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1-in-3 eReading Devices Is Used for What? [E-Readers]

We've heard of hate-reading—the kind of reading you do out of disgust or loathing or contempt for the author. Now, it seems that a new type of reading style has emerged: call it "shame-reading."More »

The state of e-books and e-readers in the U.S.A.

One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read an e-book in the past year...

Two years, 55M iPads later, Apple still rules tablets

Just under two years since Apple introduced the original iPad, the company said Tuesday that it’s now sold a total of 55 million units. And in the last three months of 2010 alone, Apple sold 15.4 million. Not only is that a sales record for Apple, that’s far more than any other compet...

Thanks To Santa, Tablets And E-Readers Are (Almost) Everywhere

Ownership of tablets and e-book readers saw a big spike over the holidays - in fact, it nearly doubled in the United States, according to a new study from the Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project.The study was based on telephone surveys conducted in mid-December and Janu...

U.S. Tablet Ownership Jumps 19% During Holidays

Tablets — especially iPads — were hot holiday gifts. A new survey finds that in about just one week, the percentage of U.S. consumers owning a tablet almost doubled to 19 percent, up from 10 percent prior to Christmas Day. That portion was even higher as you go up the income and educ...

You Can Now Read Comics and Watch Netflix on Your Nook Color [Nook Color]

When Barnes and Noble released the Nook Tablet, they could have very easily ignored the year-old Nook Color. But they havent. Instead, there's a new software update for the device, which brings 100 UI enhancements, comics and Netflix. Not too shabby. [Barnes and Noble]More »

Handmade Leather Case Turns Your e-Reader Into a Neverending Story of Your Own [Video]

It doesn't get much airtime these days, so if you're too young to have experienced 1984's The Neverending Story, you need to remedy that ASAP so you can understand why this handmade e-reader and tablet case is so awesome.More »

Kobo Touch With (Permanent) Offers Saves You $40 [E-Readers]

The price wars that seem to have given e-ink based E-readers a new lease on life continue, with Kobo quietly introducing an ad-supported version of their Kobo Touch that will shave $40 off the price tag.More »

Apple: Kindle Fire Could Fragment Android Tablets

Photo: andrewchx Remember the old line about the enemy of your enemy is your friend? Well, that could apply to how Apple views the Kindle Fire tablet from Amazon. Originally seen as a rival to the iPad, the $199 7-inch device could actually scramble an already disorganized band of Android-based A...

Inkling takes iPad textbooks mainstream with cookbook launch

Inkling, the company that makes interactive, digital versions of textbooks for the iPad, has thus far focused on making products aimed at college students. But the San Francisco-based startup is set to debut its first title that could appeal to people both in and out of the classroom.Later this w...