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A price war is brewing in the growing market for electronic reading devices. Barnes & Noble, the national bookseller, announced Monday that it was dropping the price of its six-month-old Nook e-reader to $199 from $259 and introducing a new version of the device, which connects to the Internet only over Wi-Fi networks, for $149.
link:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/technology/22reader.html?ref=technologyA price war is brewing in the growing market for electronic reading devices. Barnes... more
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced a new electronic-reading device, adding a new device to a sector that is seeing stiff competition. Omar Gallaga, who covers technology culture for the Austin American-Statesman, says 3 million e-book readers could be sold this year.Bookseller Barnes & Noble announced a new electronic-reading device, adding a new... more
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Part of what's making digital readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader popular is that they're easy to read. The technology that makes that possible, basically a digital version of ink and paper, is now being added to other electronic accessories.
For many of these devices, a Massachusetts company called E Ink is behind that technology. It aims to marry the readability and attractiveness of traditional print materials with the changeability of electronics. E Ink is also making displays for cell phone keypads that can morph from numbers to letters, wristwatch faces that can change content, and a credit card anti-fraud device that could constantly change the security code on the back of the card.Part of what's making digital readers like the Amazon Kindle and the Sony Reader... more
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E-books: Depending on your point of view, they're either the savior or the destroyer of the publishing business.
So far, Amazon has dominated the market. Its first Kindle electronic reading device debuted two years ago, and the company just announced that its third-quarter profits surged almost 70 percent, thanks largely to sales of new Kindle models.
Sony and a few other companies have also launched e-readers, but this week saw the debut of what could be the Kindle's first serious competitor: the Nook. It's made by the other giant of book-selling: Barnes & Noble.
Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan has been playing with both the Nook and the Kindle. He says what stands out about Barnes & Noble's new reader is the color LCD touch screen at the bottom of the device that allows users to browse book covers. It's similar, he says, to the "cover flow" feature familiar to Apple customers who flip through album covers on iTunes or with their iPhones.
And there's one big advantage that Barnes & Noble has over its competitor, Buchanan says. "Barnes & Noble has stores you can go to. Every Barnes & Noble will carry Nooks, whereas, you know, Amazon, you have to go online, order it and wait for it to come in. You can't play with [the Kindle] beforehand unless your friend has one."
In addition, he says, "One really cool thing with the Nook is ... every Barnes & Noble has free Wi-Fi, and if you go into a Barnes & Noble with a Nook and get on their network, you can browse any e-book there for free."
The Nook won't be available for sale until the end of November, but Buchanan says Barnes & Noble has the best chance of any competitor to Amazon so far.E-books: Depending on your point of view, they're either the savior or the... more
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This e-reader device from a company called Plastic Logic promises to offer a larger viewing area and thinner size than other products on the market.This e-reader device from a company called Plastic Logic promises to offer a larger... more
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