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Sharp unveils Android-based e-book readers in Japan

Sharp unveils Android-based e-book readers in Japan

  Sharp has announced a new cloud-based media service that is aimed specifically at the Japanese market. Dubbed as Galapagos (after the Galapagos Islands), the service claims to bring a new user experience to meet “each customer’s changing needs.” The first initiative is an e-book store that will start in December and provide users a [...]

Sony will launch e-readers in Asia Pacific and expand in Europe

  Anticipating strong demand of e-book readers and e-books, Sony has announced to expand its e-readers availability in five new countries. They’ll soon announce their range of e-book readers in countries like Japan, China, Australia, Italy and Spain. Like existing regions, the e-readers sold in the new markets will be integrated with Sony’s Reader Store [...]

Amazon Kindle goes international, US-restricted Kindle price reduced

  Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader has finally gone international and will be available in over 100 countries (including India) from October 19. The international version is priced at $279 and comes pre-loaded with an AT&T SIM so as to allow users download content via Whispersync. As for the features, the global version is the same [...]