«The Kindle has a dominant 82 % market share» — Kindle has 66 %
of eReaders market in Poland according to this survey.
By creating a reader just for them, they are grabbing another quarter
of the ereader market — the previous two quarters being the early adopters and the rabid readers.
«Now it's kind of flipflopped... you make an iOS app and an Android app of the same book and you've reached 90 %
of the ereader market,» says Graham Farrar of iStoryTime in an interview with GoodEReader yesterday.
«The high growth
of the eReading market and the rapidly rising sales of smart phones and tablets, show that libraries are right to embrace new technologies to capitalize on these trends.
There is a lot of buzz around eReaders and lots of companies (not just Apple) are trying to get a share
of the eReader market by drumming up the reading capabilities of their non-ereader device.
Well, there are actually a few serious threats to the Kindle 3's take - over
of the eReader market this holiday season.
After 6 weeks, the iPad already controls 16 %
of the eReader market.
The good news is that the same Nielsen study shows a significant portion
of the ereading market buys more ebooks than they did print books.
The Sony Reader 300 suddenly becomes the most portable eReader around, and since it's at $ 199 it might win a lot of the lower end
of the eReader market.
The new Nook Simple Touch Reader eBook reader is the talk
of the eReader market.
Crowding
of the eReader market — Users have to figure out a way to pick between 1,000 eReaders that are not very different from each other.
The New York Times notes that the NOOK has been able to gain almost 30 %
of the ereader market share in the two years since it was launched, despite the Kindle's head start.
The key to Amazon staying on top
of the eReader market is to stay focused on continuing to develop, enhance, and enrich the reading experience and not try to compete with others on fancy features.
He attributes this to a maturation
of the eReader market, an increasingly well covered customer base, and consumer willingness to read on a variety of things besides eReaders.
I often wonder if B&N is getting out
of the ereader market totally, so that's why I thought it would be a good choice / investment.
An article by the New York Times shows that the bookselling company has 27 percent
of the eReader market.
Not exact matches
CB hasn't yet played with one
of the new - generation Kobo
eReaders, but they're the first device to
market with the fast Freescale i.MX508 processor, and use Neonode's zForce infrared technology to make their Pearl E Ink screens touch - sensitive.
Since the Kindle's launch in late 2007 and the iPad's release in the spring
of 2010, both tablets and
ereaders have become part
of mainstream mass
markets relatively quickly.
The
eReader market is still confusing, but hopefully Griffey's post will help you understand some
of the differences
of the filetypes and DRM.
Even at $ 249, the Nook Color is one
of the best values for an LCD
ereader / tablet on the
market.
Our team is ready to deliver customized solutions for production, conversion, and distribution to a variety
of global retailers and
eReading devices,
marketing and sales reporting to our partners.
«At the end
of our next production cycle with Deutsche Telekom, HZO will have protected nearly one million Tolino Vision
eReader units,» said Sergio Leveratto, Chief Sales and
Marketing Officer at HZO.
I think it may be a
marketing ploy to bring awareness
of a new
ereader to B&N members.
A 2 - Gig version
of the Good - E-Reader
ereader would have been the by - far ultimate
ereader in - the -
market which runs ALL Android apps with full speed & functionality... unfortunately, I'll need to wait a little longer for Michael's 2.0 version or a competitor.
I do think it is a great idea for Overdrive to further it's
market share and customer service to libraries by offering a lendable
ereader as part
of its package.
New free eBook converter technology speeds up time to
market for self - published authors seeking to capitalize on growing e-reader usageRaleigh, NC, September 13, 2011 — Lulu.com, the leader in self - publishing, announced today the launch
of the free Lulu EPUB Converter, a tool allowing content creators to convert popular word processing formats, such as a Word document, into sellable EPUBs, the most widely adopted format used by
eReaders.
Four years after that
ereader went to
market, digtal books topped sales
of paperbacks for the first time — and nobody was taking notes in their ebook margins.
