Do you recall how the iPad was supposed to kill off e-readers? It looks like that might be happening in China. E-reader sales are down 7% in Q1 2011 against last year, and the total sold is estimated to be around 282 thousand. What’s curious about this is that my source blames the iPad. Apple [...]
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Dual screen Win 7 tablet pops up in China
December 8th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Details are scarce on this pair of tablets that showed up at the Elexecon trade show last week. They are said to be from a Chinese electronics manufacturer by the name of Taiji, but I’m still trying to pin that down. What we do know is that the single screen tablet is currently being called [...]
New Dell Duo clone shows up in China
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Now that was fast. Newpad.cn got their hands on this new, still unnamed convertible tablet. (No, seriously, they have actual product photos, not just photoshops like the one at right.) This baby is based on a 8.9″ (1024×600) touchscreen with a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, 1GB RAM, camera, Wifi, and a 160GB HD. It’s running Win7, [...]
Motorola to launch Android-based E-Emi e-reader in China
November 5th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Shanzai got the first look at the Motorola E-Emi. Developed in partnership with China Putian Eastern Communications Company, the E-Emi has a 6″ E-ink screen, Wifi, microSD card slot, and a Wacom touchscreen. It runs Android 2.1, and is supposed to cost ~$390.
China announce new regulations for the world’s second largest ebook market
October 12th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
Over the past weekend the GAPP (General Administration of Press and Publication) released the first set of guidelines for China’s digital publishing industry. I can’t find an actual copy of the regulations, so I don’t know what they say. But I’ve found a couple English language reports that mention the fact that the GAPP just [...]
Apple to sell iPads in China
September 13th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Apple® today announced that the Wi-Fi models of its magical iPad™ will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers, on Friday, September 17 starting at 10:00 a.m…. Pricing & Availability iPad Wi-Fi models in China will be available for a suggested retail price [...]
Hanvon to launch ebookstore kiosks in China
September 1st, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
The Chinese tech blog Sina are reporting that E-reader maker Hanvon will soon be using kiosks to expand their ebookstore. Targeted locations include subway platforms and other high traffic areas. The Hanvon Electronic Bookshelf is based on a 45″ screen and users can browse, try a sample, and buy directly from the machine. It will [...]
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Digital Rights issues coming to a head in China
August 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · publishing news
Do you remember the lawsuit between Rosetta Stone and Random House about 9 years ago? It was the first lawsuit in the US over whether or not contract written before ebooks existed could also convey ebook rights. Rosetta won, btw, because the literal statements of the contract outweighed the implied agreement. We’re seeing something like [...]
Kindle breaks the Great (fire)Wall of China
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Here’s an interesting anecdote from Me and My Kindle: And the free wireless internet access played an even bigger role for Sophia Chiang, a San Francisco entrepreneur on an extended trip through China. She reports the Kindle was a great way to buy “uncensored English magazines like Newsweek, The New Yorker, The New York Times, [...]
Hanvon have 61% of China’s e-reader market
July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
To ebe more accurate, Digitimes are reporting that Hanvon sold 61% of all e-readers in China in the first half of this year. They also said that China was the second largest market with 21% of global ebook sales. The USA was the largest, of course, with 58% of sales.
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