This is as disruptive as things in the e-reader space could get. From launching the Kindle a few years ago, Amazon is now coming full circle with a touchscreen device – the Kindle Tablet.. The folks at www.thatsitguys.com report that Amazon will be launching a tablet device running Android before the end of this year. [...]
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Kindling a new fire
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology on September 5, 2011 |
E-Books enliven things
Posted in eBook Readers on April 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »
That’s an understatement, if ever there was one. Engadget reports that: US sales of e-books generated about $90.3 million in revenue in February — roughly triple the sales reported in the same month last year. Meanwhile, printed books declined 34 percent and 16 percent in those respective areas, with gentler, single-digit drops for education and [...]
Not plain vanilla anymore
Posted in eBook Readers, Publishing, Technology, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on February 25, 2011 |
A report in the Guardian yesterday points out that its a great time to be a publisher what with ebooks bringing in a whole host of new opportunities & revenue streams: ….. is the increasing popularity of book apps, distributed through app stores rather than ebook retailers. Two new iOS releases this week highlight the potential [...]
Liberator, for sure
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on June 23, 2010 |
Our first sight of this beauty was a small picture accompanied by a 5 line report in the TOI recently. Try as we could, that news report eluded us from linking to here. Meanwhile, we spotted [ the sharp eyes that we have! ] the complete review of it in Wired magazine and knew we [...]
A marriage of convenience?
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on June 22, 2010 |
In the first of its series, John Barber at The Globe and Mail says that the age of the e-reader has done nothing to kill our thirst for bloated blockbusters. Check out the full article ’The book is dead…long live the book’ here. And for book lovers contemplating buying the Kindle, here’s a add-on that [...]
Bringing colour to the small screen
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on May 26, 2010 |
It was just a question of time and had to happen! Peer closely at this picture now. What do you see? Gotcha! Colour has come to E-books! Pandigital, a company that specialises in digital photo frames is set to release a $199.99 color e-book reader. Pandigital have formed a partnership with the world’s largest bookseller, Barnes [...]
Free & Easy reading
Posted in eBook Readers, Happenings, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on May 7, 2010 |
Check out this: If you own a Kindle and want to buy some of the bestselling books for it, you don’t have to spend a dime. The 10 top Kindle bestsellers are free!!!! Most of the free books currently dominating the Kindle top 10 are mysteries, romances, thrillers and women’s fiction. You’ll really have to [...]
Revenge of the nerds
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology on April 27, 2010 |
There are those who love the iconic products from Apple. On the flip side, there are those who will go hammer & tongs – or a baseball bat, for that matter, to vent some grievance against the company. Take a look.
E-reading the future?
Posted in eBook Readers, Technology, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on March 2, 2010 |
Rediff.com has an article today about e-readers in India. While there are still many hiccups along the way, the industry is definitely on the up-tick. So if you’re in the market and looking for the best money can buy, here’s a look at some of the best e-book readers around. That reminds us of these 2 [...]
E-readers in India
Posted in eBook Readers, tagged justbooksbangalore, justbooksclc on February 23, 2010 |
Business Standard has an interesting article in yesterday’s edition titled ‘ Turning a digital page’: Bookworms warm up to the e-reader, but the device will take a few years to catch on in India. Interesting references to a recent survey about e-readers & their acceptability factor in India: 93 per cent of e-reader owners are [...]
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