Sony has launched a new e-ink slate that could go a long way in truly replacing paper, but it most certainly comes at a price. Pundits have been promising us a paperless society for as long as I can remember, but if you look around any modern office, you will still see stacks of it everywhere. Sony is looking to help finally end the scourge of tress everywhere with its new 13.3-inch...
Danger, Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook: Things are looking pretty grim for your product category. After a meteoric rise, sales of e-readers seem to be spiraling downward, thanks to iPads, Kindle Fires, Surfaces and Galaxy Tabs. Tablets are absolutely killing demand, says an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics Special Report. By the end of 2012, just 14.9 million e-readers are...
It's amazing what a little light can do to alter the landscape of an entire market. Here we are thinking, "Ok, the e-reader is on its last legs. Time for the tablets to come in and clean up shop." But these old stalwarts are alive and doing quite well, thank you very much. Amazon's new Kindle Paperwhite is a shining example of why e-readers aren't going extinct anytime soon. It's the...
DC Comics is aiming to make sure that you can find its comics pretty much anywhere you look for them on an e-reader. If you've wanted to pick up some DC Comics, but didn't want to download the Comixology or DC apps, you have been limited to just the collected graphic novels offered in various e-bookstores. All of that is about to change, however, and you will now be able to pick up...
On Tuesday, John Lewis announced it will soon become the first retailer in the United Kingdom to sell the Barnes & Noble Nook. But it's going to have some competition. The e-readers will also be coming to Argos, Blackwell's, and Foyles this fall, Barnes & Noble has revealed today. This is a big move for the Nook, and it means the device will be easily available to almost anyone...
Barnes & Noble has announced its first retail partner in the U.K. to carry its line of Nook e-readers: John Lewis. It was announced last week that Barnes & Noble is bringing the Nook e-readers to the U.K., but at the time the only place where it was said the devices would be available was through the company's own site. The bookseller did promise to announce retail availability...
Barnes & Noble is looking to go global this autumn by offering its Nook e-reader in the U.K. Announced this morning, Barnes & Noble will be launching both the Nook Simple Touch and the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight beginning in the next few months at Nook.co.uk. There are plans to add sales through brick & mortar stores and additional online channels, but no word as of...
You know the feeling when you pick up a good book and just, for the life of you, can't put it down? You read it on the subway, you read it on the sidewalk at risk of running into people and lampposts, and you read it at work when you should be doing other things… like working. That's exactly how I feel about the entire experience with Barnes & Noble's Nook Simple Touch with...
Microsoft and Barnes & Noble are teaming up for a new company that could have Amazon quacking in its boots today. It was announced this morning that Microsoft has invested $300 million in a new company with Barnes & Noble that will temporarily be called “Newco.” The new company involves Barnes & Noble’s Nook division and the bookseller’s educational college business. The...
"Nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes," Ben Franklin famously said. In today's growing mobile world, you can add turning off your electronic device during takeoffs and landings. It's just part of the hassle of flying. But that could all change, according to Yahoo. The Federal Aviation Administration is reportedly "exploring ways to bring together all of the key...