Amazon is mostly an equal-opportunity seller, but when it comes to selling the iPad 2, it’s a slightly different story. Just trying keying in “iPad” or “iPad 2” into the Amazon search bar and you’ll see what I mean. The first “sponsored” search result is a link to “Compare iPad 2 vs. Kindle Fire” that …
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It was Barnes & Noble’s turn on Black Friday. Now it’s Kobo’s turn on Cyber Monday. Last week, Barnes & Noble offered up a limited edition of the Nook Simple Touch for $79. Now Kobo’s teamed up with Buy.com to sell the new ad-supported Kobo Touch With Offers for $69.99 in a one-day sale. That’s a $30 price cut and …
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The picture says it all on this one. On Black Friday, Barnes & Noble will be selling its highly-rated Nook Simple Touch for $79. That’s a $20 price drop and matches the price of Amazon’s entry-level non-touch, ad-supported Kindle With Special Offers. The Nook Simple Touch has no ads. The company is calling it a “Limited Edition,” and while it …
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Not too long ago Kobo announced that it would soon begin selling an ad-supported Kobo Touch with Offers for $99, matching the price of the Kindle Touch With Special Offers and Nook Simple Touch. The company says that product is now available. As part of the launch, Kobo has also updated the firmware for both the new model and standard …
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A steady stream of Kindle Fire cases have headed to stores and Case-Mate has three new ones: the Venture, Tuxedo, and Hampton. Here’s a quick skinny on all of them, ordered by size, least to most expensive. The slim Tuxedo comes in brown or black and retails for $40 (click to enlarge). Case-Mate The Tuxedo ($40) is a slim folio …
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A lot of people thought Mirasol, Qualcomm’s once-promising color display technology with e-ink-like properties, was dead in the water. But now we get word that Kyobo Book Centre, Korea’s largest bookseller, has announced the retail availability of the first Mirasol e-reader. Simply called the Kyobo e-reader, it looks a lot like the Mirasol prototypes that have been floating around for …
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It may have the Fire, but now Amazon’s the one feeling Barnes & Noble’s heat. On September 28, Amazon sent shockwaves through the tablet and e-reader space by announcing the $199 Kindle Fire and two new low-priced e-ink readers, the $79 Kindle and $99 Kindle Touch. At the time, a lot of people wondered if Barnes & Noble, mum after …
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If you’ve preordered the Amazon Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble hopes you’re now having second thoughts. That’s the message of the just-announced $249 Nook Tablet, the successor to 2010’s Nook Color (which remains on the market for $199). The new 7-inch color tablet equals many of the basic specs of the Kindle Fire, but justifies its $50 price premium over …
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Prime members can now borrow certain e-books for free (one a month). Amazon There’s now an easy way to see the full list of free e-book titles available to Kindle owners with Amazon Prime. In case you missed it, Amazon recently launched the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, which allows Amazon Prime members to check out up to one e-book a …
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There’s a new kid on the tough iPhone 4/4S block and it’s name is Tank. Case-Mate, the company behind Tank, is touting how protective the new “military-grade” case is, and thanks to a partnership with the folks behind the SharkEye cases, it has a unique retractable window that covers the screen but also gives you full access to the screen …
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