The AAP have released their report on book sales in the US market for October 2010. I don’t have a opy yet, but GalleyCat uploaded one to Scribd (thanks, Jason). Ebook sales for October were $40.7 million, which is only slightly different from sales in September, August, and July. I’ve said it before, so I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'october'
B&N Nook to be sold in Walmart on 24 October
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · press release
Now this is interesting. The Nook won’t be the first e-reader sold by Walmart, but it will be only the _second_ to be sold in stores (they sell about a dozen models online). I wonder what B&N did to get the shelf space? From the press release: October 21, 2010 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. [...]
Cybook Orizon due out in October – retail is 229.99€
September 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news, Sipix
Bookeen released another driblet of info Friday about their next e-reader, the Cybook Orizon. It should be available in mid-October with a retail of 229.99€. The Orizon has a 6″ Sipix, Wifi, touchscreen, and was designed in house by Bookeen’s staff. via Facebook
Books in Browsers Conference – 21-22 October
September 9th, 2010 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
The Internet Archive are hosting a conference in San Francisco next month, and they’re topics for discussion. From the announcement: The meeting will cover achievements in moving books to the web, including developments in OPDS Catalogs, vending and lending, and the design and effective deployment of ebooks and reading experiences for web environments. The portability [...]
Tags:2122·books·browsers·conference·october
Txtr e-reader isn’t dead yet, could hit the market in October
September 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
My first reaction: Yes, but October of what year, exactly? One of the stories from IFA that’s not getting the attention it should is about the long delayed Txtr e-reader. Johannes of lesen.net met with the Txtr people the other day and he’s reporting that the Txtr will soon be going through a beta test [...]
Asus to launch $599 eeeTablet in October
August 6th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Digitimes are confirming that Asus will release the eeeTablet in October in Taiwan. I’d already heard about this from a reliable source; it’s good to have more detail. We now also know that the eeeTablet will have a wireless connection; Aus is in talks with Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, Far EasTone, 3 of Taiwan’s biggest [...]
WebOS tablet coming in October
May 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
That’s the info I have from a fairly unreliable source, Digitimes. HP is also not going to do a WebOS netbook. Note that I said the source is unreliable. I rate this as a rumor, myself.
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