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The fate of e-book readers
With all eyes fixed on tablet devices, what will become of e-book readers and the e-paper with which they are built?
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Thursday 8 March 2012
Amazon plans to launch 2 tablet PCs in 2H12, say sources
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...
Monday 5 March 2012
Digitimes Research: Global shipments of e-book readers to slip to 2 million units in 1Q12
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...
Thursday 1 March 2012
China-based Hanvon suffers heavy losses in 2011
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...
Friday 16 December 2011
Barnes & Noble to take up 1.5 million Nook Tablets, Nook Colors in 4Q11, say sources
Barnes & Noble has placed more orders for Nook Tablets with downstream suppliers and is expected to take deliveries of up to 1.1 million units of Nook Tablets as well as 400,000...
Thursday 8 December 2011
E Ink revenues drop over 30% sequentially in November
E Ink Holdings has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.57 billion (US$118.11 million) for November, up 9% on year but down 33% on month. For the first 11 months of 2011, revenues...
Monday 26 September 2011
E Ink expects e-book reader market to reach goal in 2011
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...
Monday 19 September 2011
Taiwan e-paper industry sees strong results in 1H11, says PIDA
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,...