Posts Tagged ‘price’

Rather than clone Apple’s iPad, Amazon sticks with e-ink for new Kindle – Apple Insider

Globe and Mail Rather than clone Apple's iPad, Amazon sticks with e-ink for new KindleApple InsiderInstead of adopting a color touchscreen to compete with the Apple iPad, Amazon's newly redesigned Kindle will instead focus on price, sticking with a low-cost e-ink display and starting at just...
July 29th, 2010 | News | Read More

In Price War, New Kindle Sells for $139 – New York Times

FOXNews In Price War, New Kindle Sells for $139New York TimesThe new Amazon Kindle Wi-Fi, left, will sell for $139 but connect to the Web only by Wi-Fi. A new model to replace the Kindle 2 will sell for $189 and connect to the Internet through a cellphone network. By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER SEATTLE —...
July 28th, 2010 | News | Read More

What Could You Do With a $35 Tablet? – PC World

CBC.ca What Could You Do With a $35 Tablet?PC WorldIndia unveiled a prototype of a tablet PC it hopes to sell for $35 or less. Assuming India can find a partner to mass-produce the tablet and can actually meet its price target, what can you expect to accomplish with a …Why India's $35 computer...
July 25th, 2010 | News | Read More

Amazon Kindle Sales Defy IPad by Rising Each Month in Q2 – PC World

The Age Amazon Kindle Sales Defy IPad by Rising Each Month in Q2PC WorldPredictions for the Kindle's death at the hands of the iPad appear to have been premature as Amazon on Monday reported strong growth in sales of its popular e-reader after dropping the price to US$189. "We've reached...
July 20th, 2010 | News | Read More

Update: Microsoft kills the Kin – Computerworld

DailyTech Update: Microsoft kills the KinComputerworldIDG News Service – Just over two months after launching it, and days after reducing the price, Microsoft has decided to kill the Kin phone. Microsoft began offering the phone in mid-April on Verizon's network. …Somebody notify...
June 30th, 2010 | News | Read More

Kindle drops to $189 – San Francisco Chronicle

New York Times (blog) Kindle drops to $189San Francisco ChronicleThat's the new cost of Amazon.com's Kindle electronic-book reader, after a price war Monday with Barnes & Noble's Nook. Both companies had been charging $259. Barnes & Noble slashed its price by $60, only to be countered...
June 22nd, 2010 | News | Read More

In Price War, E-Readers Go Below $200 – New York Times

CBC.ca In Price War, E-Readers Go Below $200New York TimesBarnes & Noble, the national bookseller, announced Monday that it was dropping the price of its six-month-old Nook e-reader to $199 from $259 and introducing a new version of the device, which connects to the Internet only over Wi-Fi …Kindle,...
June 22nd, 2010 | News | Read More

Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble Cut E-Book Reader Prices – BusinessWeek

Globe and Mail Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble Cut E-Book Reader PricesBusinessWeekJune 21 (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. cut the price of its Kindle electronic reader 27 percent to $189, accelerating a price war with Barnes & Noble Inc., the bookstore chain that earlier announced a discount...
June 21st, 2010 | News | Read More

Barnes & Noble Gets Aggressive With $149 Nook Wi-Fi – ChannelWeb

Reuters UK Barnes & Noble Gets Aggressive With $149 Nook Wi-FiChannelWebBarnes & Noble Monday debuted a low-cost, Wi-Fi-only version of its Nook e-reader and cut the price of its original Nook. The Nook Wi-Fi will be available immediately for $149, according to Barnes & Noble, while the...
June 21st, 2010 | News | Read More

Barnes & Noble Unveils WiFi-Only Nook, Cuts Nook 3G Price – Wall Street Journal

SlashGear (blog) Barnes & Noble Unveils WiFi-Only Nook, Cuts Nook 3G PriceWall Street JournalBarnes & Noble Inc. (BKS) unveiled a scaled-down version of its Nook e-reader with wireless-only Internet capacity. The device joins the growing field of similar products at a retail price of $149....
June 21st, 2010 | News | Read More