Tim Carmody: Next year, Kindles, iPhones, and tablets will truly grow up
Kno Unveils A Second E-Reader (With Only One Screen)
Kno, which is developing a much-talked about e-reader designed for students, has added a second model to its lineup. The company’s first device, which was unveiled this spring, featured two large side-by-side touchscreen displays. But Kno says that a second model will feature a single screen. That should placate some critics, who complained...
Amazon Moves On From Subtle Jabs At iPad; Kindle Gets Its Moment In The Sun
Best Buy Adding Amazon Kindle For Expanded E-Reader Section
Best Buy is working on building out its in-store digital reading section this fall with the addition of the Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) Kindle. The retailer has already been selling Barnes & Noble’s Nook and the various Sony (NYSE: SNE) Readers. By putting the Kindle on its shelves, Best Buy is now...
Student E-Reader Startup Kno Raises $46 Million
Kno, which is making an e-reader designed for students, has raised $46 million in additional equity and debt financing. Known until this spring as Kakai, the startup unveiled its device at the AllThingsD conference this year. It has two large side-by-side touchscreen displays and is supposed to be especially useful for note-taking, letting...
E-Reader Watch: Kindles Head To Staples; Borders Lowers E-Reader Prices
Target won’t be the only bricks-and-mortar retail outlet for Kindles much longer. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding the Staples office supplies chain to the mix this fall, making that two options for would-be buyers to try out the device. The deal will put Kindle in Staples—the chain has more than 1,500 U.S. stores—just...
The Morning Lowdown 08.12.10
Some of the stories people are talking about this morning:
» Funny, but wasn’t Demand Media always profitable, according to CEO Richard Rosenblatt? Well, as the IPO filing revealed, that really wasn’t the case. [WSJ]
» AppleTV is getting a makeover, starting with the name: the set-top box will be known...
Plastic Logic Gives In To Reality; Cancels Highly Hyped Que
Filling a CES booth with avid potential buyers and oohing-ahing spectators turned out to be a lot easier for Plastic Logic than actually shipping the highly anticipated and much-hyped Que e-reader. Instead of pretending it can deliver a high-end black-and-white e-reader that people will buy in an iPad world, Plastic Logic is officially benching the...
Barnes & Noble Considers Selling Itself; Riggio To Form Investor Group
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) says the company will start evaluating “strategic alternatives,” including a possible sale of the company, in an effort to boost the value of its stock price. In a statement, the bookseller says its board came to this decision after feeling that its shares were significantly undervalued. Leonard Riggio,...
Simon & Schuster Look To ‘Enhanced’ E-Books Beyond Apps
Scribner and Simon & Schuster Digital began selling an “enhanced e-book” of Rick Perlstein’s best-selling doorstop, Nixonland, in the Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iBookstore and on Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) on Thursday. The title, which was already available in an Amazon Kindle version, represents the first test of whether Apple can challenge Amazon...
Barnes & Noble Rebranding eReader Software To Nook; Adds Android App
Today’s launch of an Android e-reader app marks Barnes & Noble’s first foray onto that platform—and a shift in strategy. Instead of “BN eReader for iPad” or “BN eReader for PC,” its e-reader apps and software are moving to the Nook brand. That will put Barnes & Noble (NYSE:...
Tablets Are On The Rise But Don’t Count Out E-Readers—Or Amazon
This is a phenomenal week to be covering the publishing industry. Tuesday, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) released its quarterly earnings. Big surprise, another record-breaking quarter for the folks in Cupertino. A few billion here, a few billion there, blah, blah. How amazing is it that we’re not really surprised by such...
