Sep 29, 2011

Popularity of e-readers increases

The Pew Internet and American Life project reports that the number of U.S. adults with an e-book reader doubled from 6% to 12% between November 2010 and May 2011 (the report also notes that tablet ownership is growing much more slowly).  We wonder how much that figure might increase with the introduction of four new Amazon Kindle devices yesterday, including the Kindle Fire tablet.  

In a true sign of the times, IKEA is introducing a new, deeper version of its popular  “BILLY” bookcase  and offers glass doors for its bookshelves to cater to those customers who use these products to display more trinkets and fewer books

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4 comments:

  1. Interesting article from the WSJ on tablets and online shoppers - retailers report that shoppers buy more on tablets than when shopping with PCs; retailers are making their websites more tablet-friendly (no Flash).

    Read the full article - "Tablets: Ultimate Buying Machines" http://on.wsj.com/n2Lkg1

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  3. From the NY TImes, "Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal" http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/technology/amazon-rewrites-the-rules-of-book-publishing.html

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