NAPCO will be holding their annual Publishing Business Conference & Expo up in NYC next week, and I be attending. It ‘s on monday and Tuesday, and Wednesday is the Think E-Reading Summit. If anyone in NYC would like to say hello while I’m in town, drop me a line. I’m coming in Sunday night [...]
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Borders to close 75 more stores next week
March 11th, 2011 · 5 Comments · borders
And the downward slide continues… There was a conference call this afternoon that was led by Borders Group President Mike Edwards. One of the details he mentioned was that up to 75 more stores are on the chopping block next week. The additional closures come from a group of 140 stores that “have been identified [...]
Zinio have been down for a couple weeks now – Did you notice?
March 10th, 2011 · 4 Comments · ebookstore news
For about the past 2 weeks, Zinio, a digital magazine distributor and retailer, have been having trouble with their servers. The earliest report on Zinio’s blog refer to delivery issues, and that post was published on 1 March. Since then there have been about 7 or 8 more posts in which the service has been [...]
Nearly 11k NookColors were sold on Ebay this week
March 3rd, 2011 · 5 Comments · hardware news
A couple days ago I (and a bunch of other tech blogs) told about a sale that Barnes & Noble were running on Ebay. You could buy a brand new NookColor for only $199, after a $50 coupon. The sale ended a day early because apparently B&N sold more than they planned. I just checked, [...]
Tags:11k·ebay·nookcolors·sold·week
CES is next week
January 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · conferences & trade shows
So CES is next week and I haven’t done any of the posts I did last December. Sorry about that; I honestly didn’t know that I could afford to go until the 23rd. I’m not going to go into the same level of detail as last year; there’s not enough time left and I’m too [...]
Sony demoed a 13.3″ flexible E-ink screen last week
December 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
But it’s the same one we saw 3 months ago, folks. On the plus side, at least this photo is better.
Pocketbook to open first US e-reader stores next week
November 5th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware news
The Kansas City Business Journal are reporting that Pocketbook will open their first US retail locations on 10 November. The 2 pilot stores will be mall kiosks in Seattle and at the Independence Center Mall outside of Kansas City, MO. Why Kansas City? Because that’s where Pocketbook just opened their US headquarters. I had heard [...]
Tags:ereader·open·pocketbook·stores·week
B&N Nook Kids now live
October 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
Update: the Nook Kids webpage is now live on the B&N website. Click on the link to check it out. First, an interesting bit of news (that might not mean anything). B&N own the domain www.NookKids.com. It’s registered through their subsidiary, Fission Inc. There’s nothing there yet, though. The WSJ are reporting that B&N plan [...]
Kobo Wifi coming to Walmart next week
October 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news
From the Kobo blog: On Monday we started shipping the first Kobo Wireless eReaders to customers who pre-ordered the device in Canada, and starting next week it will be available for purchase at Borders and one of the largest discount department stores in the U.S. – Walmart! Building on our relationship with Walmart Canada, Kobo’s [...]
B&N to announce a 7″ Android tablet next week?
October 21st, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware rumors
That’s what CNet are reporting: According to the tipster, who wishes to remain anonymous but has proven reliable in the past, Barnes & Noble’s new e-reader will be called the Nook Color, have a 7-inch screen, and retail for $249. The tipster said the entire company has been focused on this product and that “it’s [...]
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