Tag: EREADERS

The Kindle may be facing stiff e-reader competition from Apple's iPad, but, when it comes to printed books, at least, Amazon's reader seems to be dominating the market pretty handily. The company says it sold approximately 143 Kindle books for every 100 hardcover books sold over the past three months, and that gap is continuing to widen. Last month alone, for example, Amazon sold 180 Kindle books ...

Do people read e-books more slowly than printed ones? A small survey by Nielsen Norman Group alleges that we may process digital words at a lazier pace than we do those on the page, but, when further analyzed, the results of the survey raise questions about the participants themselves. A group of 24 volunteers "who like reading and frequently read books" were asked to read Hemingway short ...

When the Nook and Kindle got a price cut a week or so ago, we were more than a little disappointed to see the larger Kindle DX keep its absurdly high price tag. But all that changed today when Amazon announced a slashed price of $379 for the 9.7-inch e-reader. The $110 discount would have been enough for us, but Amazon took it a step further by giving the DX a sexy new paint job, and upping the ...

This morning, we got official word that Barnes and Noble would be releasing a new model of the Nook that ditches its 3G radio and relies entirely on Wi-Fi for its connectivity. The newest member of the Nook family of e-readers hit shelves at the bargain price of $149.99, making most other e-readers on the market look ridiculously over-priced. To make matters worse for the competition, Barnes and ...

The iPad could be causing restless nights for many who use it to read e-books before lights out. According to the Los Angeles Times, the light that's emitted from the iPad's screen inhibits the release of melatonin, a chemical that tells your body to wind down for the evening. This holds true for any device that emits unnatural light -- be it a TV or a cell phone. But Frisca Yan-Go, director of ...

As the menacing, iPad-shaped shadow looms on the horizon, Amazon's Kindle has apparently braced itself for the oncoming storm by expanding its smartphone wingspan. After having already introduced Kindle e-reader apps for the iPod Touch and iPhone, Amazon has now expanded the software to the BlackBerry, as well. According to Amazon, the new app will be compatible with BlackBerry's Bold 9000 and ...

Suddenly, the Kindle and the Nook look positively Lilliputian. Debuting at CES this week is the new e-reader from Sprint, a ginormous device called the Skiff. We now have a few more details on this massive gadget, as our partners in crime over at Engadget reported yesterday. The Skiff's 11.5-inch touchscreen features a whopping 1200 x 1600 pixel resolution, designed for newspaper and magazine ...

E-readers may be a hot gift this year, but the devices are still very much underdeveloped. Most can only display text and images in black and white, and page load time pales in comparison to modern computers, hand-held devices, or (gasp) even paper-based books. Though text-based articles are increasingly readable on many modern smartphones, magazine-type content, marked by expansive layouts ...

Suddenly, here in the second half of 2009, it seems as though e-readers -- those portable digital devices that can hold thousands of books and use easy-on-the-eyes E-ink -- are finally going mainstream. Yesterday, Barnes & Noble threw its own hat into the ring by unveiling the Nook. This 6-inch digital reader boasts: a built-in, full-color, navigational touchscreen at the bottom; 3G and ...

E-book readers like the Amazon Kindle may be popular, but they're not as popular as iPods. Most folks have a hard time rationalizing dropping $300 on a device with limited capabilities that they're only going to have to spend more money on to fill with content. Now many are arguing that e-readers are not a flashy luxury, but yet another way for us to help protect the environment. Recent ...