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A big milestone for the Nook (via All Things D)
The Barnes & Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader is more than merely a worthy competitor to the Kindle, as I wrote when I saw the e-book reader demonstrated late last month. Now that we’ve tested the device in our labs, it actually scores a few points above the Kindle in our tests. [To clarify: The Nook scores 1 point above the Kindle below it in the 6-to-7-inch category. But it ranges from 4 to 5 points higher than other Kindles.]
That marks the first time since the Kindle launched that Amazon’s e-book reader hasn’t been the top-scoring model in our… Continue reading: In a first, a Nook beats the Kindle in our e-book reader Ratings [Consumer Reports]
Big news (in a little device) from Barnes & Noble. I expect it won’t be long before Amazon raises the e-reader stakes further
Easiest to use 6” touchscreen
Most advanced E-Ink® display—crisp text, even in bright sun
Longest battery life—read up to 2 months on just 1 charge
Ultra-light and thin—under 8 ounces
Largest bookstore with more than 2 million titles—get them in seconds
… Continue reading: NOOK – Award Winning, Bestselling eReader – Barnes & Noble
An e-book market snapshot
E-books now make up 9 to 10 percent of trade-book sales, a rate that grew hugely this year, after accounting for less than half that percentage by the end of last year. Publishers are predicting that digital sales will be 50 percent higher or even double in 2011 what they were in 2010.
January could be the biggest month ever for e-book sales, as possibly hundreds of thousands of people are expected to download books on the e-readers that they receive as Christmas gifts.
E-Readers Under Christmas Trees May Help E-Books Take Root – NYTimes.com
Continue reading: E-Readers Under Christmas Trees May Help E-Books Take Root – NYTimes.com
An interesting case study in e-book price elasticity (also interesting that there’s no mention of the Apple iBook store price)
Russ Grandinetti, the vice president of Kindle content for Amazon, suggested that the publishers should lower their e-book prices in response to consumer complaints.
“Setting a price for a Kindle book that is higher than its print counterpart makes no sense,” Mr. Grandinetti said in a statement, although it was not clear who was the chicken and who the egg in this instance. “It’s bad for readers and authors, and is illogical given the cost savings of digital. We’ve seen publishers do this in a few cases, and we’ve been urging them… Continue reading: Kindle Version of Follett’s ‘Fall of Giants’ Priced Above Hardcover – NYTimes.com
Maybe Sony should partner with Borders…
Sony’s new Readers range from $179 to $299, significantly more expensive than some of the others available, like the $139 Kindle Wi-Fi and the $100 Libre.
The new e-readers arrive as the market is getting ever more competitive. On Tuesday, Amazon.com said that Staples would start selling the Kindle, and Borders lowered the prices of two e-readers it sells, the Kobo and Libre.
Sony Introduces New E-Readers – NYTimes.com
Continue reading: Sony Introduces New E-Readers – NYTimes.com
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