Time Inc. Launching Ebook Reader Within 3 Months?

Our old buddy Owen Thomas at NBC Bay Area just revealed a Time Inc. internal document that shows the media giant's plan to enter the ebook reader market—possibly to bump out Amazon.

This may be reading a little deep, but the presentation entitled "New Platforms & Business Models for Publishers," argues the need to get into the "portable digital reading device" business, as a publisher, and that there is as-yet no clear winner, though the "key components" of winning do seem to include much of what Amazon is already doing. Though it's not quoted, Thomas says the plan is to launch within three months.

Thomas asked a Time Inc. spokesperson what the deal was, and she replied that they were speaking to "a number of hardware and software companies as well as other content companies about various projects." The memo included notes indicating that the publishers Hearst, Conde Nast and Meredith were part of these discussions.

As Amazon is the dominant player at the moment, it's probably safe to assume they're the wrong gang for publishing overlords to try to make a deal with, if they can go it another way for more money. Content is, after all, king. I'd bet money that iRex and Plastic Logic are in on these conversations as well, being smaller players with good access to reader technology, and less brand baggage than Amazon (and Sony). Both iRex and Plastic Logic have hinted at upcoming announcements, so my guess is that, if the three-month window is correct, Time Inc. will be on board with one of those.

Most unintentionally funny bit: The memo itself seems to be a paper copy, with handwritten notes scrawled in the margins. You guys sure you're ready for portable digital reading devices? [NBC]

iRex Unveils $399 eBook Reader

Several major corporate players entered the eBook race today as iRex unveiled a $399 digital reader (pictured) with a 8.1-inch screen and some powerful partnerships: Best Buy (BBY), Barnes & Noble (BKS), and Verizon (VZ).

Here are more details from PC World: "Starting in November, Best Buy will stock both the new Royal Philips Electronics' e-reader, the iRex DR800SG, and also Sony's impressive new line of e-readers. Meanwhile, Verizon joins the fray by supporting the new iRex with unlimited data connectivity to wirelessly download titles from Barnes & Noble's e-book store."

If the crowded market of e-readers has left you confused, TechCrunch has created an concise and helpful eBook digital reader chart. In addition, follow all the digital book news at GalleyCat's new eBooks category.

Barnes and Noble e-book reader hits the FCC

Barnes and Noble, the United State's largest book seller has filed with the FCC its own e-book reader, as it's insinuated in the attached Agent Authorization Letter. The dipping of the toes into the digital text industry isn't as peculiar as, say Discovery Communications, since Barnes and Noble already has some known precedence in the e-book reader market, partnering with Plastic Logic as their "exclusive eBookstore provider" -- this may very well be the Plastic Logic reader, but there's no indication one way or another. Chances are it'll be some time before we know, as all external and internal photos are under a confidentiality extension for 180 days as of September 3rd, or about six months from now. See you in Spring 2010!

E-Book Reader"color display" is coming cheap.

Recent e-book reader will see continued interest. The only hardware manufacturers several different jump into this market. Whether it is Sony, Samsung, Toshiba (year 2010), etc. This market leader would not escape out of Kindle e-reader a pad of an Asus has prepared the last two days from Amazon e-book reader that is cheapest in the world. already.
It is about. E-booking of a reader you are each equally priced (between 300 to 500 USD), a news report earlier this out is. Price still relatively too high this reason Asus decided to leave readers e-pad on the wall reduce the price down. By making it affordable in the world Times Online website reported that the Asus E-Book Reader is the only version that comes with a flap. To turning a page of e บุุ๊ more like real books. The company intends to issue a second version. (The prototype cost. With the special edition), although the share price will not clear out. But the prototype is expected to be less than 200 USD.
The report also identified that another. Bush's e-reader a Asus will be able to marvel that is the very colors it can display 4, videoconferencing or hello Skype (the light that should have microphones and speakers webcam) and surfing the Internet forward. that can be released in 2010 as a อ่ (sounds almost unbelievable that the E-Book Reader E-Technology, Inc. 4 colors priced at more than 200 USD will be released before the end of this year), but if done true. It will be the Jets แก็ exciting. And received interest from consumers, many exactly.

