Leo Benedictus writes in Prospect Magazine about the closing of libraries in England and the rise of e-reading. Salient quote: The talk of a future in which children cannot access books is also not just wrong, but backwards. E-readers—already available for £52 ($83), and falling—offer an incomparably more convenient way for anyone to find good [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ereaders'
Across the Pond, E-readers are not Library Equivalents Edition
April 3rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · opinion
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Mirasol, Pocketbook, and e-readers
April 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · opinion
I’m going to be in NYC for a conference next week. I noticed while laying pout my schedule earlier that Qualcomm have a booth at the conference, and they also have a senior person as a guest speaker on Wednesday. This isn’t unusual, actually, and I doubt that Qualcomm will announce the new e-reader this [...]
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The 2 Asus e-readers (video)
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware reviews, Sipix, video
Notebook Italia got their hands on both of the new Asus e-readers when they were at CeBIT a couple weeks ago. This is the first video I’ve seen that compared the 2, and the differences are fascinating. I especially like this photo they took shoiwng the edges of the 2 gadgets. It really brings the [...]
Fujitsu are opening an ebookstore, and they didn’t mention their e-readers
March 7th, 2011 · No Comments · ebookstore news
One interesting story you might have heard about this past week is that Fujitsu will be opening an ebookstore in Japan. The ebookstore will be stocked initially through a partnership with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) and DNP’s affiliate, MobileBook.jp Inc. But Fujitsu also plan to stock the ebookstore with their own content. They’re [...]
E-readers – one of Borders’ many misteps
February 26th, 2011 · 7 Comments · borders, hardware news
I finally had a chance to go to the nearest closing Borders today. It’s down in Stafford VA, which is too far for me to drive most of the time. I expected to see the usual chaos of a closing store: long lines, books dumped wherever, shelved books in disarray. But what I didn’t expect [...]
GMini to release 3 new epaper e-readers in Russia
February 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware news, Sipix
I’ve just come across another company in Russia with plans to release their own e-reader. I’d say at this point Russia is possible the second most active e-reader market (after the US). Gmini announced 3 new e-readers this week. One will have a Sipix screen, and the other 2 will have E-ink screens. First up [...]
Lexand to release 2 new e-readers in Russia
February 15th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Lexand have announced the release of 2 new e-readers – Lexand LE-106 and Lexand LT-105. One has a 6″ E-ink screen and the other a 5″ LCD screen. Both e-readers have 2GB Flash storage, a microSD card slot, a headphone jack, and the both lack Wifi or a touchscreen. The LT-105 has a 5″ screen [...]
E-readers in 2050
February 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment · humor
I just was sent a link to this picture. When you click on it you’ll see a suggestion on what e-readers will look like 40 years from now. It’s very funny. via Prospect Magazine
Prestigio add 2 more e-readers to line-up
February 1st, 2011 · 3 Comments · hardware news
A reader tipped me to a a couple new e-readers from Prestigio. Well, they’re new to Prestigio, but I’ve seen one before and I’ve had my hands on the other. First up is the PER5162. You might recognize this Kindle clone; I believe it’s the same hardware as the Qumo Libro I showed you last [...]
Pocketbook Germany sold 10k e-readers during the Christmas season
January 31st, 2011 · 7 Comments · hardware news
Following on the heels of the Fnac report on Saturday, Johannes of lesen.net reported that Pocketbook sold nearly 10, 000 e-readers in Germany during the past 2 months of 2010. Yikes. That’s not much, considering that Pocketbook have said they have a strong position in Europe.
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