Spring Design and Vobis, a Russian tech company, have signed a contract for Vobis to sell the Alex in Russia under the brand name Highscreen. The Alex will be formally launched on 2 September and go on sale later that month. The price has not yet been set.
via The-eBook.org
I’ve had my hands on it, and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'sold'
Spring Design Alex to be sold in Russia
August 30th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Kindle 3 sold out – next shipment due in September
August 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
I have to say that I’m surprised. Both Kindles sold out in less than a week.
Fortunately for me, I already ordered mine.
Thanks Mike.
Spring Design Alex to be sold in Japan
July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Akihabara News are reporting that Spring Design have opened an office in Japan. Retail for the Alex is expected to be priced below 30,000yen ($348). That’s not half bad considering the Alex is $399 in the USA.
Entourage Edge to be sold by Best Buy
July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
The product page for is now live, but it’s not yet in stock. I would guess that this will be an online only item. Also, it looks like Best Buy will only sell the Edge in Midnight Blue.
I think it might be worthwhile to purchase the Edge from Best Buy just for the sake of [...]
Samsung E60 to be sold by Carrefour, MediaWorld.it
July 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
Actualitte are reporting that French retailer Carrefour will soon be carrying one of the Samsung’s new e-readers in their 228 stores. The retail is going to be 329 €, which is ridiculously high when compared to the Kindle or Nook.
In other news, I have no clue when this e-reader will be available in the US. [...]
Kindle to be sold in airports
June 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
From the press release:
Starting June 28, travelers will find the Amazon Kindle for sale in HMSHost branded stores-Simply Books and Authors Bookstores at airports across the country. HMSHost, a world leader in travel shopping and dining, announced today its agreement with [...]
Entourage Edge to be sold in college bookstores
May 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
From the press release:
enTourage Systems, Inch., creator of the world’s first dualbook™ – the enTourage eDGe™ – announced today that it has partnered with The Douglas Stewart Company, a leading distributor and marketer of computer [...]
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Apple sold 300k iPads on Saturday
April 5th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
At least, that’s what Apple announced in a press release today:
Apple® today announced that it sold over 300,000 iPads in the US as of midnight Saturday, April 3. These sales included deliveries of pre-ordered iPads to customers, deliveries to channel partners and sales at Apple Retail Stores. Apple also announced that iPad users downloaded over [...]
NetLibrary sold to EBSCO
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the press release:
OCLC and EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) have signed an agreement whereby EBSCO will purchase the assets of the OCLC NetLibrary Division and the rights to license a select number of vendor-owned databases currently available through the OCLC FirstSearch service. The purchase includes the NetLibrary eBook and eAudiobook platform as well as operations and [...]
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