Onyx Boox 60 ebook reader, another serious contender
in ebook reader market, has come into US market recently.Now you can get Onyx Boox 60 ebook reader for $ 349 USD at Dulin's Books.
The price drop for the new Kindle DX reinforces Amazon's position as a strong competitor
in the ebook reader market following the worldwide iPad consumer frenzy.
The Kobo Aura H2O Edition 2 adds to the revolutionary features of the original model, for the same price of $ 239, to become a rather formidable competitor
in the ebook reader market.
Today, Hanvon is the leader
in the eBook reader market in China with 95 % of the market share, shipping close to 100,000 units in December 2009, ten times more than the previous year.
But even if Amazon has the product edge, I wouldn't count Barnes and Noble out: We're still in early days
in the ebook reader market and the company is obviously serious about its product offering.
There is a reason that even with its limited distribution network in the United States that the Kobo has basically pulled a head of Sony for 3rd place
in the eBook Reader Market.
Kindle 3 is the latest Amazon take
in the eBook readers market and it does not disappoint: It is smaller and lighter, comes in two colors and ads WiFi to the specifications list.
Not exact matches
It's also possible that nobody was thinking of
ebooks when writing this directive:
in 2009, they were still a pretty niche
market (I don't have figures for the EU, this site states that only 2 % of the US reading population had an e-book
reader in 2009).
If you publish your book
in all of these
markets, you'll reach your potential audience across
ebook reader devices and channels.
With less stores to present a physical copies of books for
readers to shift through and make impulse purchases
in the store, I would predict that
ebooks would gain an even greater
market share.
«We will need to find new ways to
market ebooks and digital reading to existing print
readers in the coming years»
The Amazon Kindle is one of the most prominent
eBook readers in the
market with the Kindle with special offers costing only $ 119.
Barnes & Noble has re-entered the
eBook reader market with its first new device
in almost two years, just at a time when major rival Sony announces it is to withdraw completely.The Nook GlowLight is a direct successor to the Nook Simple Touch with GlowLight... Read more
Since
ebooks have no production costs, they let you be much more flexible
in pricing, and can be a powerful
marketing tool to attract new
readers.
I don't know if you could do something specifically for the different countries... that would entice more buyers /
readers in... Interesting about the Indian
ebook market... cheers Hilary
In fact, more and more authors are focusing their sales and
marketing efforts on their
eBook with the printed book being an «extra» available for print book
readers and bookstores through CreateSpace and / or Lightning Source.
My hope though is that a «
market changer» similar to iTunes will arrive for the
ebook industry
in the not too distant future and bring with it self publishing standards that are appropriate for both
readers and authors.
In the last few years, various email
marketing services have sprung up that target
readers looking for cheap or free
ebooks.
Another interesting fact is that Amazon shipped around 1.14 Millions Kindles devices
in the summer and currently its covers 41.5 % of the total
market share of pure
ebook readers whereas Apple iPad has got 87.4 % of the total tablet
market share before the Samsung Galaxy Tab was released.
In the end, the
Reader store needs to lower
eBook prices, build community, open a proper subscription based book club, expand into foreign
markets and leverage their name brand as a primary mover of growth.
While many e-reading platforms aimed at the children's
market focus solely on the younger
reader content found
in many interactive book apps, an unrivaled understanding of the children's book
market and the technological know - how to
market ebooks for a variety of devices and ages will both have a great deal to do with the expected success of Scholastic's electronic reading application.
Finally, the worldwide
market has failed to embrace
eBooks in a meaningful way, as
readers in North America have.
There are plenty of 6 - inch
ebook readers that most people
in the niche e-ink
market are happy with, so I don't see a big enough demand for a new 6 - inch
ebook reader — «ultimate» or otherwise — for this project to fly.
Every
ebook reader and author owes Sony a debt of gratitude for the important catalyzing role they played
in helping to launch a viable
ebook market here
in the US.
The rapid growth of the
ebook market, along with persuasive voices encouraging authors to price everything at 99 cents (
in part to make spammy books less profitable), has led to a huge discount mentality among
readers.
I think many
in the digital book fan nation had all but given up on the mass -
market viability of
eBook readers.
Also with fierce competition
in the
market, indie authors spend an incredible amount of time and effort
marketing their work so that it reaches their
readers, which includes offering free content and free
ebooks.
Barnes & Noble has re-entered the
eBook reader market with its first new device
in almost two years, just at a time when major rival Sony announces it is to withdraw completely.
