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• Goodbye e-books, hello apps

  By Mark Gibbs | 03 February, 2012 09:33

  "It doesn't matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people don't read anymore ... Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year."

• Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 Review: An E-Reader That's Big on Style and Flexibility

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 14 December, 2011 00:42

  The Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1 is a slim and stylish e-reader whose unusual design sets it apart from the pack. Its core specs are on a par with those of the other big guns, too. In spite of this model's handy buttons, however, it stumbles in overall usability and navigation.

• Kindle Fire: What the critics are saying

  By Ian Paul | 15 November, 2011 02:42

  Gadget gurus have been testing out Amazon's Kindle Fire media tablet ahead of the device's Tuesday ship date and the consensus is that it's a solid alternative to the iPad for some environments.

• E-readers are big winners in tablet wars

  By Brennon Slattery | 09 November, 2011 07:31

  Ladies and gentlemen: we have a winner in the much ballyhooed tablet war - and it's not a strictly a tablet. Without a doubt, the winner is the old-school, E Ink-based e-reader.

• First Impressions: Nook tablet is the value tablet to beat

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 08 November, 2011 07:36

  The $US249 Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet may look like its predecessor, Nook Color, but that's where the comparisons stop. When I picked it up the Nook Tablet it was clear that this tablet was leaps ahead of B&N's first-gen effort. That said, the Nook Tablet is not a full-featured tablet and lacks built-in Bluetooth, stereo speakers, GPS, and front- and rear-facing cameras.

• Kindle Fire's a hit, sight unseen

  By Jared Newman | 08 October, 2011 02:02

  Few people have seen Amazon's Kindle Fire in person, and even the press haven't tried it yet. But that hasn't stopped the newly-announced 7-inch tablet from becoming a hit before its November 15 launch, according to reports.

• Amazon Kindle Fire First Impressions: Solid but Limited

  By Melissa J. Perenson | 29 September, 2011 10:25

  The wraps are finally off Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet. Its splashy entry into the tablet firestorm was hard to miss--Amazon made quite a statement with its $199 price--and yet I'm underwhelmed. Although reporters were not allowed to touch the Kindle Fire during the demonstrations following Amazon's New York launch event, I spent considerable time observing the tablet in action, and grilling Amazon executives about different features. My gut reaction to what I saw today: This is not the Amazon tablet we've all been looking for.

• Amazon announces $199 tablet, new Kindle E-readers

  By Jared Newman | 29 September, 2011 02:33

  After months of hype, Amazon today announced the Kindle Fire, a 7-inch tablet with a $199 price tag. Amazon also refreshed its line of e-readers with a $149 Kindle Touch 3G, a $99 Kindle Touch without 3G, and a non-Touch $79 Kindle.

• Guide: How to use Microsoft Word to create an e-book

  By Helen Bradley | 18 April, 2012 22:15

  Microsoft Word has lots of features that make creating ebooks easy. You can use styles to format an ebook or update its formatting to work on a different platform. You can use the References tool to create a table of contents automatically. And you can produce a design template that's ready for repeated use, so you can spend more time creating content and less time futzing with layouts. Once you've mastered these steps, you can create great ebooks effortlessly. I'll show you how.

• Five reasons Amazon e-books are outselling hardcovers

  By Tony Bradley | 21 July, 2010 02:59

  Are you still holding out to see what happens with this whole ebooks "fad" before deciding whether to embrace it for your business? Well, the times they are a changin' and there are a variety of reasons that ebooks are outpacing printed books.

• Can eReaders carve out a business niche?

  By Tony Bradley | 15 January, 2010 07:52

  After a year that has seen the eReader options explode from "which version of the Kindle would you like?" to a virtual smorgasbord of devices from a diverse array of vendors, the challenge now is for the eReader to define itself better and justify its cost. Some vendors, like Plastic Logic and its Que eReader, are counting on establishing the device as a business tool.

• Quick hands-on from CES: Que and Skiff e-readers

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 January, 2010 09:04

  E-readers are making a big play at CES this year, and I got to hold and play briefly with two new ones: the Que from Plastic Logic and a preview version of the Skiff from Skiff LLC.

• Barnes & Noble teams with Google Android for eReader

  By Tony Bradley | 16 October, 2009 04:49

  Pictures have emerged of what is allegedly the Barnes & Noble eReader device slated to be available next month in time for the holiday season. Barnes & Noble's entry into the eReader fray adds another major player to the mix-- and one that has its own book distribution to compete with Amazon and the Kindle.

• Microsoft: No e-Readers for us, thanks

  By JR Raphael | 09 October, 2009 09:21

  All of Silicon Valley may be Cupertino dreamin' of Kindles and other tantalizing tablets, but Microsoft says it wants nothing to do with the ever-expanding electronic reader market.

• Asus 'Eee Reader' to join e-reader fray, says report

  By Ian Paul | 08 September, 2009 05:21

  Computer maker Asus may be getting ready to launch an e-reader that would mimic the traditional book, be in full color and come loaded with a variety of innovative features.