This morning, Amazon’s Kindle set you back $US260. Now, presumably in response to Nook’s steep price drop this morning, it’s $US190. That means the best ebook reader out there is now also one of the cheapest.
From now until the end of June, all Nooks will come with a free $US50 Barnes & Noble gift card. That’s not quite three books, last time I checked B&N’s prices (last week when I wanted to buy a book but it was $US18 in their digital store and cheaper elsewhere).
At three metres tall, two metres wide and light enough for one person to carry around, this gigantic Kobo reader shown off at the Borders launch yesterday is the future of ereaders. You might struggle to get one on a plane though…
Despite what some of the US team feel about the eBook reader market, I’m actually a bit of a fan. And the BeBook Neo, which should start shipping from early March, actually seem like a pretty good deal. Once you overlook the pricetag, that is.
When Amazon launched the global Kindle back in October last year, they said that they’d be following up with a global version of the larger DX model some time in 2010. Well, it looks like it might happen sooner rather than later…
PC Pro reviewed the iRiver Story. And to no one’s surprise, it’s not a bad eBook/PDF reader, but it’s too expensive compared to more established competitors.
The original Kindle from Amazon launched in the US back in November 2007. Now, almost two years later, the online retailing giant has launched an international version for over 100 different countries, including Australia. I’ve been playing with one for almost a week now, and as much as I love it, there are a few things you should know before you buy one…
