Sentences with phrase «competing reader device»

Not exact matches

Just as ebook distributors competed for readers by offering the best in content, pricing, devices, and compatibility, digital magazine providers are also upping the ante when it comes to vying for consumer loyalty.

«The reader enhances the devices, and does that in an area where Apple chooses not to compete,» Baker said.

First, while it doesn't pretend to take the place of the Kindle reader — hence the official name, despite the popular talk that it would simply be referred to as the Kindle tablet or sometimes, the Kindle 4 — some proponents of the device also state that it doesn't even pretend to compete with the iPad in that it is more an e-reader and entertainment - based device.

You can get Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone just for buying the reader, the price is also fairly competitive with most competing devices on the market.

With 300 million mobile phone users who read on their devices, there are several aggressive platforms competing for these readers, including Tencent Literature and iReader Beijing.

(AP)-- Borders Group Inc. has begun taking orders for the Kobo electronic book reader and pushing it at a lower price than competing devices.

However, after using it a few weeks, I've come to understand how (as I've said for three years) the new Apple device is not an eBook reader in the way the Kindle is an eBook reader, and so therefore, Apple is going to work with Amazon, rather than compete.

(AP)-- Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad, unveiling more aggressive advertising that is...

The move could affect companies like Amazon.com and others that sell e-book readers that compete with Apple's iPad tablet and offer free mobile apps so customers can read their e-book purchases on other devices.

(AP)-- Amazon.com Inc. is rolling up its sleeves in its fight to convince consumers that its Kindle electronic reader is better than competing devices such as Apple's iPad, unveiling more aggressive advertising that is accentuating a growing rivalry.

However with a recent explosion in the number of eBook reader devices the blog has gravitated from solely covering news related to Kindle to comparative reviews of eBook reader that are competing with Kindle.

The new device will compete with e-book rivals like Amazon's Kindle and Sony's e-reading devices such as Reader.

At $ 399 (available in either a black or a white case, price as of March 15, 2010), the Alex eReader is more expensive than competing devices, but the $ 120 to $ 150 premium is worthwhile: The dual - screen Alex offers the best combination of an electronic paper display (EPD) and a separate LCD screen I've seen yet, and the reader impresses on almost every level.

Barnes & Noble Inc. is reportedly working with Sprint Nextel Inc. and an unnamed manufacturer to build an e-reader device to compete with Amazon Inc.'s Kindle and Sony Corp.'s digital book reader.

As both the devices compete for the «number one eBook reader» spot, so, one can expect great features in both the devices.

Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch the public - library feature — which gives the Kindle the same library - borrowing abilities as competing e-reading devices such as Barnes & Noble Inc.'s Nook and Sony Corp.'s Reader — later this year.

A casual reader is never going to buy a bespoke reading device, but will buy an iPhone or iPad, where ebooks are competing with games, apps, websites, and comics.

The entry price for an iPad is $ 499, so dedicated e-book reader manufacturers have had to cut their prices in order to compete with Apple's multifunctional device.

The Reader Daily Edition is Sony's first Reader product to sport wireless networking capability - a feature standard on Amazon's Kindle device, which competes against the Reader line.

Kobo, whose report is based on data from its own customers as well as a survey of 16,000 readers using Kobo e-readers and competing devices, said that while women accounted for the largest group of active digital readers, older men also made up a significant proportion.

The Reader Daily Edition is Sony's first Reader product to sport wireless networking capability — a feature standard on Amazon's Kindle device, which competes against the Reader line.

That's led to the rise of competing devices (like Sony's Reader, Amazon's Kindle and Plastic Logic's forthcoming device, due out early next year) along with competing proprietary formats for the content to be displayed on those devices.

Such is the case with the outfit's highly - anticipated e-book reader, a device that should enable the Taiwanese company to enter a market that will see it compete with the likes of Amazon or Sony.