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Yes, a new electronic reader is debuting in the market and probably challenging Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes and Noble’s Nook and Sony’s Reader. Skiff, a Hearst-backed startup previously known as FirstPaper, will showcase its flexible, large screen e-reader at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The Skiff Reader, unlike the other competitions, is pretty [...]

That is, if you ordered your device before November 30 but won’t receive it before December 24. The voucher can be used for shopping at Barnes & Noble’s retail Web site. There won’t be a lot people receiving these gift certs though as the company says only “a very small percentage” of Nook buyers will [...]

Although Barnes & Noble is still keeping mum as to how many devices they are manufacturing, it seems very obvious to point out that it’s not just a measly number. In a statement posted on the company’s Web site Sunday night, the book retailer says there will be a delay for the retail arrival of [...]

Since Barnes & Noble’s Nook are making huge waves in the market even before its release, Amazon’s Kindle has to keep up if they want to stay on top. Announced today, Kindle now has an improved battery life when the wireless connection is turned on. Compared to its previous 4-hour battery life, the Kindle can [...]

Is this finally the device to challenge the Kindle’s reign in the eBook reader market? It sure looks like it, as Barnes and Noble, distributor of the Nook eReader, announced that it is experiencing production delays because of the huge demand for the device – and they haven’t even started shipping the devices yet. Compared [...]

Another player in the Ebook market dominated by Amazon’s Kindle and Sony reader will be coming in from Plastic Logic. Yesterday, the company announced that they are preparing to release an ebook reader that’s aimed at business professionals. Prototypes of the QUE were demonstrated last month at the DEMOFall 08 conference. The device is set [...]

And this isn’t just like any other reader too. Asus, the company who first launched netbooks, is doing it again and is now planning on releasing a low-cost gadget alternative for electronic book readers they’ve dubbed the Eee Reader. According to Jerry Shen, Asus president, two versions are set to be available in the market [...]

It seems like Amazon isn’t done apologizing for what they did over the illegally sold copies of George Orwell’s novels and they’re doing everything they can to get back on people’s good graces. The company is now ready with not just one or two, but three options for their peace offering: a redelivered copy of [...]

It seems that the market for electronic readers is becoming more and more lucrative that companies are coming up with more devices dedicated to these ink-less books. Sony just unveiled the newest addition to their electronic family: the pocket-size electronic book reader. And get this, its $100 cheaper than the Amazon’s Kindle, that Sony already [...]

Because Sony is really serious in their commitment to providing consumers with the largest, most comprehensive selection of eBooks available, they’ve just released a very awesome news, or at least for those with Sony eBook readers. In partnership with Google, the company announced today that  it is providing access to more than 1 million free [...]