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Derik Dupont

Barnes & Noble Delays Nook Sales In Stores -- E-Book Readers -- InformationWeek - 1 views

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    The company had hoped to have the e-book reader available in its highest-volume stores this week, but online demand is outstripping supply. "> <!-- script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://i.cmpnet.com/informationweek/js/tab.js">&lt;/script --> <!-- <script src='http://i.cmpnet.com/ads/graphics/as5/redirect/tw_mcafee_081021.js'>&lt;/script> --> http://www.informationweek.com/rss/all_st
Derik Dupont

Two-faced gadget is e-reader plus netbook - CNN.com - 4 views

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    Like Harvey "Two-Face" Dent, a new dual-screen device has two faces to match its double identity: It promises to be an electronic book reader and a netbook at the same time."> text/html; charset=iso-8859-1
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    Derik- are you insinuating that this new e-reader wants to kill Batman and destroy Gotham!?!
Derik Dupont

Borders Invests in Kobo, an E-Book Store - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Borders joins the e-book revolution with a new e-reader and e-book site created with a Canadian partner. The bookstore chain is entering a market crowded with other e-reading devices.
Derik Dupont

E Readers Offer Little Relief For The Newspaper Industry - Industry News - Portfolio.com - 0 views

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    With ad revenue and audience on the decline, newspapers look to e-readers as a possible new revenue path. But early signs show that "win-win" deals between publishers and e-reader developers are both elusive and nonprofitable.
Derik Dupont

Let the E-Reader Price War Begin? Sony Drops to $169 - Digits - WSJ - 0 views

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    Sony says it is cutting the price on its entry-level e-book reader, dubbed the Pocket Reader, to $169 -- perhaps the first in a coming price war for the devices.
arnie Grossblatt

E-textbooks flunk an early test - 1 views

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    Interesting report on adopting e-textbooks.  Important to remember how early we are in the development of e-readers and that we have few texts developed explicitly for e-readers.
Thelisha Woods

Move Over Kindle; E-Books Hit Cell Phones - BusinessWeek - 0 views

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    Looks like some people who like e-publications would rather use their phones vs. a dedicated e-reader like the Kindle or Sony e-reader.
Allison Begezda

Marvell, E Ink Team to Create Next Wave of E-reader Components - 11/3/2009 7:14:00 AM -... - 1 views

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    Marvell and E Ink team up to improve e-readers. Their new integrated processor will reduce the screen refresh rate from three seconds to less than one second and will eliminate the "blackout" effect with page turns.
Michael Jensen

Next-Gen E-Readers Arrive - Forbes.com - 0 views

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    On Monday, Netherlands-based iRex Technologies is slated to unveil the iRex Reader 1000, the first in a wave of e-reader devices that promise bigger screens and improved interfaces and functionality. And unlike Kindle or Sony's Reader, this second generation of e-readers aims to bring innovative E-ink display technology to the more demanding, and possibly more lucrative, world of business.
Derik Dupont

Sony E-Reader to Offer Journal Subscriptions - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Sony's electronic reader will offer subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal and the New York Post, the latest in a series of moves by publishers and consumer-electronics companies to loosen Amazon's hold on the embryonic e-reader market." />
Allison Begezda

Taiwan Firm Positioned for E-Reader Takeoff - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    A Taiwanese company, Prime View International, plans to pay $215 million to acquire E-Ink, which owns the technology for displaying text in e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader.
arnie Grossblatt

Most American adults read a print book in the past year, even as e-reading continues to... - 0 views

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    Though e-books are rising in popularity, print remains the foundation of Americans' reading habits. Most people who read e-books also read print books, and just 4% of readers are "e-book only." Audiobook listeners have the most diverse reading habits overall, while fewer print readers consume books in other formats.
Derik Dupont

E-Readers Fall Short for News, Study Says - Digits - WSJ - 0 views

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    The newspaper industry is struggling to hold onto its audience, and e-readers such as the Kindle may not help, according to a new study.
Derik Dupont

Barnes & Noble Says Demand Is Heavy for Nook e-Book Reader - WSJ.com - 0 views

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    Barnes & Noble says heavy demand for its Nook e-book reader is delaying shipments of the latest pre-orders of the device. " />
arnie Grossblatt

Are the E-Reader's Days Numbered? - - 4 views

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    Looking for meaning in Microsoft's investment in the Nook - the end of dedicated e-readers?
Ryan Holman

Reviewing books on a Kindle - 0 views

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    Ron Charles talks about the challenges of trying to adapt print-book reader behaviors to e-readers.
Derik Dupont

E-reader boom kindles a variety of new options - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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    Kindle-killers? A flood of e-readers on the way, some featuring touch and even video chat
Allison Begezda

Dulin's Books launches two e-book readers in the US | Electronista - 2 views

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    Two new e-book readers: The PocketBook 301 and the PocketBook 360. Both support six languages, have built in Sudoku, chess, sea battle, and solitaire games as well as a picture viewer with a slideshow function, a clock, and calendar. Users can also change the font size or make notes.
arnie Grossblatt

JISC national e-books observatory project » Reports - 2 views

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    In 2007 the JISC national e-books observatory project was set up to undertake market research to help e-book publishers, aggregators, libraries and funding bodies understand the behaviours of e-book users and to assess the impact of free at-the-point of use course text e-books on traditional print sales to students
Derik Dupont

Will Your Future E-Reader Be a Phone? - Digits - WSJ - 0 views

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    Would you want to read a book or newspaper on a cellphone screen? On Tuesday, Hearst e-reading company Skiff announced that it signed a deal with Samsung's mobile phone division to become its "preferred e-reading service partner."
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