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Monday 18 March 2013
Taiwan market: Amazon likely to launch e-book services
Amazon has passed examination by Taiwan's National Communications Commission for its Kindle Fire, 7-inch Kindle Fire HD and 8.9-inch Kindle Fire HD to be launched in the Taiwan market,...
Friday 1 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Entrance to Japan e-book market may be good for Amazon in the long term
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...
Wednesday 9 January 2013
Global e-book reader demand on the rise, says E Ink chairman
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...
Wednesday 14 November 2012
Digitimes Research: 4.57 million e-book readers to be shipped globally in 4Q12
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.
Friday 28 September 2012
Amazon unlikely to launch color e-book readers in 4Q12
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.
Monday 24 September 2012
Wal-Mart stops selling Amazon Kindle e-book and tablet products
American-based Wal-Mart has stopped selling Amazon Kindle e-book readers and tablets, claiming that it does not want its stores to act as purchasing grounds for Amazon products.
Thursday 13 September 2012
Tablet PCs expected to push down e-book reader and notebook sales in 2H12
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 7.85-inch...
Monday 3 September 2012
China market: 293,000 e-book readers sold in 2Q12
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...
Thursday 26 July 2012
China market: DangDang launches e-book reader, says report
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...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Digitimes Research: 2Q12 global shipments of e-book readers up 5.5% sequentially
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...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Netronix expected to ship one million e-book readers in 2012
Netronix, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of e-book readers, has established partnership with a large operator of e-book platform and vendor of e-book readers for ODM production of e-book...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
China white-box tablets expected to see fewer shipments than forecast
China's 7-inch and 10-inch white-box tablet shipments are expected to reach only 16-17 million units in 2012, not matching market watchers' original forecast of at least 20 million...
Wednesday 23 May 2012
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
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,...
Thursday 10 May 2012
Amazon likely to launch color e-book readers in 2H12, say sources
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...
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 to...