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• Article | 3/11/2010 Kobo 2 to hit Australia before Christmas

  Local book retailer, REDGroup Retail, will offer the next generation of its Kobo eBook reader devices in Australia before Christmas, as well as an exp...
• Article | 4/11/2010 Apple Australia opens iBookstore floodgates

  Up until now, the Australian version of Apple's eBook marketplace, the iBookstore, has been fairly sparsely populated compared with rivals. But yester...
• Article | 2/09/2010 Sony eReaders to hit Australia this month

  After some time hinting it would do so, Japanese electronics giant Sony has finally committed to bringing several of its eReader line-up to Australia,...
• Article | 6/07/2010 Mystery iPhone book apps disappear from store

  A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following complaints from...
• Article | 28/05/2010 E-reader sales expected to hit wall in 2014

  E-readers like the Kindle and Nook are surging in popularity but will hit a wall in 2014 when sales drop off due to competition from a wide range of c...
• Article | 21/05/2010 iPad makes big strides as e-reader

  Apple's iPad, while far more than an e-reader, is having a clear impact on the e-reader market, including the kind of content people are reading on it...
• Article | 21/05/2010 Just when you thought the iPad couldn't be more popular: survey

  A pair of new surveys finds increased consumer interest in Apple's iPad, and extremely high satisfaction among iPad users. Users are not only surfing ...
• Article | 7/05/2010 Fujitsu improves color e-paper screen

  Fujitsu Laboratories will unveil next week a new version of its color electronic paper display that's easier on the eyes, the company said Friday.
• Article | 8/04/2010 BenQ chooses e-reader path over iPad

  Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ plans to continue to focus on e-readers instead of developing a tablet device similar to Apple's iPad, and believes a...
• Article | 18/03/2010 Amazon releases Kindle for Mac

  Amazon has released a version of its Kindle application for Mac OS X.
• Article | 8/03/2010 iPad is coming to Australia next month, no pricing details yet

  Apple has announced that all models of the new Apple iPad will be available in Australian stores from late April, but the company is yet to announce l...
• Article | 6/01/2010 Amazon will sell its Kindle DX reader outside the U.S.

  Amazon.com is selling its Kindle DX with a 9.7 inch display in over 100 countries outside the U.S. It is available for pre-order starting Wednesday, w...
• Article | 8/12/2009 Barnes & Noble Nook demo units arrive, but sales of e-reader delayed

  Barnes & Noble today put its Nook e-readers on display at its retail stores, but acknowledged that it won't be selling any of the $259 device at t...
• Article | 5/12/2009 Hearst's Skiff plans e-reading service around content

  The Hearst publishing company unveiled its long-awaited e-reader plan on Friday, describing an "e-reading service platform" coming next year that will...
• Article | 5/12/2009 How to fix the keyboard crisis

  Everything gets better, right? Cheaper. Faster. Smaller. This is especially true for the smallest devices -- cell phones, netbooks and e-book readers.