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Mr. Bezos, Tear Down This Wall

Mr. Bezos, Tear Down This WallWell Jason ...... you can criticize the iTunes store model all you want but the fact is that customers cannot get enough of it. Despite the premium price of the iPod and the proprietary nature of the iTunes mechanism, iPods and the iPhone sell...

Tags: ROI/TCO, E-books, Digital music, Digital media, Tear Down, Sony eReader

Discussion threads 2009-05-04

Amazon Kindle: It’s not for us, Jack

Amazon Kindle: It’s not for us, JackHappy Early Adopter HereI have a Kindle and I think it's great. I currently use it solely for reading books. That's ok, because that's what I bought it for! Once my current magazing subscriptions run out, I'll probably convert over to...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Cellular phones, Sony eReader, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Additional Resources

Sony Reader Daily Edition available for pre-order now; unclear when you'll get it

In case you were hoping for one, don't count on getting a Sony Reader Daily Edition by Christmas. Pre-orders are one thing; shipping seems to be on a different page. The newest Sony Reader model (Daily Edition, following in...

Tags: Sony Corp., eReader, Sony Reader, Pre-orders, E-books, Personal Technology, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?

Release date wasn't my problem...I was in the market for an ebook reader. I really wanted to purchase the Nook, and I didn't care that I would have a little bit of a wait. I liked the features, and I like Barnes and Noble. I ended up...

Tags: Wireless LANs, B&N, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Nov, Sony Corp., Christmas

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

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

Kindle books come to the PC -- a Nook counterpunch

Short-term "score" until Nook has it too. ntntRE: Kindle books come to the PC -- a Nook counterpunchNook arrives with it--B&N has PC and Mac clients. It's not at all about score-keeping, but how the strategies are playing out. It's not a horse race, nor a football game. This article...

Tags: Desktops, Nook, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browser

Kindle Format?Did they also say how they propose to display Kindle's proprietary format in your browser?Oh myDunraven, go get a good strong cup of coffee, drink it down, and read the article again. You just aren't awake yet.This is cool!NTRE: Google challenges e-readers by taking e-books directly to browserAnyone...

Tags: Web browsers, E-books, e-reader, Web browser, Google Inc., e-book

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Hey, Princeton! You should have waited for Sony

Had a quick question for you?I use a lot of pdf files. Are you satisfied with the way the Sony device renders the pdf files?RE: Hey, Princeton! You should have waited for SonyOr at least wait for that new one I saw on the news yesterday. The Irex?Either way, they...

Tags: book publisher, Adobe PDF, academic material, Princeton, Sony Corp., Kindle 2

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

IREX DR800SG e-reader: IREX loses, Barnes & Noble wins [first impressions]

As an e-book reader(and I don't know anything about formats that it supports) it looks almost perfect. Just two things: will it fit in your back pocket and, if it does, will it break the first time you sit down?RE: IREX DR800SG e-reader: IREX loses, Barnes & Noble wins...

Tags: E-books, Smart phones, screen size, Irex DR800SG, e-reader, Barnes & Noble Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Hands-on with the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600

BooksDid you get the Cory Doctorow books from Project Gutenberg? If so, what format did you download them in?Connectivity?The Sony sounds like it's worth a look, but I didn't see much about connectivity. Does the PRS-600 include lifetime free wireless like the Kindle, or must it be tethered...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Adobe PDF, Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, Sony Reader Touch Edition, Hands-On

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Asus to launch Eee e-book reader in 2009; MSI mulling move over

Will it run Windows? {nt}.I would only be interested if......they merged e-book reader and netbook functionality into one. A lot of my reading is on the web, but it would be nice to be able to read e-books also when traveling. The unit must have...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, E-books, netbook, e-book Reader, MSI, ASUS

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

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

Inching closer to the perfect e-reader for students

Give it away, just like Cell PhonesIf Sony,Amazon,Plastic Logic, IREX, etc... want people to start reading content on eReader devices, they need to start giving them away for free... with a service contract, much like the cellphone industry.Most people already understand these types of contracts and will feel like they...

Tags: E-books, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Note-taking, e-reader, perfect e-reader, eReader

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

SONY goes "Open Kimono" with sexy new e-Readers

Sound like checkmate, they have everything the Kindle does for less $$ $They even have better quality. I want to buy one right now although it has to have the books that I want.At the risk of sounding fanboy-ishI must ask. How does the 6" $299 Sony touch (but...

Tags: E-books, e-book, Sony Corp., e-reader, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Liveblog: Sony announces $399 7" Wi-Fi 3G e-book Reader; will it kill the Kindle?

Goodnight KindleWitch cheaper competition Amazon is finished. I'm surprised that it was Sony who stepped up.The game is getting interestingThough I am pretty sure it's a few years or decades too early to be declaring anything a "Kindle killer" or a "Sony killer". Basically the market is still very...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Wi-Fi, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., game

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Sony launches two new readers including a pocket-sized $199 device

Sony on Wednesday will unveil two new e-book devices, a pocket edition with a 5-inch screen for $199 and a touch-screen version starting at $299. The devices will be available at the end of August. The company also plans to reduce all new releases and best sellers...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Touch Edition, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Barnes & Noble partners with Plastic Logic; Opens up; Targets Kindle

Updated: Barnes & Noble has outlined its answer for Amazon's Kindle: A partnership with Plastic Logic, which will launch an eReader in early 2010, and plans to open its e-book sales to multiple platforms. In a statement Monday, Barnes & Noble said its e-book store will allow...

Tags: Plastic Logic, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Chances, E-books, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-20

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

PDFCropper 1.63 (Windows)

PDFCropper is a program designed for preparing normal sized PDF's (A4, B4, Letter) to be readable on relatively small devices (Sony Reader PRS500/PRS505, iRex Iliad, Sony Librie, LBook eReader, Cybook Gen3, Jinke). The main problem with PDF is that it is not reformatable. Wide white spaces, bad structured content make...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Odinn, PDFCropper

Software downloads 2009-06-19

E-reader devices: The fun is just starting

E-reader devices: The fun is just startingKindle 3.0 and BeyondGood post, Larry.I agree that we're closer to the beginning of Kindle than the end. I finally looked at one recently and was amazed at how easy it was to navigate. Features such as the dictionary were really intuitive. Still, I...

Tags: E-books, PDF Support, e-Reader, E-reader device, e-book, iRex

Discussion threads 2009-06-02