Competition on E-Book Reader Market Heats Up

[spirit_wolf]

Interesting article on xbit labs website appearing on Google News page this morning: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/network..._Heats_Up.html

I would agree that Sony is making some aggressive and smart moves with models, pricing and format standards that should position it nicely over the next several years. One thing from the article that really caught my eye: "Worldwide e-reader shipments are expected to reach 28.6 million units in 2013, up from 924 thousand in 2008."

This is probably a discussion for the lounge, but it would be nice to have some info on what companies (aside from Sony if you're so inclined) to buy stock in. For example, I read somewhere that one company makes most of the current e-ink displays...

[Ankh]

Originally Posted by spirit_wolf

"Worldwide e-reader shipments are expected to reach 28.6 million units in 2013, up from 924 thousand in 2008."

Ebook readers, not necessarily eInk readers. eInk is real, but still prohibitively expensive product when it comes to the widespread switch to digital content from paper (see Everyone Wants a Kindle - For $50).

The strength of iTouch/iPod ebook sales, combined with PixelQi prototypes show that this technology is not without competition.