e-reader

Microsoft Eyes E-Readers With £647m Nook Buy – Report

Microsoft is reportedly looking to move deeper into the ebook market with a buyout of the Nook joint venture

11 years ago

Quarter Of Americans Now Own Tablets

A study has found that a quarter of Americans now own a tablet device, with e-readers also proving popular

12 years ago

Kindle Book Sales Surpass Print On Amazon UK

Amazon says it sells more books for Kindle than paperbacks and hardbacks combined

12 years ago

Microsoft And Barnes & Noble Agree Digital Partnership

Microsoft will invest $300m into new company, which will release Windows 8 app

13 years ago

Amazon Kindle Touch Starts Shipping In UK

Kindle Touch is seven days early, but Amazon wants 70 percent more for it in the UK

13 years ago

US Justice Department Sues Apple Over e-Book Price Fixing

Updated: Apple and publishers are hit with US DoJ suit over price fixing

13 years ago

Tablets And E-Readers Spur More Book Reading

The arrival of e-readers and tablets has renewed people's love affair with reading, says a new Pew study

13 years ago

Amazon Kindle Touch Heading to UK, But No Fire Sale

A touch screen version of the Kindle will hit UK shelves on 27 April, but news about Kindle Fire launch…

13 years ago

Barnes & Noble May Spin Off E-Reader Business

Bookseller Barnes & Noble has said it may sell off its Nook e-reader unit, which is struggling to compete with…

13 years ago

Kindle Tablet Family Enjoys Bumper Christmas

The Kindle family had a very merry Christmas indeed with 4 million sales in December, according to the latest sales…

13 years ago

Tablet And e-Reader Boost For Semiconductor Sales

Tablet and e-reader demand blunts the impact of the Japanese disasters on the semiconductor industry

13 years ago

E-Reader Sales Outpacing Tablet Ownership

More people are buying e-reader devices than tablets a new survey has surprisingly discovered

13 years ago

Analyst Predicts Amazon Tablet Sales Figures

An Amazon tablet could complement the Kindle e-readers to sell 2.4 million units, claims one analyst

13 years ago

Barnes and Noble Adds Touchscreen To Nook

A bookseller's new e-reader has received a tablet-like upgrade with the addition of a touchscreen

13 years ago

Amazon Sees Sales Success With Low Cost Kindle

The low cost Kindle e-reader is proving to be a sales success for Amazon, despite it coming with adverts

13 years ago

Bendable e-Paper Smartphone Unveiled By Boffins

Bothered by carrying a bulky mobile handset? How about using one made out of paper instead?

13 years ago

Barnes and Noble Readies Nook Replacement

Barnes and Noble are to take the wraps off its new e-reader device later this month according to a SEC…

14 years ago

Amazon Touts Low Cost Kindle, But With Adverts

Amazon aims to broaden the e-reader market with a cheaper Kindle, but it will come with adverts

14 years ago

Samsung Looks To E-Readers With Liquavista Purchase

Samsung could be considering a move into the e-reader market after acquiring display specialist Liquavista

14 years ago

Google Store Set To Launch Into The e-Book Market

Online bookstores for Amazon Kindle, Apple iPhone and iPad, and Barnes & Noble's Nook will face competition from Google

14 years ago

Report: iPad Gaining Ground In E-Reader Market

Apple's iPad is gaining market share from the Amazon Kindle in the e-reader market, according to a new study

14 years ago

Barnes & Noble Shows Off Colour Nook E-Reader

Barnes & Noble has showed off its new full-colour Nook e-reader that runs the Android operating system

14 years ago

Kindle Users Given E-Book Lending Option

Competition is heating up in the e-reader space after Amazon.com has enabled a 14-day lending option for Kindle e-books

14 years ago

iPad, Kindle Sales Suggest Coming Tablet Tsunami

Tablets deliver such new levels of portability and ready access to information that IT managers better get ready to support…

14 years ago

Plastic Logic Kills Off Que Business E-Reader

In a sign of the intense competition in the e-reader space, Plastic Logic has cancelled its Que e-reader

14 years ago

Apple, Amazon Face E-Reader Probe

Apple and Amazon are facing an anticompetitive investigation over their e-book pricing deals with publishers

14 years ago

Amazon Launches Third Generation Kindle

Amazon has launched its third generation of Kindle e-readers, including a price competitive Wi-Fi-only version

14 years ago

Amazon Sells Out Of Kindle e-Readers

Since its June price cut, sales of the Kindle have rapidly increased with Amazon.com listing its e-reader as "temporarily out…

14 years ago

Amazon Now Sells More e-Books Than Hardcover Books

Amazon is claiming that its Kindle e-books are outselling hardcover books, despite the fact that it is fighting a number…

14 years ago

Yahoo Search Sees Boost From iPad

Yahoo has seen a 7x boost in visits from owners of Apple's iPad tablet computer

14 years ago