E-Reader trends and statistics for 2019 | e-Reader - Goodereader
E-Readers are becoming really popular again and more new devices were
released in 2018, than other other year, says Michael Kozlowski, the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader.
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There are a few reasons why
people are buying more e-readers and screen size is a big one, no pun
intended. You can elect to go with a pocket friendly 6 inch display or
6.8. There are numerous other screen sizes available and they go upwards
to 13.3 inches. There is also more choice than ever before, you can go
with basic model e-reader such as the Kindle, Clara HD or Tolino Shine 3
or a mid level e-reader with audiobook functionality such as the Pocketbook Touch HD 3, Kindle Paperwhite 4 or the Onyx Boox Nova.
There are also high-end e-readers that cost over $300 and max out at
around $999, most of these double as digital note taking devices such as
the Remarkable, Sony Digital Paper, Onyx Boox MAX 2 PRO. The big
trend in the e-reader industry in 2018 was audiobooks. Amazon included
Audible functionality via Bluetooth in every single Kindle e-reader on
the market. Onyx Boox, Pocketbook, Boyue and many other companies also
have e-readers in their portfolio with Bluetooth or stereo speakers for
audio...
E-Reader Predictions for 2019
E-Readers will continue to grow in popularity, as people with older devices will upgrade to new ones.
Amazon will release the Kindle Voyage 2.
Onyx will expand upon their new color e-paper technology and develop a mainstream product.
Color E Ink will not happen in 2019.
There will be at least one e-reader with a 500 PPI screen from Plastic Logic or Fujitsu, more companies will follow suit.
Kobo will release an e-reader with an IMX.7 dual core processor and audiobook functionality.
Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.
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