When markets move, they can sometimes move very quickly. That’s what we’ve seen this week in the e-book reader market with Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and Borders fighting to maintain their market share while sacrificing once-healthy margins. The move began earlier this week with Barnes & Noble releasing two new Nook readers – one with [...]
Techlogg.com stories about eCommerce
The Senate Select Committee Inquiry into Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) has again called on the Labor Government to scrap the network as it stands in its current form as part of the recommendations forwarded in its final report released on June 17. The report’s recommendations acknowledge that the government is pressing ahead with the [...]
Compared: Kindle vs Kobo
May 20
With book retailer Borders releasing the Kobo ebook reader in Australia and consumers having to purchase the Kindle directly from US website Amazon.com, there’s plenty of reason to check out these two e-readers and see where they differ. On a price scale, the Kobo is available in Borders stores or via its website for $AUD199. [...]
EBay is feeling the love again from the Australian Competition and Consumers’ Commission (ACCC) after the online auction giant announced yesterday that it would change its controversial payment methods system. As of July 14, sellers will no longer be locked into using PayPal as the primary payment method, introducing Australian e-money vendor Paymate and merchant [...]