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Thursday 26 July 2012
China market: DangDang launches e-book reader, says report
DangDang, a large B2C online shopping portal in China, on July 25 unveiled Doucon, its own-brand e-book reader, for pre-order in the China market at CNY499 (US$78) with an initial...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Digitimes Research: 2Q12 global shipments of e-book readers up 5.5% sequentially
An estimated 1.53 million e-book readers were shipped globally during the second quarter of 2012, rising 5.5% on quarter but dropping 63.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research...
Tuesday 17 July 2012
Netronix expected to ship one million e-book readers in 2012
Netronix, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of e-book readers, has established partnership with a large operator of e-book platform and vendor of e-book readers for ODM production of e-book...
Tuesday 3 July 2012
China white-box tablets expected to see fewer shipments than forecast
China's 7-inch and 10-inch white-box tablet shipments are expected to reach only 16-17 million units in 2012, not matching market watchers' original forecast of at least 20 million...
Wednesday 23 May 2012
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Makers of front-lit e-book readers in Taiwan are having problems laminating the front-light panels onto the touch panels, with low yield rates hindering shipments of the new devices,...
Thursday 10 May 2012
Amazon likely to launch color e-book readers in 2H12, say sources
Amazon is likely to launch color e-book readers in the second half of 2012, with makers in the supply chain to begin shipping related parts and components in May, according to industry...
Monday 5 March 2012
Digitimes Research: Global shipments of e-book readers to slip to 2 million units in 1Q12
Global shipments of e-book readers are expected to reach only two million units in the first quarter of 2012, down from nine million shipped the fourth quarter of 2011, according...
Monday 20 February 2012
E Ink lands 6-inch color e-book reader module orders from Amazon, says paper
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) reportedly has landed orders for 6-inch color e-book reader modules from Amazon with shipments to begin in March, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Friday 25 November 2011
China market: E-book reader sales down sequentially in 3Q11, says Analysys
There were 295,200 e-book readers sold in the China market during third-quarter 2011, slipping 5.1% sequentially but rising 11.6% on year, according to Analysys International.
Thursday 10 November 2011
Digitimes Research: E-book reader shipment growth to reach 31.4% in 2012
Since e-book readers will not receive any significant updates, pricing will still be the major attraction to stimulate sales growth. With Amazon further reducing its e-book reader...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus
Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...
Friday 21 October 2011
Taiwan market: Greenbook to launch capacitive touch-screen e-book reader
Taiwan's e-book reader vendor Greenbook unveiled on October 20, 2011, EZRead Touch, its latest version e-book reader featuring a 6-inch E Ink display with capacity touchscreen. Greenbook...
Friday 7 October 2011
Sales of e-book readers likely to reach 30 million units in 2012
Despite the immense popularity of Apple's iPad series, its impact seems to be less apparent in the e-book reader market.
Thursday 6 October 2011
Pegatron may see future iPhone 4S orders drop
Pegatron Technology, despite already having landed orders for 10 million iPhone 4Ss from Apple, may see its future iPhone 4S order volumes start dropping as consumer demand for the...
Friday 30 September 2011
Amazon to further solidify leadership in e-book reader market with new Kindle launch
Amazon definitely will maintain its leadership in the e-book reader segment by offering its latest generation Kindle at US$79, according to industry sources in the Kindle's supply...