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Published: 11/30/10

Apple iPad to Overtake Amazon Kindle as Top E-Reader, Survey Finds

By  David Knowles - AOL News
Apple iPad to Overtake Amazon Kindle as Top E-Reader, Survey Finds

(Nov. 30) -- When it comes to electronic books, a new king is about to be crowned. According to a new survey by the research group ChangeWave, Apple's fast-selling iPad will soon overtake the Amazon Kindle to become the country's most-used device for consuming e-books. In part, the calendar is also helping account for the changing of the guard. "The Apple iPad will be the biggest beneficiary of the expanding e-Reader market this holiday season," ChangeWave said in its report. Here are some of the survey's interesting findings: Apple's share of the e-reader market has doubled since ...

Published: 08/13/09

Apple Tablet and Kindle: Will E-Textbooks Catch On?

By  Michael Roberts - Politics Daily
Apple Tablet and Kindle: Will E-Textbooks Catch On?

Textbooks have always been synonymous with college, but that could change with the coming schoolyear. The student-textbook relationship may be rapidly approaching its day of reckoning, as high-tech gadgets that emulate and enhance the textbook experience hit the market.The competitionThe Amazon Kindle and the forthcoming gadget from Apple could be the first devices to make a considerable dent in the textbook market. The Kindle has the advantage of being on the market since 2007 and offers a proven system for getting data transmitted seamlessly, and exclusively, through Amazon.com. The price ...

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