The iPad is the best thing that could have happened to eReaders. It’s competitive enough to scare most eReader companies into greatly improving their products. At the same time it’s not good enough (or to be precise – not focused on reading enough) to kill off eReaders completely. At this point you can’t look at iPad detractors or iPad supporters as delusional. Which [...]
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There are quite a few Kindle related surprises coming up in the next few months – features that Amazon might be working on and two potentially dangerous eReader rivals. Time for some wild speculation . Lab 126 job openings giving away secrets? There are some juicy job opening descriptions at Lab 126 (the Amazon subsidiary [...]
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There are a few easy ways to tell that the iPad isn’t really meant to be a Kindle Killer – On the iPad features page iBooks is the 9th feature highlighted – surfing the web, email, photos, video, YouTube, iPod, iTunes and the App Store are all featured before iBooks. At $499 for the cheapest WiFi model [...]
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We have a free kindle book and a good kindle deal – Two Rivers by T. Greenwood. It’s rated 4.5 stars across 22 reviews and also reviewed very favorably by Publishers Weekly. Food Rules by Michael Pollan is just $5. Its rated 4 stars across 38 reviews. We also have another deal – Audiobook of The Human Stain [...]
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The prices of the WiFi and 3G models of the iPad and the data plan prices are very relevant - How do they compare to the Kindle and its free 3G WhisperNet? Kindle, iPad comparisons are hard to do because the prices put the devices in two different brackets. The eInk screen and the battery life make the Kindle a better eReader. Meanwhile, [...]
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