Sony Unveils "E-Book-Reader" touch screen + wireless.

After yesterday morning was the presentation of the news readers E-Book IREX in cooperation with E-Book shops like Barnes & Noble world, the Reader with a large touch screen. And work wirelessly. Within the same day. News is the introduction of E-Book Reader Manufacturers Consumer electronics giant Sony as a model to another.
Earlier last month. The Sony also recently unveiled Reader E-Book 2 version feel the market is relatively price. Last yesterday. The company has launched a new E-Book read more another. The target market you Kindle 2 E-Book Reader with new wireless technology on the 3G network provider AT & T Monochrome screen high definition. (Gray-level display has 16 levels) with touch screen 7-inch size or larger than Kindle 2 of the Amazon 17% and memory in the machine for up to 1,000 books, books can be expanded with additional memory cards Memory Stick. / Duo and SD.

Previously referred to throughout the Amazon Kindle the best E-Book Reader Sony system where it has built-in wireless connectivity. Which allows consumers to search and download the order book E-Book from Amazon's online store immediately. Without connection to any computer, however, the functionality of the Kindle wireless consumers will have access to the Internet service provider network Sprint.
E-Book reader for the new Sony is called Daily Edition will feature over Kindle 2 in that work with touch screen. Allows readers to flip pages by e-booking a light touch only, it has also borrowed books from library functions online. Overdrive.com can also can borrow more at a time of 21 days price it at 399 USD and will be released in December. The match of the season, "gifts" during the holiday year-end fit.

Battlefield readers "E-Book" break (again)!!!

Internet reports indicate that C web site. Competitors "Kindle" E-Book Reader is the Amazon, and then start over again by IREX Technologies announced on Monday that past. Reader E-Book's new company will be installing applications that can access the E-Book Shop Barnes & Noble has also made competition E-Book readers more hot.
E-Book Reader for new IREX expects to be released within this year. It comes with features 3G wireless connectivity to allow users to download books. Content and Ten fingertips. Access network of E-Book readers directly. A functionality that people with "Kindle" a direct Amazon's new reader also has the largest screen size of 8.1 inches (Kindle II screen larger than 6 inches in size but smaller than the Kindle DX screen. the large 9.7-inch), plus working with a separate touch screen.

IREX is a manufacturer of E-Book a second match with E-Book shops of Barnes & Noble (B & N) after previous Plastic Logic announced a partnership with Amazon over this already competing in July. Thus declare war statements. Because the two companies teamed with B & N has not been released Kevin Hamilton, CEO of IREX said with a large screen. Enabling better content. That this is just one of the other features. Many readers will struggle with E-Book. Kindle's Amazon.

In B & N stores have recently opened a new E-Book sales, especially in July last. The consumer can read E-Book's gadget shop through different devices, many from I-Phone IPod Touch Blackberry desktop PC and Notebook Netbook addition will also have E-Book that is only open to readers of E-Book. Plastic Logic to be released next year with. For most books sold in stores is estimated at an average price of 9.99 USD, which is the same price as purchasing a Kindle from Amazon as a B & N also expect that. Can increase the number of E-Book. To provide customers with more than one million Title next year. (Currently available Retail 750,000 Title).

Download "textbook" Enter I-Phone.

Services companies, electronic books (e-textbook) for students - Student Textbook is to make the company more than 7,000 Title can download to read it with I-Phone and I-Pod Touch of apple. This is a service provider to another jumping to join in this battleground boil.
The nature of the services of CourseSmart LLC is a new opportunity for students to access the textbook in electronic format in both books. To read. Notes recorded message. As well as search. Or group of words. "No one continued use I-Phone Do Homework, but the service will open a mobile learning (anytime, anywhere, truly" Frank Lyman, executive vice president of CourseSmart "crowd while you're brainstorming. Then the question is. You can open a text search through the answers I-Phone now. "

The new model is available with the I-Phone. When Amazon launched a review E-Book Kindle DX is a goal. Students - Student Pilot program that the company is marketing the Kindle DX institutions to 7 together with students of the participating trial Tma รา read from this E-Book readers of the hundreds last week. Leading textbook publishers like McGraw-Hill Education, said the company is prepared for the textbook Kindle and Amazon's Kindle DX about a hundred items.
There will be no Title of CourseSmart available on Amazon, Lyman said he would like to see him in the text books that all children learn. But both companies still have not been negotiating on this. The company also added that the The price of school textbooks in electronic format will be priced at approximately 50% of the book.

