The Kindle, the Nook, and other eReaders accounted for over 12 million eReaders sales in 2010 – At least that’s what DigiTimes analysts think. Even if we were pessimistic, it’d be hard to argue that less than 5 million eReaders were sold. 5 to 12 million eReaders is a hugely significant number, and it becomes more significant [...]
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The Kindle is a big success, because a rumor says it’s a big success. Now, Teleread wonders whether Amazon has too much power. It’s an excellent topic for an article. It’s also very right, and very wrong, for several reasons. Yes, Amazon has too much power If you wanted to build a case, to claim that [...]
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The Kindle is a dedicated eBook reader. It’s focused on reading, and built from the ground up to be a good reading device. However, there are quite a few non-reading related things you can do with it. Ran into an article that mentioned 5 things – playing games, surfing the Net, using InstaPaper, text to speech, social [...]
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The Kindle and eReaders have had a very busy 2010. Let’s take a look at some of the interesting things that happened. Kindle in January 2010 – Agency Model, iPad, The Wave of New eReaders January was a month full of big developments – Amazon and Macmillan had a stand-off over the Agency Model. Then Amazon [...]
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The Kindle and the Sony Reader represented a big advance – the first generation of eReaders. They effectively validated the market. iPad represented an advance of sorts – Using marketing, rather than features, to turn a Tablet into an eReader. Nook Color might represent a big advance - It’s a ‘Reading Tablet’, and does make an effort to focus [...]
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