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For those of you that use an eReader, have you noticed a decrease in the number of real books you purchase or own?
Do you purchase more titles than before you owned an eReader?
Since we acquired an eReader, we went through all of our books, and for those that were available for the Kindle free of charge, we replaced with e-versions. We were shocked with how much bookself space we gained!
After this experience and reading Jon Manna‘s post on “Finding Joy In Books. Again.“, I had to share this!
Books, as we’ve known them, might be considered a thing of the past by most people. We are living in the digital era of iBooks and ebooks. We place emphasis on rich and interactive media, and control it all with the tip of a finger.
Lately I’m finding it surprisingly refreshing to actually turn back to the traditional books of paper and ink, and I must admit that the following video helped inspire me all the more. [Read more…] about Finding Joy In Books. Again.
Christmas is a time for giving to others, celebrating the Christmas story of Christ, and the always fun opening of Christmas presents. Every child looks forward to this day, waking their parents and siblings up hours before anyone else wants to get up, but the joy and smiles that come with this wake up call is always a treat.
Nielson did research on what teenagers wanted for Christmas. The top three prizes were an iPad, computer, and eReader.
The iPad jumped three spots from last year, from 18% to 24%.
The Kindle Fire is only $199.
How can Amazon sell this nice of a tablet with so many online extras and make any money?
They don’t.
Andrew Rassweiler of the research firm IHS iSuppli has a pretty good idea. He added up the price of the components in the tablet and came up with a cost of $209.63 for materials and manufacturing per tablet.
And Rassweiler’s estimate doesn’t include the licensing deals Amazon cuts to stream content, or the marketing to promote the Fire.
So, why would a company lose money on a product?
I just received the Kindle Touch in the mail a couple of days and I already think I will be reading a lot more now. This is my first e-reader and I truly am amazed by it.
Some quick specs on the Kindle Touch before we get into the review:
