Deep in the technology bunker of Fast Company we like us some e-readers--although some of us are just as partial to scuffed-up paperback books as well. Intel Corporation has just debuted their version, the Intel Reader.
Unlike most ...READ»
Amazon may have sewn up the U.S. e-reader market, but its international Kindle seems like a lame duck, and it faces growing competition. Where can Amazon go next with the device? Maybe Entourage's dual-screen eDGe has the ...READ»
Plastic Logic has been in and out of the news for months with its supposed Kindle-killing e-reader, but we really haven't seen much other than prototype tech. That's just changed, as the Que's been given a teaser unveiling. Turns out, ...READ»
The Barnes and Noble e-reader that we got excited about last week with color e-ink rumors. Guess what: There's no color e-ink! It's got something almost better, though. Two of the, in fact...READ»
Amazon's obviously proud of its Kindle e-reader, but this morning its execs may have something to worry about: Barnes & Noble may be about to stamp on the Kindle's future hopes... with a slick color e-reader from Plastic ...READ»
I wrote with careful enthusiasm about the rumor of a U.K. Kindle last week. But today Amazon's surprised everyone with the Kindle International edition...and it's time to be way less enthusiastic about the product. The pricing is a ...READ»
Though Amazon keeps its sales figures for the Amazon Kindle e-reader a close-guarded secret, it's widely regarded as the most successful e-reader. If that's true, it's about to broaden its reach exponentially: Rumors suggest it's ...READ»
If holding the launch of IRex's new e-reader at the New York Historical Society was designed to make a statement about a history-making new device, it did just the opposite. The IRex DR800SG, which demoed among hundred-year-old ...READ»
Don't buy that Kindle just yet: the Battle of the E-Books is just getting started. Barnes & Noble today announced a partnership with Netherlands-based Irex Technologies to introduce an e-reader in the U.S. later this year (it ...READ»
Remember last week when we looked at a study showing that downloading music is more carbon efficient than buying CDs? It turns out the same thing holds true for downloading books on the Amazon Kindle (or other e-readers) versus buying ...READ»
Leaked service manuals for Sony's upcoming PRS-300 and PRS-600 e-reader devices have revealed the specs of the anticipated successors to the Sony PRS-700. Unfortunately, no pricing or release date information was included, but the ...READ»
Plastic Logic was in the news just yesterday for its partnership with Barnes and Noble, but today it's also revealed a tie-up with AT&T that directly pitches it against Amazon's Kindle. And, just possibly, for much more than ...READ»
Amazon's Kindle 2 just got a pleasant $60 price cut, so it's now just $299. Admittedly that's still expensive, but it'll likely boost sales of the e-reader a little in the flat economy. There's a little more to it than that, ...READ»
When Barnes & Noble scooped up e-book seller Fictionwise.com--owner of eReader.com and eBookwise.com--back in March, the company said the purchase was part of an overall digital strategy that would culminate with the launch of ...READ»
The online retailer has sold out of the latest incarnation of its e-book reader for the second time this month, but this time no more of the devices will ship for at least four to six weeks.READ»
Book publisher Simon & Schuster will offer 5,000 of its titles for sale digitally via document-sharing site Scribd.com, opening a fresh chapter in Amazon's epic struggle to dominate the e-book market with its Kindle e-reader. ...READ»
Amazon introduced thhe Kindle DX this morning (not the Kindle 3 after all). The upgraded e-reader will set e-book lovers back a whopping $489. Amazon leaked the news during its own press event.The Kindle DX is a-third-of-an-inch deep, ...READ»
The news about the upcoming Amazon big-screen e-reader is developing fast: Just yesterday we heard it was definitely due, and there's an Amazon press conference scheduled tomorrow. But there's still time for the rumors to develop, ...READ»
Electronic books are all the rage, and they're improving in leaps and bounds--they're definitely one future for publishing. But there's an inescapable fact about the devices: they simply aren't real books. They don't have the look, ...READ»
Sony and Google joined forces today to tackle the Amazon Kindle, the current king of e-books...by releasing half a million out-of-print books for the Sony E-Reader from Google's Book Search library. Will it be an effective ...READ»
The Kindle is clearly a paradigm-shifting device, signaling as it does the start of the digital book revolution--so it's only natural to expect people to get shaken up by it. And earlier this year the Author's Guild got antsy about ...READ»
Well that was sooner than expected: The new Kindle 2 is just out of its box for a week and Amazon's gone and released a "Kindle" e-book reader app for the iPhone. Does this mean Amazon's fallen out of love with its wacky ...READ»
The ink has barely dried on the new production Amazon Kindle 2 e-readers and now there's a hot rumor surfacing about the Kindle 3. Among the speculation is one interesting suggestion: The Kindle version 3 may actually arrive on the ...READ»
