The link below is to a review of Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite 2 ebook reader.
For more visit:
http://goodereader.com/blog/electronic-readers/review-of-the-amazon-kindle-paperwhite-2
A new survey from USA Today and book discovery website Bookish finds that U.S. adults who own a tablet or e-reader read more books than the device-less. The survey also found differences in reading habits between adults under 40 and adults over 40.
The survey polled 1,000 adults nationwide and an additional 819 adults who own an e-reader or tablet. Overall, it found that 40 percent of adults — and 46 percent of those between 18 and 39 — owned a tablet or e-reader, “doubling the numbers from less than two years ago.”
Thirty-five percent of those who owned a device said they read more since getting it. Of the device owners, those ages 18-39 had read an average of 21 books in the past year, while respondents ages 40 and over had read an average of 16 books in the past year.
Those who didn’t own a device read…
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Probably a good thing because nobody was going to buy it anyway: Sony (s SNE) is not going to sell its new e-reader, the PRS-T3 released earlier this month, in the United States.
The company cited “the region’s market changes” — i.e., competition from Amazon (s AMZN), Barnes & Noble (s BKS) and Kobo — as the reason it won’t launch here. Sony’s e-reader market share in the U.S. has dwindled to negligible levels in recent years.
Here’s Sony’s rationale, in a statement via The Digital Reader:
“Sony will not be offering the Reader PRS-T3 in the United States. In response to the region’s market changes, Sony will be focusing instead on mobile and tablet devices, including the Xperia Tablet Z and Xperia Z smartphone. Digital reading and ebooks remain an important priority for Sony. Reader Store will still help book lovers find and read their next story, anytime…
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The link below is to an article that takes a look at Kindle Matchbook.
For more visit:
http://janefriedman.com/2013/09/17/amazon-matchbook/
The link below is to an article reporting on the latest update to the iOS Kindle app.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/09/18/kindle-ios7-lets-readers-group-ebooks-collections/
The link below is to an article that comments on recent trends to both bundle and debundle digital and traditional content.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/amazon/the-bundling-and-debundling-of-digital-and-print-content/
The link below is to an article that takes a different approach to Kindle Matchbook and once again Amazon is the bad boy. You can always find some reason to bash Amazon, but I remain a fan and I don’t see any great issue with Kindle Matchbook. It seeks to look after the customer/reader, and perhaps that is the real issue for publishers. I think most publishers have had an issue with looking after their customers/readers, so it’s really no surprise that this would be a something they take issue with.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/09/09/least-surprising-aspect-kindle-matchbook/
The link below is to an article reporting on an important warning for Kindle iOS App users – update the app prior to installing iOS7 or you may loose ebooks.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/update-your-kindle-ios-app-before-installing-ios-7-or-lose-books_b40466
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