Digitimes Research: Entrance to Japan e-book market may be good for Amazon in the long term

Feb 1, 15:58

After several years of negotiations with local publishers, Amazon finally entered Japan's e-book market with its Kindle devices and Kindle Store in October 2012, but e-book prices...

Global e-book reader demand on the rise, says E Ink chairman

Jan 9, 10:49

Global demand for e-book readers is expected to keep growing in 2013, according to Scott Liu, chairman of Taiwan-based EPD (electrophoretic display) e-paper maker E Ink Holdings (E...

Digitimes Research: 4.57 million e-book readers to be shipped globally in 4Q12

Nov 14, 16:22

Global e-book reader shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 will reach 4.57 million units, hiking 92% on quarter but dropping 49.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

EIH 3Q12 operation expected to swing into profitability

Oct 23, 15:06

Taiwan-based EPD (electrophoretic display) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) is expected to see its business operation in the third quarter of 2012 turn into profitability from consecutive...

Amazon unlikely to launch color e-book readers in 4Q12

Sep 28, 14:44

Amazon is unlikely to launch color e-book readers in the fourth quarter of 2012 because the technology is not yet mature, sources with Taiwan's supply chain have indicated.

Tablet PCs expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales in 2H12

Sep 13, 15:17

Tablet PCs are expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales throughout the rest of 2012 as ultra-mobile tablet products such as the Kindle Fire HD, Nexus 7 and reported...

Digitimes Research: Kindle Fire HD shipments expected to reach 5 million units in 2H12

Sep 12, 16:10

Combined shipments of the 7-inch and 8.9-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HD are expected to reach five million units in the second half of 2012, according to Digitimes Research senior analyst...

China market: 293,000 e-book readers sold in 2Q12

Sep 3, 11:25

There were 293,000 e-book readers sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 3.9% on quarter but decreasing by 5.8% on year, according to consulting...

China market: DangDang launches e-book reader, says report

Jul 26, 15:10

DangDang, a large B2C online shopping portal in China, on July 25 unveiled Doucon, its own-brand e-book reader, for pre-order in the China market at CNY499 (US$78) with an initial...

Digitimes Research: 2Q12 global shipments of e-book readers up 5.5% sequentially

Jul 17, 14:29

An estimated 1.53 million e-book readers were shipped globally during the second quarter of 2012, rising 5.5% on quarter but dropping 63.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research...

E Ink reports sequential revenue gains for May

Jun 15, 14:13

E Ink Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.65 billion (US$55.04 million) for May, up 26.4% on month but down 20.9% on year. For the first five months of 2012, revenues...

New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel

May 23, 11:51

Makers of front-lit e-book readers in Taiwan are having problems laminating the front-light panels onto the touch panels, with low yield rates hindering shipments of the new devices,...

Amazon likely to launch color e-book readers in 2H12, say sources

May 10, 01:25

Amazon is likely to launch color e-book readers in the second half of 2012, with makers in the supply chain to begin shipping related parts and components in May, according to industry...

Amazon plans to launch 2 tablet PCs in 2H12, say sources

Mar 8, 01:30

Amazon plans to launch two new tablet PCs, a 7-inch model and another 10-inch model, in the second half of 2012, a move which could cast a shadow on the future development of e-book...

Digitimes Research: Global shipments of e-book readers to slip to 2 million units in 1Q12

Mar 5, 13:57

Global shipments of e-book readers are expected to reach only two million units in the first quarter of 2012, down from nine million shipped the fourth quarter of 2011, according...

China-based Hanvon suffers heavy losses in 2011

Mar 1, 11:35

Hanvon Technology, the largest China-based vendor of e-book readers, has released its unaudited 2011 financial report, recording consolidated revenues of CYN533.193 million (US$82.4...

E Ink lands 6-inch color e-book reader module orders from Amazon, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 20, 11:31

EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) reportedly has landed orders for 6-inch color e-book reader modules from Amazon with shipments to begin in March, according to a Chinese-language Economic...

China market: E-book reader sales down sequentially in 3Q11, says Analysys

Nov 25, 10:12

There were 295,200 e-book readers sold in the China market during third-quarter 2011, slipping 5.1% sequentially but rising 11.6% on year, according to Analysys International.

Foxconn denies passing up Nook orders in exchange for Microsoft lawsuit withdrawal

Nov 14, 16:13

Commenting on rumors that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has promised to not manufacture Nook series products for Barnes & Noble in exchange for Microsoft withdrawing...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...

Taiwan market: Greenbook to launch capacitive touch-screen e-book reader

Oct 21, 15:23

Taiwan's e-book reader vendor Greenbook unveiled on October 20, 2011, EZRead Touch, its latest version e-book reader featuring a 6-inch E Ink display with capacity touchscreen. Greenbook...

Sales of e-book readers likely to reach 30 million units in 2012

Oct 7, 12:07

Despite the immense popularity of Apple's iPad series, its impact seems to be less apparent in the e-book reader market.

Pegatron may see future iPhone 4S orders drop

Oct 6, 01:00

Pegatron Technology, despite already having landed orders for 10 million iPhone 4Ss from Apple, may see its future iPhone 4S order volumes start dropping as consumer demand for the...

Amazon to further solidify leadership in e-book reader market with new Kindle launch

Sep 30, 17:02

Amazon definitely will maintain its leadership in the e-book reader segment by offering its latest generation Kindle at US$79, according to industry sources in the Kindle's supply...

E Ink expects e-book reader market to reach goal in 2011

Sep 26, 11:26

Leading e-paper supplier E Ink Holding (EIH) expects worldwide e-book reader shipments to stay on course to reach its estimated volume of 25-30 million units in 2011, with the company...

Tatung to up panel applications for e-book readers, says paper

Newswatch - Sep 19, 15:40

Tatung will give more emphasis to panel products for e-book readers as the panel market has yet to see a rebound, the Chinese-language Commercial Times cited the company's...

Taiwan e-paper industry sees strong results in 1H11, says PIDA

Sep 19, 10:48

The production value of Taiwan's e-paper industry reached NT$13.2 billion (US$444.67 million) in first-half 2011, up 6% from second-half 2010 and 70% from the same period of 2010,...

Tablet market beats 2Q11 target; 2011 forecast raised, says IDC

Sep 16, 11:31

Worldwide media tablet shipments rose by 88.9% on a sequential basis and 303.8% year over year in the second calendar quarter of 2011 to 13.6 million units, according to IDC. Based...

Qisda reportedly to produce Nook Color

Sep 5, 11:44

Qisda is expected to receive orders from Barnes & Noble for the vendor's Nook Color e-book reader, with annual shipments likely to reach one million units in 2012, according to...

Touch component makers expect strong sales in September

Aug 29, 15:17

Sales of small- to medium-size touchscreen component makers expect sales to pick up significantly starting September 2011 with touch panel orders from tablet PC, smartphone and e-book...

Combined tablet and e-book reader semiconductor opportunity to approach US$16 billion in 2015, says In-Stat

Aug 26, 15:21

Many predicted the demise of the e-book reader market when Apple launched the iPad, igniting the tablet market frenzy, according to In-Stat. While the tablet market's growth has had...