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AAP report ebook sales flat in August

October 14th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

The latest sales figures have been released by the AAP today. Ebook sales in the USA totaled $39m in August, which is slightly down from the $40m in July. You’re probably wondering why I have a different headline form everyone else; it’s becuase I didn’t fall for the spin. Ebook sales are up from last [...]

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E-ink announce August revenues

September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Digitimes are reporting: Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1.6 billion (US$50.3 million) for August 2010, increasing 2.57% sequentially and about 16% on year. Consolidated revenues for January-August totaled NT$13.34 billion, increasing by about 39% on year. Sales increased slightly from July, but they are still down [...]

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Overdrive: Most Downloaded Books from the Library Lists for August 2010

September 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · surveys & polls

Overdrive just posted the top 10 lists for most downloaded ebooks and audiobooks. You can find it here. I’m not familiar enough to comment on the list, so I’ll just repost an excerpt from the Overdrive blog: The list is out and there hasn’t been much change.  It seems that the Most Downloaded Books in August [...]

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New Pandigital Novel e-reader available on 18 August

August 8th, 2010 · 10 Comments · hardware news

I have confirmation from Pandigital that the black Novel will officially launch on 18 August. It’s expected to arrive in Kohl’s and Bed, Bath & Beyond stores some time during that week. The black Novel is a completely different set of hardware from the white Novel. There are really only 2 key differences, though. The [...]

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Elsewhere on the Web 6 August 2010

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · links post

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Toshiba Libretto coming to Japan on 11 August

August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news

Toshiba have finally given a release date for their dual screen netbook. According to PCWatch the Libretto W100 will be released in Japan on 11 August. Just for the sake of giggles I went  and looked up the specs again. The W100 has 2 7″ screens and runs Windows 7 on a 1.2 GHz CPU. [...]

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Shanda reveal Bambook, will be on sale 9 August

August 5th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news

The long awaited e-reader from Shanda Literature was revealed last week at the China Digital Entertainment Expo & Conference. I don’t have the  specs for the Bambook, but I do know that it has Wifi and that Shanda have launched an ebookstore to support it. UPDATE: One of my sources have come through for me. [...]

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Elsewhere on the Web 5 August 2010

August 5th, 2010 · No Comments · links post

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Elsewhere on the Web 4 August 2010

August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · opinion

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Elsewhere on the Web 3 August 2010

August 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · links post

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