E-book readers

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Digitimes Research estimates that in 2008 worldwide e-book reader shipments were only 700,000 units, with Amazon and Sony being the major vendors.

Table of contents

The vendors and market
Chart 1: Worldwide e-book reader shipments, 2008-2013 (k units)
Chart 2: Worldwide e-book reader market value, 2008-2013 (US$m)
Vendors
Chart 3: Vendors' share of e-book reader market, 2008
Chart 4: Vendors' share of e-book reader market, 2009
Chart 5: Vendor share of e-book reader market, 2010 (forecast)
Table 1: Newcomers to the e-book reader market, 2010
Geographical markets
Chart 6: Worldwide e-book reader shipments by geography, 2008-2010
The US market
Chart 7: US e-book sales, 2002-2009 (US$m)
The China market
Other Asia markets
Europe
Table 2: Sony operations in Europe
Display technologies
Table 3: Strengths and weaknesses of competing technologies in e-book reader market
Makers of e-book reader modules
Table 4: E-book reader module makers and their display technologies
PVI and E-Ink
Chart 8: E-book reader market share by display technology, 2009
Chart 9: E-book reader market share by display technology, 2010
Chart 10: E-book reader module maker market share, 2009-2010
AUO and SiPix
Other technologies
Table 5: Possible developments of other technologies
Screen size
Chart 11: E-book reader shipment share by screen size, 2009-2010
Black & white vs color
Chart 12: E-book reader shipment share by color, 2009-2010
Flexible displays
Chart 13: E-book reader shipment share by backplane material, 2009-2010
The supply chain
Touchscreens
Chart 14: E-book reader shipment share by touch function, 2009-2010
CPU
Chart 15: CPU for e-book readers by supplier, 2009
Chart 16: CPU for e-book readers by supplier, 2010
Controller IC
Chart 17: Controller IC for e-book readers by supplier, 2009
Chart 18: Controller IC for e-book readers by supplier, 2010
3G connectivity
Chart 19: 3G connectivity in e-book readers, 2009-2010
Makers
Table 6: E-book reader makers and their OS and components
Chart 20: E-book reader market share by maker, 2009
Chart 21: E-book reader market share by maker, 2010
Operating system
Chart 22: E-book reader shipment share by OS, 2009
Chart 23: E-book reader shipment share by OS, 2010

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