BN to use free Wi-Fi expects sales of E-Book.

Back from the Barnes and noble, BN bookstore Amazon's competitors have suggested software. E-Book reader and associated with the Plastic Logic has accelerated recently, with a market incentive to shop with Wi-Fi Services Adding Sales E-Book. To the Amazon Kindle to overcome.

On Tuesday, the BN has a wireless Internet service within the store for free. To facilitate customers to buy. And downloaded from within E-Book Shop. For wireless services using a collaborative network carriers like AT & T services, including the E-Book Reader is available in the future with the current BN bookstores in all 50 states and 777 branches. E-Book provides more than 700,000 Title.

The Wi-Fi service to customers will receive coupons from the BN zone within the store cafe. That the services, That BN would like to add sales to business E-Book. Reactions like Amazon and competitive service from E-Book Download Web Kindle him to immediately present to generate revenue by 35 percent of book sales with a version for Amazon Kindle, however, never disclosed the sales. E-Book Kindle read all that many. While that assessment. It will be in a million.

What BN do at present. To fight with Amazon is to make the E-Book Price is equal to the $ 10 earlier this year by Title BN acquisition Fictionwise (eReader.com), a retail Web site E-Book is the largest in the world while Amazon has the credit of a market driven by E-Book Kindle (Amazon with manufacturers than any other electronic hardware. Because software is "E-Book" bookish and customer base with more than 80 million) at the same time publishers are participating in the sale. Promote E-Book and more, however, overall sales of E-Book. Compared with print, still considered below. The numbers at last year's $ 100 million.

Samsung Launches Kindle E-Book also challenge the nation.

Reuters news agency reported. Monday when Samsung announced the launch of e-book Reader, the company has a small compact portable convenience. It will begin shipping within South Korea. The news reports indicated that E-Book's content will come from a network of local bookstores.

SNE-50K E-Book is the latest from Sumsung price is 339,000 won, with size 5-inch touch screen (Kindle screen size is 6 inches), the user can write. Notes and stored messages. On page E-Book. Within the device memory is 512MB (box card and no more memory) than the Sony Reader in the same price level but less than the Amazon.com Kindle at the same time the E-Book readers Sumsung. Some are just 9 mm and weight only 6.5 oz. Kindle vs. weighted 10 oz.

However, Samsung is in between the different versions. Reader's E-Book. To be able to sell to other countries by the executive said. The company intends to show a prototype at the industry trade show last month in January next year. The company also Ehraha with publishers. And shop for concert Ten List of E-Book. Jump into the battlefield, this E-Book. Explore not just only by Lew Jae-Young, vice president of Samsung Electronics also said again that the "We are looking for ways to market players in E-Book larger than Amazon and Sony".

In South Korea. Samsung has partnered with online bookstores Kyobo Bookstore Co., One of the network's largest bookstore. Books available for download. Today, the shop which has approximately 2,500 Title E-Book E-Book to the price of the book is about a 40% majority will perch Ten List with South Korea, however, the E-Book Reader the Samsung will not support downloads. Wireless Or connected to the Internet. Like Kindle's Amazon. And some manufacturers. But customers will use to download E-Book on the PC. And transfer to the E-Book readers another one

In addition, the Samsung also offers additional information that Software within the E-Book readers can display documents created by office programs (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and Microsoft's PDF Adobe Systems.

* Update: If compared Spec E-Book Reader with Samsung's Kindle, Amazon's treasure, especially if several of memory, 512MB of the SNE-50K E-Book can only enter 400 books (8,000 memo). While Kindle 4GB insert bookmarks, e-books, or about 3,500 to as much as 8 launched in South Korea starting this month.

BN challenge people in the Amazon battlefield "E-Book".

