Here’s the commercial for the new Kindle Fire. Disclaimer: I’ve gotta say, I know that feeling of anticipation and excitement when I see an Amazon box on the porch!
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News Bits and Bytes for November 3, 2011
There’s lots of news today on the Kindle and Nook fronts….
There is a lot of buzz today about the Kindle Lending Program. None of the “Big Six” publishers are yet on board with what is rumored to be the start of Amazon’s “Netflix for books” lending program for books. This article from Paid Content fills in some of the details.
There is already a list of categories for the books in the lending library, and I predict that you will see lists of the books available soon.
There’s also a thought-provoking article in Publisher’s Weekly that talks about Amazon’s program and how libraries may fit into the future of lending.
On the Nook front:
According to Engadget, The Nook Simple Touch price is being reduced to $99, effective November 16, 2011. And, B & N is pushing the fact that there are no ads!
B & N is also reducing the price of the original Nook Color to $199. In addition, they are adding apps for Hulu plus and more streaming music options for the device.
Engadget is also reporting that B & N’s new Nook Tablet (the successor to the Nook Color) will retail for $249. The tablet, which launches November 7, is touted as having everything the current Nook color has plus “the best in HD entertainment.” In-store demos start on November 15.
Amazon Press Conference Video
In case you missed it, here is the video of the Amazon Press conference of 9/28/2011 announcing the new Kindles and the Kindle Fire tablet. I really wished Amazon would have streamed this live! Shifting back and forth between 3 live-blogging sites just wasn’t the same! 🙂
Amazon Press Conference Coverage
Amazon’s Press Conference at Stage 37 in New York is scheduled to begin at 10 AM, eastern time. If you are as eager as I am, here’s a guide to those who are live blogging the event:
Len Edgerly of The Kindle Chronicles will be live blogging for Kindle Nation Daily at http://bit.ly/LEN-LIVE-FROM-NY-ON-KTAB.
CNET’s David Carnoy will be live blogging for the tech site at 10AM at http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33198_7-20112398-286/amazons-press-event-wed-7-a.m-pt-live-blog/?tag=mncol;txt.
Harry McCracken will be covering the event for Technologizer at http://technologizer.com/amazon/.
BGR will be covering the event at http://www.bgr.com/2011/09/28/live-from-amazons-kindle-fire-tablet-event.
Find any more? Please leave them in the comments.
Amazon’s new tablet revealed
The internet has been buzzing with speculation about whether or not Amazon’s press conference this Wednesday will anounce the long-awaited Amazon tablet. Acccording to Techcrunch, that’s exactly what will be announced. And the name of the device? The Kindle Fire. Check out the article here.
Pandigital Novel 7 inch White on Sale
Bed, Bath & Beyond has the White Pandigital Novel Multimedia Tablet PC and Color eReader on sale. It is $169.99 with a $30.oo rebate. If you also have one of the store’s 20% coupons, you can get the item for a good price. They are also available for competitive prices at Radio Shack and Amazon. (Note: Model number on this is the R70D256)
Like the Barnes & Noble Nook Color, Pandigital recently updated the Novel to add more android tablet functionality. These readers are tied to the Barnes and Noble bookstore. The major complaint seems to be the very slow response of the touchscreen. Read this review at CNET for the info.
That review was somewhat off-putting to me at least – a shame, because for that price (less than half the price of the Nook Color), I would have bought one.
How about you? Are you in the market for a tablet eReader? If so, what’s your price point and must-have feature?
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