September 23, 2011 – 8:49 am
By Derek Phillips — While this isn’t an attempt to redefine the use case of an eReader, Freescale engineers have proven that video on an eReader is more than just possible with our i.MX508 platform. Most eReader users will still use the device for reading books, but what you support is up to your imagination. [...]
By Derek Phillips – Given my responsibilities around eReaders, a commonly asked question has been about the effect of tablets on the eReader market. I summarized my feelings in a previous post, Revisit: eReaders in a world of iPad toos. I usually talk about the screen (reflective), the battery life (weeks vs. hours), the weight (it’s a true single-handed device) [...]
April 28, 2011 – 10:00 am
By Derek Phillips — Lending on eReaders has important implications for book-sharing friends, libraries, and those in book clubs. Book lending is nothing new and is something that eReaders will need to support if they are to keep growing in market share. Recent news that Amazon will enable Kindle users to borrow eBooks from 11,000 [...]
February 27, 2011 – 9:37 am
By Derek Phillips The majority of the eReader market is in leisure reading. The untapped education market has huge potential as the number of children in the world continues to grow. Quite a few folks need to be influenced in the education food chain — state boards of education, school district boards, superintendents, principals, assistant [...]
February 25, 2011 – 8:40 am
By Derek Phillips In the most significant casualty of the Books vs. eBooks match so far, Borders filed for bankruptcy last week. While the reasons are too complex to distill into a single reason, a few common mistakes seem to be making headlines including a delayed eReader strategy in a competitive environment with clear strategies in [...]
February 3, 2011 – 3:12 pm
By Derek Phillips Be careful of messing with a good thing (see Silicon Alley Insiders article, “Apple Just Declared War On Amazon Kindle”). Readers like their Kindle app on the iPad. Apparently the convenience has many users sold. This rumor follows reports that Apple may start stricter enforcement that in-apps purchases be made through the apps store [...]
January 25, 2011 – 11:50 am
By Derek Phillips Why not? I saw it on TV. Or, let me clarify, I saw an “attempt” at it. Kobo’s eReader was featured on Thursday night’s episode of NBC’s “The Office.” In the episode, Darrel, who works at a paper company, decides he wants to read more this year and he discovers Kobo during his [...]
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