Barnes & Noble (BN) เพี่ book ever advanced to fight in the Amazon when opening e-commerce sites serve later. Last, but not to lose out in tandem with Amazon BN again by opening a retail e-pad that the company claims. Largest in the world. The e-services over the pad to more than 700,000 title is also joining hands with BN Plastic Logic e-reader manufacturers to place a bookmark of the Amazon Kindle.

E-Book for the stock in more than 500,000 Title book is published in a public manner, which can be downloaded from Google for free to read the BN application version upgrades eReader Fictionwise developed by companies acquired in early years. Applied with a version of the iPhone and Blackberry on the same version that can run on computers using Windows Oaeas a Mac user and eReader first E-Book can be downloaded free. It includes a Title's Pocket Dictionary Merriam-Webster, Sense and Sensibility, Little Woman, Last of Mohicans, Pride and Prejudice, Dracula.

In addition to the retail section of E-Book. EReader application and then BN has also introduced readers to use the E-Book to fight with Amazon's Kindle will make its next E-Book store work together very well with E-Book Reader eReader Plastic Logic's case only Which is expected to be available to readers in the beginning of the year 2010 is the hardware features of the eReader is It has a larger screen size to 8.5 x 11 inches (used to bring in year-end 2008) and some just 0.27 inch ultralight screen also works well in touch. The technology used in the display still is similar to E. Inc. Kindle, however, has not disclosed the price of readers out in any way.

Kindle DX second round and then sold again!

After the announcement that Amazon Kindle DX E E-Book Reader the latest production in the first round sold out in mid-June. The latest company that has sold out Kindle DX produced in the second round out Boosted by demand from the users of high

For those who purchase Kindle DX will now have to wait for production. To submit to the 4 - 6 weeks ahead. Apple has released three days creep Reader E-Book Kindle DX for the month of May. The models have a larger screen size to 9.7 inches and can store bookmarks e-book has 3,500 wireless connectivity. E to download a bookmark to read through the 3G network is the screen rotation. To read both horizontal and vertical, while also supporting open PDF files that are not found in previous versions of Kindle. The price at the current $ 489.

Amazon has more than 300,000 Title E-Book that can be downloaded to read on the Kindle also have newspapers and magazines to the blog. New York Times, the latest book in the U.S. giant has a price of $ 9.99 per month.

Kindle 2 design issues "be easy"?

Reuters news agency reports that Amazon is even a website called the customer service is paramount. But the latest lawsuit to be a case that may have to pay damages to customers to $ 5 million if the lost in this case. Only reason not to change the customer claims that Kindle 2. It cover damage due to enter shockproof (protective case) the $ 30 price designed and sold by Amazon. Matthew Geise, director of property management companies in Seattle and his wife Alisa Brodkowitz in the Amazon lawsuit. The subject matters of the Kindle 2 is Brodkowitz that she received a gift from husband Not used after three months. Roy is a division of the side of the Kindle 2 specifically cleave to cover the area with metal clips. After that screen it's outstanding. And no longer running. In a review of many Kindle owners have complained about the division around. Holder built into the cover shockproof.Image point separation occurred because the Kindle 2 shockproof sealed cover to enter. (Images from news sites. cnet.com)

Brodkowitz. Chat with a customer service department of Amazon. To receive a response. Case because the screen stops shockproof sealed cover in the insurance entity, but the decisive occurred. The agent also claimed again that the Such damage may be caused by inappropriate activation. (Opening the wrong side of the case of damage by using own separation from service must pay the $ 200 repair. Both husband and wife will pay the replacement cost to repair the Kindle 2 is a complete back. They filed a lawsuit to court decisions. In the case of Amazon's service department has told them that the Kindle 2 is a decisive "issue that has generally found" that the owner must pay the $ 200 repair by Brodkowitz said she never opened the cover. after (a stretcher stuck, and could cause the device is flexible and any damage, however this problem may be caused by a design error that Kindle 2 (strength) has continued but that it is not the answer. is a common problem that occurs with portable certainly * Update: Latest news Amazon Kindle 2 accept change a problem because of the cover envelope shockproof Amazon. Without any of the terms (do not pay the $ 200) all decline to museums for Commercial litigation occurs, however, husband and wife continue to proceed in court. To เหคุ results. Solving problems of creep, Ma should be sincere to be considered by the court. Matters will not end like it perished.

