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Skytex Primer shows up at Walmart as the Ematics EB101P – $80

November 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news

I just came across another 7″ LCD e-reader on Walmart’s website (they have the best e-reader selection anywhere). You might recognize the hardware; I’ve reviewed it before as the Skytex Primer and apparently Skytex isn’t the only company to put their logo on it. It’s  based on a 7″ LCD screen, and it has 4GB [...]

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Toshiba Bookplace to launch tomorrow – get your $80 in free ebooks

September 27th, 2010 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news

I just got an email from Toshiba reminding me that the Toshiba Bookplace website will be open tomorrow. As part of the launch Toshiba will be giving away 4 ebooks: History’s Greatest Lies: The Startling Truths Behind World Events our History Books Got Wrong – William Weir (Fair Winds Press) I Know an Old Teacher [...]

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Cybook Opus now $80 at Buy.com – SOLD OUT

August 25th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news

The Cybook Opus is a 5″ e-reader that Bookeen introduced last fall and updated early this spring. If you’ve been thinking about getting this e-reader then yuo should probably get it right now. It’s about to vanish from the US market. I wouldn’t recommend it, though.The race to the bottom isn’t over yet. You’ll be [...]

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Amazon: we’re pretty sure we’re 70 to 80 percent of the market

August 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized

David Carnoy over at CNet sat down with Ian Freed.  There’s nothing really new aside from this one question: CNET: Well, Apple’s saying it’s got 20 percent market share and I’ve heard Barnes & Noble saying it’s got 20 percent as well, so that would leave you guys with… Freed: Honestly, something doesn’t add up [...]

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