Tag: ereaders
Borders Officially Seeks Chap. 11 Protection
As expected, bookstore chain Borders Group filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It hopes to reorganize by...
Borders Faces Chapter 11:WSJ
Borders Group, the bookseller, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week, says The Wall Street...
B&N May Discontinue Nook 3G
Barnes & Noble will phase out its black and white 3G Nook, leaving it with only 2 eBook...
NOOKcolor Wins CES Award
The color version of Barnes & Noble’s Nook eReader won the "People's Choice Award" at the "Last Gadget...
Almost 6M Adults Own eReaders
About 5.9 million U.S. adults own an eReader already, almost triple the number of eReader owners last year....
Tablets to be a Commodity in 1 or 2 Years
Insight Media is not trying to soften the blow here folks. eReaders are already a commodity and will...
LG Joins Hanvon w/Color ePaper Display
Color e-paper displays aimed at eReaders got some support from LG as well as Hanvon this week. Chinese...
1 Million Nooks Sold, Could Double
Barnes & Noble revealed yesterday it sold 1 million Nook eReaders to date, as it announced a color...
Walmart Adds Kobo eReader Too
Walmart is busy adding eReaders, maybe attempting to match Best Buy’s slam dunk selection of the Kindle, Nook,...
Kobo Outperforms at Borders
Borders, which is stepping up efforts to market eReaders, said sales of the Kobo eReader as well as...
New Sony eReaders Start at $179
Sony introduced a new eReader lineup of lighter, slimmer models which all now feature an improved optical touchscreen,...
Staples Gets the Kindle
Amazon is slowly offering its Kindle eReader through other leading retailers—the latest of which is office supply chain...
Notion Ink iPad Rival Could Ship December
The much anticipated Notion Ink Adam tablet—a possible rival to the iPad—may be available by the end of...
Kindle Sales Triple; Amazon’s eBooks Outsell Hardcovers
Despite all the attention paid to Apple's iPad, the tablet sn’t is cheap, and Amazon's Kindle is successfully...
Barnes & Noble Launches eTextbook Store/Studyware
Barnes & Noble is expanding the Nook brand beyond eReaders and is aggressively pursuing the eTextbook market. The...
Borders Offers Free eBooks
After opening up an eBookstore this week, Borders is giving away 5 free best-sellers for anyone who downloads...
Borders Launches eBookstore
Borders bookstore chain launched an eBookstore Wednesday, aiming to take a 17 percent share of the eBook market....
Toshiba to Launch eBookstore
Toshiba will soon launch its own bookstore using Blio software (first demo’d at the Consumer Electronics Show) offering...
Kindle App Gets Video, Audio
The Kindle eReader may not be able to play video embedded in eBooks, but the Kindle app for...
Plastic Logic Cancels Pre-orders
It's been a cruel spring for eReaders. First iRex goes bankrupt, then the bottom drops in pricing, and...