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Barnes & Noble iPhone apps surpass 1 million downloads

If you're an iPhone owner, chances are you're one of the many people who have downloaded the B&N Bookstore app, or the B&N eReader app for the iPhone and iPod touch, which recently hit the one million mark. ...

Tags: App, Barnes & Noble Inc., eReader App, E-books, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-21

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Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download

Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...

Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

E-book reader news and releases round-up

Why e-books ?Using a "normal" paperback book I have indefinite battery life and extreme portability. I have no need to carry a hundred books at one time and can take along a few books for an extended read time just about anywhere and in any travel bag. I...

Tags: E-books, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, e-reader, Apple Inc., E-book reader new, e-book Reader, e-book

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Retail distribution may tip e-reader race; Barnes & Noble rolls out Nook

Don't forget about the iPhone The Kindle app for the iPhone is awesome. Thats another advantage for Amazon. With over 20 million iPhones sold, why worry about brick and mortar distribution? Also the new Kindle international reader is going to rock the world. The e-reader race has already been tipped...

Tags: Smart phones, iphone App, Apple iPhone, Nook, e-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?

Chrome OS is a key building blockThis is why I think the concept of Chrome OS is so powerful.Sure you will be able to use your web apps offline, like desktop apps (thanks to HTML5/Gears), but the core functionality of the apps will live in the cloud. And because the...

Tags: Operating systems, Chrome OS, Facebook, Next-gen operating system, operating system, Next-Gen

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Is wireless really even necessary in an ebook reader?

Yes and NoIt obviously isn't necessary in an e-"book" reader, but Kindle and now Sony are trying to make these devices much more than just for reading books. Daily periodicals need the wireless much more than books. Too bad there isn't much market for them right now.I just...

Tags: E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, e-book, wireless, ebook reader

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Tablet devices suck, so why does Apple want to make one?

Tablet devices suck, so why does Apple want to make one?If portability was a key factorto the red hot success of "netbooks", then a tablet which can get rid of the keyboard and thus half the space when working with it makes a lot of sense.To succeed I belive it...

Tags: Tablets, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Keyboards, E-books, Current hybrid, tablet, netbook, Apple Inc., keyboard, e-book, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

The Apple tablet is a non-starter in Ed without content

The Apple tablet is a non-starter in Ed without contentEVDO Internet connectivity??EV-DO really?With that only it's a pretty restricted market...there are not many countries were it will work...Better GSM+EDGE+HSPA&HSPA+ /WCDMA (2G -> 2.5G -> 3G -> 3.5G etc. support).CDMA has no longer term future on this planet... RE: The Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Cellular phones, Apple Tablet, tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?WOWAs we all know from reading these forums, anything can be spun, and this article proves it.RE: Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?Following this logic an alternate explanation is possible -- Kindle is primarily a walled-garden distribution platform for maximizing sales by cutting...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., customer-relationship management appliance, Amazon Kindle, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

E-reader devices: The fun is just starting

The interest in e-readers, or e-books as they are called now, has reached a fever pitch. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos fields nothing but Kindle questions at the company's  shareholder meeting. Prime View picks up E Ink, the company that supplies the screen to Amazon's Kindle, for $215 million. And companies...

Tags: Jeff Bezos, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Sarah Rotman Epps, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-02

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook market

Analyst: An Apple tablet is coming to shake up netbook marketApple could not build a sub-$500 computer that is not a piece of junk!!!!!!Therefore, unless you don't consider tablet as a computer, don't expect something too far from reality.Apple has a standard!!!!!And yes Ipod Touch is not a computer. That's...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, Digital music, Digital media, netbook, tablet, Apple Inc., netbook market, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?More generalized solutions in the futureUM is clearly highlighting a market opportunity for iPhone/iPod Touch type devices and, at the moment, Apple appears to have the best overall solution.Ideally, in the future, more generalized solutions will be available that allow more vendors...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Mandatory iPhones, UM worth, outrage

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Amazon's Kindle: With a $489 price tag, iPod Touch may be the better buy

Amazon's Kindle: With a $489 price tag, iPod Touch may be the better buyIt's the eInk stupidWhy can't ZDNet bloggers grasp the concept of a glare free screen? An e-reader without eInk is not something you want to spend time reading for hours on end, especially for those with...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, E-books, iPhone-App, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, IPOD IS, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

BlackBerry Curve 8900 coming to AT&T this summer

AT&T announced today the early summer availability -- rumored to be June, as in next month -- of the long awaited BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphone. The Curve 8900 is notable for being the thinnest, full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone. It features a 480x360 display, 3.2...

Tags: BlackBerry Curve, AT&T Corp., RIM BlackBerry, Matthew Miller, Curve 8900, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-04

Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry cost

Kindlenomics Zero: When e-Texts have no entry costOption 33. No, I'd use a different device AND a different vendor. I really despise it when a vendor is treated as the only option, whether it's the iPod/iTunes or Kindle. Amazon's not the only game in the carnival. They just have the...

Tags: E-books, e-Texts, Kindlenomics Zero, e-book, entry cost, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Did Amazon intentionally cripple the iKindle?

Did Amazon intentionally cripple the iKindle?You're missing the point of the iPhone appThe point of the iPhone iKindle app is not to replace the Kindle or any other reader - the point it is to generate more interest in digital book. Amazon has released this software to create customer association...

Tags: E-books, Sales strategy, Digital music, Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone, iPhone iKindle, e-book, Apple Inc., Stanza

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon iPhone Kindle software

Hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon iPhone Kindle softwareRE: Hands-on image gallery and video of the Amazon iPhone Kindle softwarebeing able to read Kindle books on my I phone is great, any time anywhere I can get a few pages read. Great Idea for Amazon. But why stop...

Tags: Corporate communications, Tools & Techniques, E-books, software, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon iPhone Kindle, Amazon iPhone, Hands-On, gallery, video

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Kudos to Amazon: A good first step with Kindle iPhone app

Kudos to Amazon: A good first step with Kindle iPhone appWaiting for GodotNo thanks, I'll just wait for the movey...RE: Kudos to Amazon: A good first step with Kindle iPhone appJust bought Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, took less than two minutes on my iPhone before I started reading it,...

Tags: E-books, NOW IT, MobiPocket, Amazon.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Kindle App, eReader, Kindle-iPhone app, Kindle-iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-03-04

Kindle 2 gallery 1 (Image Gallery: Amazon's Kindle 2 has several improvements to lead the ebook reader field)

Kindle 2 gallery 1 (Image Gallery: Amazon's Kindle 2 has several improvements to lead the ebook reader field)Nice reviewThis was a well presented visual comparison. I only have the Kindle 2 so I can't truly compare. I did see and hold a Kindle 1 that a friend has and the...

Tags: E-books, Kindle 2, Kindle 2 gallery, Amazon Kindle 2, Amazon Kindle, Image Gallery, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Apple should add books to the iTunes Store

Apple should add books to the iTunes StoreApple sells AudiobooksSo Apple does sell books on iTunes, don't they?I wouldn't read a book on the iPhone.Hell, I won't even read a book anymore!!! LOLI'll stick with the paper versionsE-Books present several problems for me.I like to read and then pass the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Apple iPhone, iTunes Store

Discussion threads 2008-12-09