Category Archives: ereader

Barnes & Noble cuts Nook prices — Amazon follows with Kindle price slash

Posted on June 22, 2010 by David Forbes

Barnes & Noble has been having some success recently selling their Nook e-reader. They’ve been promoting the device heavily in their stores and recently did a big push for Father’s Day. They’ve been pleased with the sales of the unit, … Continue reading →

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New changes for Apple’s iBooks coming

Posted on June 8, 2010 by David Forbes

At Apple’s WWDC (Worldwide Developer’s Conference), the big news was the new iPhone and changes to the iPhone OS (now called iOS since it now runs not only the iPhone but iPod Touch and the iPad). But Steve Jobs also  … Continue reading →

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Living with the iPad

Posted on April 27, 2010 by David Forbes

So I’ve had the iPad for a little more than three weeks now. I posted my initial experiences with it here, but that was only after a day or two of use immediately after I got it. I wanted to … Continue reading →

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E-readers apparently don’t cause eye strain

Posted on February 15, 2010 by David Forbes

Or nearly as much strain as your mom told you. I always thought LCDs with progressive scan output and fast refresh rates eliminated much of the concern about “TV being bad for your eyes,” like I was constantly told when … Continue reading →

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Amazon, Macmillan, and the “agency model”

Posted on February 8, 2010 by David Forbes

The key component of the dust-up between Amazon and book publisher Macmillan (who has since been joined by Hachette Books and HarperCollins) is the pricing model used to sell electronic books. Amazon wants to set a fixed price with a … Continue reading →

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Kindles, iPads, and cell phones (oh my!)

Posted on February 4, 2010 by David Forbes

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Kindle and iPad and what the latter’s introduction into the marketplace will do to the former. I talked about it a little bit in my post when the iPad was introduced, and … Continue reading →

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