

November 22, 2011

The Globe and Mail has assembled a handy little shortlist of ereaders to consider this holiday season. While they can’t make the choice for you, they offer up the pros and cons of a few of the frontrunners, sparing you the labor of digging through hundreds of articles.
As I’ve said, the differences between the best [...]

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New Kindle Gives Amazon Almost 50% Market Share of eReaders

March 22, 2011

The new Kindle 3 has given Amazon almost half of the market share of the already-crowded eReader industry. IDC reports that with its latest release, Amazon now holds 48% of the market, a stat that many think will grow in warmer weather months.
Why in “warmer weather” months?
Well, warmer weather means people will be outside, thus [...]

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Hanvon Ebook Reader with Color E Ink

November 9, 2010

Hanvon announced today at the FPD International 2010 trade show that they’re launching a tablet with a color E Ink screen.  E Ink screen uses less battery power than a LCD screen and can be read in direct sunlight without glare.  Havnon expects the color Ereader to go on sale first quarter of 2011.  Most [...]

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Pandigital Novel E-Reader

November 4, 2010

Pandigital has a new 9 inch Novel E-Reader that has cleared the FCC.   There’s already a 7 inch version out but the 9 inch version will have a number of upgraded features including wifi and integrated access to the Barnes and Noble store.  It’s running Google’s Android OS and most likely will be similar to [...]

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Nook E-reader color version

October 28, 2010

Barnes and Nobles is launching a new color version of its Nook E-book Reader.  This is going to be the first color E-book reader on the market.  While it’s going to e more expensive then the amazon Kindle it will run on the Google Android operating system and offer a number of interactive features for [...]

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