Since
ebooks burst onto the
market in the late 1990s - early - 2000s, determining the price for an
eBook has been at the forefront of an ongoing debate for authors, publishers, and
readers.
Many
ebook companies that allow authors to
market their manuscripts directly make it difficult to weed out «writers» who are looking for a bit of extra cash or who don't keep their
readers in mind.
Even then, money, fame and fortune were not guaranteed because even though you had many authors and hundreds of thousands of books available, the
reader market was not that great and publishers were really not focusing on new authors, but instead continued to support established and well
marketed books.With the introduction of new technology and the drive to store lot of books electronically
in case of certain disaster lead to the
eBook phenomena.
Ebooks are surely gaining popularity among the masses, but when it comes to the number of
ebook reader releases
in the
market, those are not as popular as a regular tablet, leaving consumers with not that many choices
in the first place.
However, the relative few
ebook readers in the
market do show a sizeable number of them running on Android - based software, such as Barnes & Noble's NOOK eReader.
Amazon's original $ 9.99 price point for an
ebook now seems generous compared to the sorts of pricing seen
in various
markets and sectors, particularly as the self - publishing wing has used ultra-low pricing to try to attract
readers from trade offerings.
It creates an ePub that is «to spec» but the problem is that many
eBook readers in the
market are not up to spec and have trouble displaying these books.
As an author
in today's fast - changing publishing industry, effective
marketing can help you reach your
readers and rise to the top
in ebook and print sales.
«We are working with Brazilian publishers and closing sales agreements with retailers, as well as a large chain of bookstores to distribute the
eBook readers,» said Humphrey, which was excited about the digital book
market in Brazil, «In over 5 years, 50 % of digital books will be in Brazil «be
in Brazil, «
In over 5 years, 50 % of digital books will be in Brazil «be
In over 5 years, 50 % of digital books will be
in Brazil «be
in Brazil «bet.
Write or Read, an organization for both authors and
readers alike, is addressing too key issues
in the
ebook and self - publishing
markets that have so far been fairly hard to grasp.
The digital publishing
market in China is booming and according to official estimates, there were 353 million online literature
readers by June 2017 and more than 90 % of them — nearly 327 million
readers are accessing
ebooks on their smartphones.
After spectacular growth
in the last few years, the
ebook reader market is on an alarmingly precipitous decline, sent reeling by more nimble tablet devices that have gained the ardent patronage of consumers, according to an IHS iSuppli Consumer Electronics special report from information and analytics provider IHS.
The latest numbers come from iSuppli, which says the dedicated
ebook reader market saw spectacular growth
in the last few years, but is now on «an alarmingly precipitous decline.»
Joe's initiative is great, but if we could inform our
readers that the money they spend on taxes going to libraries is practically only devoted to trad pub books and
ebooks, and that this doesn't reflect EXACTLY, for instance the indie
market share of the first retailer
in the world, maybe things would advance a little bit
in the right direction.
To counter that trend, we will need to find new ways to
market ebooks and digital reading to existing print
readers in the coming years and that may involve new forms, as Martyn suggests, but one wonders just how much can be done to change reading before it becomes not reading, but something else and whether given the «good enough» nature of
ebooks for so many, we need to do so.
Last week we determined that
ebook pricing was not based on the cost of
ebooks, but rather the most that publishers thought
readers would pay for
ebooks in this
market.
Shipments of
ebook readers by year - end will fall to 14.9 million units, down a steep 36 percent from the 23.2 million units
in 2011 that now appears to have been the peak of the
ebook reader market.
In 2011, dedicated
ebook readers saw shipments of 23.2 million units, a number that now appears to have been the peak of the
ebook reader market.
EBook readers appeared in the market for the first time in the year 1998 the most common being the Gemstar's Rocket eBook Re
EBook readers appeared
in the
market for the first time
in the year 1998 the most common being the Gemstar's Rocket
eBook Re
eBook Reader.
Personally I prefer the higher - quality design and the larger 7.8 - inch screen on the Kobo Aura One, so the 2nd gen H2O never really clicked for me, but it's still a nice device
in its own right and provides a solid alternative to all the 6 - inch ereaders available on the
market — more choices is always a good thing, especilly when it comes to
ebook readers.
When enhanced
ebooks first emerged on the
market, many
readers weren't ready for the intrusion of audio and video
in their books; many didn't even like the ability to tap on an unobtrusive hyperlink to learn more or to access features like photos or maps.
This company entered the
eBook reader market back
in 2009, and they have had quite a bit of success ever since.