The already-crowded ebook reader market is going to get tighter still with news than Japanese consumer electronics brand Sharp is about to jump into the market with two new e-readers. Branded “Galapagos”, Sharp will release a smaller 5.5-inch model plus a 10.8-inch unit and power the two with its own e-book store, beginning in Japan [...]
Posts Tagged e-book readers
The e-reader market has been taking a hammering in the last couple of months after Barnes & Noble and Amazon.com started a price war. That battle is having an effect on the competition as brands decide whether to jump in and keep up or fall by the wayside. Sony is the latest to trim its [...]
Digitimes Research has done the counting and claims that shipments of e-book readers globally topped 1.43million in the first quarter of 2010. It also stated that the sales for April and May reached 740,000 around the globe. Barnes and Nobles’ Nook e-book reader holds market share lead at 37% with Amazon.com’s Kindle come in in [...]