The International Sales Advantage I’ve mentioned in the past that Amazon has enjoyed a considerable advantage in the ebook reader market simply due to the fact that the Kindle 4 and the Kindle Keyboard are both on sale internationally. The Kindle Touch has also, very recently, started shipping internationally – although it must be ordered…
Is Kindle Hardware A Loss Leader? For some time now, industry watchers have been speculating that Amazon is actually losing money on its Kindle hardware. The general consensus seems to be that, the more expensive the Kindle, the more money Amazon loses. So the entry level Kindle 4 is thought to be about break even,…
“Free” Nook With Subscription To NYT Barnes and Noble is offering a free Nook Simple Touch ebook reader to anyone who takes out a one year digital subscription to the New York Times. The yearly NYT subscription costs $ 19.99 a month – so you will be paying $ 240 to get your Nook Touch,…
Who Won The Christmas Sales Fight – Amazon Or B&N? The last quarter of the year was pretty busy for both ebook readers and tablet computers alike. Both Barnes and Noble and Amazon were busy in the run up to Christmas. Amazon unveiled its new additions to the Kindle range at the end of September…
Kindle DX Black Friday Deal Anyone searching on Amazon for some Kindle friendly Black Friday – Cyber Monday festive joy, would have found that the big deal was that the DX had its price cut from $ 379 to $ 259. That’s a whopping great $ 120 off – or a price cut of 32%…
Kindle 4 – Cinderella Or Secret Weapon? Are you a book lover who just wants a light, small and inexpensive ebook reader to (guess what) read books on? If so, then the new entry level Kindle 4 might be the perfect solution for you. When Amazon announced their new range of Kindles on September the…
Christmas Gadget Gifts – Plenty Of Choice It’s been a fairly busy time in the world of ebook readers and tablet computers over the last few weeks. There are all sorts of new, shiny gadgets to choose from – whether you’re looking for something for a loved one, or just adding it on to your…
Barnes And Noble Nooks The Competition In brief: Price for the Nook Simple Touch drops to $99. The same as the Kindle Touch – but “no annoying ads”. Price for the Nook Color dropped to $199. The same as the Kindle Fire. A new Nook Tablet announced – priced at $249. Both the Nook Simple…
Barnes And Noble To Announce New Nook Color It’s only four days until Barnes and Noble unveil their new range of Nooks to the world. They will be holding their press conference in New York on Monday, 7th November. Quite frankly, it would make sense to wait and get the facts straight from the horse’s…
New Nook Color To Launch On November 7th ‘Tis the season to launch new tablet computers if rumors are to be believed. Barnes and Noble has issued invites to a press conference to be held on November the 7th in New York. It’s widely expected that we will see the launch of a new, or…
By Trading In Your Old One You may be a little surprised to learn that you can save money on your new Kindle Touch or Kindle Fire (or any other product on sale on Amazon’s website for that matter) by trading in your old Kindle. In fact, there are a number of different types of…
Kindle Fire vs Nook Color The late Steve Jobs may have famously pronounced 7″ tablet computers “dead on arrival”, but it looks as if neither Barnes and Noble or Amazon agree. The Nook Color has been out for some time now (since November 2010), and has certainly gathered more than a few fans. The Kindle…
Amazon Tablet Computer And New Kindle Readers Launched After weeks, and months, of silence, Amazon has fairly splurged on product announcements at a press conference held in New York today. New Kindle readers, including an entry level Kindle for just $ 79 and a Kindle Touch, were announced along with the new Amazon Kindle tablet computer –…
Amazon Press Conference Called Amazon has called a press conference in New York on Wednesday, 29th September. It’s widely anticipated that this will, at long last, be the official announcement of the new Amazon tablet computer release. Of course, there are a number of other items which Amazon could be ready to share with the…