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USA Gear Neoprene Sleeve E-Reader Cover

administrator — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:00:44 +0000

This neoprene sleeve with front accessory pouch for e-Readers fits Amazon Kindle, Sony PRS, and Barnes & Noble Nook.

Dense, neoprene material protects your E-Reader from drops, bumps, scratches and scrapes
Additional accessory pocket lets you store memory cards, card readers, charger and charging accessories
Slimline design protects your E-Reader on its own or in a travel bag
The back strap allows for easy carrying and comfort
Guaranteed Quality! Manufacturer’s 3 Year Warranty

Neoprene is a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging and is commonly used in waterproof products like wetsuits, laptop sleeves, orthopedic braces (wrist, knee, etc.), electrical insulation, liquid and sheet-applied elastomeric membranes and flashings and car fan belts.etc. This neoprene sleeve is a great way to protect and store your E-Reader. It is made out of dense neoprene that protects your E-Reader from bumps, drops, scratches, and scrapes. It comes with an additional accessory pocket that can fit lots of your accessories. The sturdy handle on the back allows for easy transport. Protect your E-Reader! This cover fits Amazon Kindle (latest generation), Sony PRS, and B&N Nook.

Scribd Announces Mobile Document Sharing App

administrator — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 15:18:43 +0000

Information Week reports that non-copyrighted documents can now be sent from a PC to smartphones, Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and the Sony Reader using Scribd’s new document sharing app. “Scribd is in a perfect position to become the hub for mobile reading, the place where content creators come to easily publish their works and build a readership and where consumers come to find what they want to read on whatever device they want,” Trip Adler, co-founder and chief executive of Scribd, said in a statement.

Amazon’s Best-Selling E-Books are Free for the Kindle

administrator — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:20:00 +0000

The main reason e-book readers choose their digital versions over paper copies is because they are cheaper, and sometimes even free.

E-books haven’t always been free. In fact, as of just 10 years ago, e-books were more expensive than their paper counterparts. But lately Amazon has been offering e-books for free or at a discounted rate, some say as loss leaders in order to help push early adoption of their Kindle e-book reader platform. The proof is in the list of top 100 downloads of which 64 are listed for $0.00.

Amazon is able to distribute public domain works like “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” and “Pride and Prejudice” for free, but e-books like Noel Hynd’s “Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker: Recipes for Entertaining” (#9) has to cost Amazon something. In the same way a grocery store offers a steal-of-a-deal on the front page of their ads, Amazon is luring in customers with these free e-books.

Would customers have purchased these free e-books if Amazon had not of offered them? Are people downloading them simply because they are free? Most are probably downloaded by readers in the first few weeks that they own a Kindle, when they’re looking to download something simply for the sake of downloading something and Amazon is in a way rewarding them for their recent purchase.

Kindle’s charts may also be skewed by hardcore early adopters’ reading habits, but these patterns may change now that more casual users are picking up the Kindle for the first time. And we know consumer buying habits are changing because more customers purchased Kindle titles than physical books on Christmas Day this year for the first time ever.

With Sony’s e-book Reader and Barnes and Noble’s nook e-book reader, the demand for e-books is only going to go up. If Amazon opens it’s e-book sales for distribution on these other devices, it can only be a win-win for hardware and book sales alike all around. Both the nook and the Kindle are solid platforms. Learn more about each of them here.