Archos has a number
of Android tablets on the
market, but the Archos 70c / b are Archos's first
ereader - focused devices that come with official Adobe DRM support for obtaining ebooks from a variety
of sources.
The price wars will be left to Amazon and B&N, and smaller
eReader companies (Onyx might eventually be a good example
of this) will start building higher quality devices meant for specific
markets, and for people who still want a purpose - built reading device.
Of course, many people use
eReaders anymore, so if you don't want to bring it along in the water without having to buy a new one, you might be in the
market for some better options.
Archos has a number
of Android tablets on the
market, but the Archos 70c / b are Archos's first
ereader - focused devices that -LSB-...]
Oddly enough after pulling out
of the eBook business in the US, Sony is continuing to spawn the
market with
eReader offerings.
With the Touch Edition, Sony has given us one
of the best designed readers on the
market and with the touch screen marrying perfectly with the new user interface, we have a couple features which really make this one
of the most desirable ebook readers around, and should be a serious contender if you're looking to upgrade or be buying an
eReader for the first time.
Of course science students prefer the iPad, but there is plenty of room in the market for both tablets and eReader
Of course science students prefer the iPad, but there is plenty
of room in the market for both tablets and eReader
of room in the
market for both tablets and
eReaders.
In the
ereader marketplace, more than 70 %
of the
market is owned by Amazon and its Kindle.
We know our customers love physical books (glossy photography books; signed first - edition novels; letter - press editions; the sand - between - the - pages feel
of a mass
market paperback at the beach), but for many people,
eReaders can be a practical addition to a literary life.
Essentially, B&N is willing to take a deeper cut on hardware sales now for a longer - term gain in ebook sales, and ultimately a greater share
of the UK
ereading market.
Amazon's Kindle range are the only
ereaders of note in the
market, available since August 2012, but sales figures are not known.
The US population is aging, as are most
of the populations
of the developed world, which is the primary
market for
ereaders.
Since Amazon discontinued the 9.7 - inch Kindle DX, the M96 pretty much has no competition in the large
ereader market, which is a shame because larger E Ink screens have a lot
of advantages.
International ebook
market explodes, causing publishers to rethink territory rights restrictions — The proliferation
of affordable, high - quality dedicated
ereading devices, smart phones and
ereading apps, and the international expansion
of big US - based ebook retailers into green field
markets, will...
But not all
of these facts support the idea that there is a
market for an
ereader of substantial size.
Controllers are easier to design than the electrophoretic screen itself... Here it's the eInk monopoly that's been the most damaging to the
ereader market... witness the small screens with low dpi after 15 yrs
of R&D... Compare with phones
As long as it's not priced too unreasonably, I'd go so far as to say that the Touch 2 will probably be the best 6 inch
ereader on the
market at the time it comes out, except for AZW files
of course.
When
ereading first emerged as a viable commercial
market, a lot
of publishers initially shied away from the children's genre because parents were reluctant to let their kids loose with expensive devices.
I'm new to the
ereader market and saw this old review
of the Icarus 9.7 and saw the 2014 review you gave as well.
Last week we ran a new contest that featured a picture with a ton
of new
eReaders that have hit the
market in the last few years.
Completely true, if only people were more willing to do some investigation instead
of blindly following the masses with incorrect information and
marketing from the manufactures, I personally use a variety
of different
ereaders and I am able to read any box on all other devices by reformatting ebooks to which ever format required.
«The combination
of Blio's amazing color - filled, 3D eBooks with our lifelike speech technology offers the
market a compelling
eReader experience at a time where differentiation and customization are critical.»
They're readily available everywhere from thrift stores to second hand bookshops and have a very low carbon footprint, but if you're a truly voracious reader and want to keep up on all the current titles coming to the
market, an
eReader allows you to tote around hundreds
of good books in a tiny package and because it's meant to be reused over and over again, it offers a modern take on a problem that's already been around for some time.