E-Book Reader is the price then!

After the news of the e-book guide Sony. Fall out on the Internet. The latest company to be sold at the e-book 2 read this version. This is the lowest cost in U.S. Targets hit by competitors like Amazon. Train to meet requirements of the market e-book readers that may not be large, but much faster growth. The sony plans to release Pocket Reader (PRS-300) e-book reader a 5-inch screen size, starting at just $ 199, while the version of PRS-600 is a touch screen and size to 6 inches (with MP3 playback function to sound an external box. Box and additional memory cards) will be priced at $ 299 with the only available late this month in Wal-Mart and Best Buy USA Prices start of a new E-book reader sony's not only cheaper than Amazon's Kindle 2 is priced at $ 300, and a bigger screen version of Kindle DX will reach $ 490 but it's still cheaper network. Read the e-pad that can be called a cheap T Cool-er the last set of 250 coins. And to stimulate market demand for more Sony plans to reduce the cost Download E-Book Popular And the latest book just $ 9.99 from the $ 11.99 that is the same price offered by Amazon "We believe that E-Book Reader is the price of just $ 199 makes this market has grown astonishingly." Steve Haber, president of Sony's Digital Reading "because consumers will not be interested in the issue price of a longer expected marketing Haber E-Book Reader in the U.S. will have surpassed 2 million units within this year.

Amazon Kindle 2, split the price!

Almost two months and then the Amazon. Kindle DX Announces E-book readers with a larger screen size. With features that work over Kindle 2, which gives owners worried about that. E. Boon readers a version of them will be (price reduction) within four months.

And then what they are concerned. When Apple announced three days creep Kindle 2 discount to the $ 60 price gives the latest on the $ 299 but what makes the owner feel bad Kindle 2 more times to reduce the price it will be seen as issues that they feel that Kindle. DX is a screen larger than the Kindle 2. And more suitable for reading. Kindle 2 owners, especially the first to buy will feel. No news about the Amazon Kindle DX before launch because they fear that Kindle 2 will make the distribution less

For reasons of announced price decrease. After launch Kindle DX is not up to two months. Is to increase market share is quite interesting. Coupled with economic recession. No time? Which continue to use the right strategy at the cost of it. Although the sound is good reason. But such a decision. A angry customer Many people who support and help drive readers to bookmark E-Ma's worm is known. They felt Like to be the Kindle 2 page book in advance (available beginning Feb. 23) and also support from the public release date. This work not only tracking the news from the success of this price reduction. But continue to see the feed back from customers who own Kindle 2, they will retaliate with the decision of the Amazon?

Kindle DX Review

Kindle is the e-book reader that Amazon has sold out for a while and then beginning to see What's not. Not as excited to launch the iPhone made mobile industry worldwide quake However with the Kindle. Surprised everyone with high sales. Emi, a fight at the end of this year that sales may to the 1st Million certainly The customers were mostly elderly people into the Kindle version is the third market "Kindle 1,2, DX" differences. 1, 2 DX models with significantly larger sizes are from 6 inches to 9.7 inches as Abraham was able to add grades. Read PDF files have the capacity increased to 3.3 GB e-book collection makes up more than 3,500 books collected version 1.2. Approximately 1,500 people who book Jeff Bezos launched the Kindle DX tell you that you have for this new DX. To read newspapers Price $ 489 (17,115 ฿) Price older $ 359 (12,565 ฿)

Member of the newspaper, the New York Times and Washington Post. Kindle DX can be purchased at special prices. Would start out at an age of paper books, really. Also can download e-book in the Kindle store has more than 275,000 books through a network of 3G. Price ฿ 10 (฿ 350) or less. Special than it can read the blog via RSS. View compared with the size of the Kindle kindle DX.

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In the next version of kindle might be developed that can read files other more Prices should be more expensive. And limitations of the Kindle DX is "No panning, no zooming, no scrolling" but to sell in Thailand?