Mike Cane tipped me to this e-reader when he somehow managed to find it on Amazon.de. It’s from a consumer electronics company I’ve never heard of before, and so far as I can tell this is their first e-reader. The SVP EB701 is based on a 7″ LCD screen. I’m not sure of the resolution, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'germany'
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.
Kindle Store coming to Germany?
January 12th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
That’s what it looks like to me. Johannes of Lesen.net uncovered a job posting for Amazon’s Munich operation. The “Head of Content acquisition Kindle DE” is wanted because: Amazon is looking for an experienced professional to lead our Kindle efforts with German book publishers and other providers supplying content for Kindle, Amazon’s portable reader. This [...]
Medion P6101 e-reader launched in Germany (video)
September 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, video
Medionsat down yesterday with Johannes of lesen.net so they could share their newest e-reader. The P6101 is a Netronix design based on a 6″ E-ink screen (Vizplex, not Pearl) with Wifi and touchscreen. It comes with 2GB Flash and a microSD card slot. Ebook support includes ADE and the usual broad selection of formats.
Apple now hiring iBookstore Managers for France, Germany
June 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Apple, ebookstore news
Actualitte just tipped me to a couple job openings with Apple for iBookstore Managers in France and Germany. Curiously enough, the position in Germany has been open since April. There’s nothing surprising in the job listing: The role includes: working with management, regionally and in Cupertino to determine strategies and priorities for iBooks in Germany [...]
New e-reader pilot program launched in Germany
April 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
The University of Hagen (a distance learning school in Hagen, Germany) put out a press release earlier this month. A group of Graduate Education students were given Sony Touch Editions for the summer semester. All of the content for the summer semester is included on the e-reader, and the devices will only be loaned to [...]
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