Apple’s E-Book Reader coming Spring 2010

“At this stage Apple appears to be sizing its supply chain to support production of as many as 1M units per month.” Reiner noted that Apple would need several weeks to build up inventory for a launch, meaning we could see an Apple tablet around March or April. This agrees with previous rumors that suggested a launch in the first half of 2010.”

[Source: Analyst: Apple tablet launching in spring to crush Kindle] After plenty of rumor swirling, it is expected that Apple might be releasing a tablet version of its computers and pitching it as a e-book reader apparently to compete directly against the Kindle. Having used Apple products (MacBook Pro, iPod Touch, and the iPhone) now, I expect this latest offering from Apple to be leaps ahead of its competitors.

I’ve been putting off buying an e-book reader for months now in hopes that Apple comes up with something and thankfully, I will not be waiting too long now. But of course, given how Apple shafts early adopters of its products, it might be worth it to wait a while even after the tablet is first launched.

Update I: Apparently, Apple has reserved a stage at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several days in late January. Rumors are swirling that Apple might be ready to announce it’s tablet/e-book reader at this time. Also, people have unearthed that Apple owns the domain name, iSlate, which may be what they are calling the tablet. Let’s hope these rumors are true.

Update II: Apple announced its tablet computer, the iPad on January 27th, 2010 as an intermediary device between smartphones and laptops. The reviews for the iPad spanned a wide spectrum.

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  • http://www.public-death-records.com Drew Wallen

    The first generation of Kindle didn’t interest me much. It was odd looking and bulky. I have had a Sony PRS500 for a couple of years now and there really was no reason to trade it in. Until now. Amazon has done to the eReader what Apple did to the laptop. They made it look beautiful as well as incredibly functional.

    Being a Mac guy the Sony Reader frustrated me each and every time I plugged it in and nothing happened. I had to reboot in Windows and only then would the reader be recognized. I literally had two operating systems JUST so I could download new books to my reader. With the Kindle2 this is not an issue.

    Before I even received my Kindle I bought a Kindle book from Amazon and when my Kindle arrived the book was immediately downloaded within seconds. In fact, I didn’t even see it download. It was just there when I turned the Kindle on for the first time… like magic.

    The Kindle2 is very easy to hold and I actually prefer it to paper books because there is no bend in the body. When I read a paper book I have to either read with two hands, or bend one half around the back and hold it with one hand which ruins the binding.

    A cool feature is the author photo which comes up each time you turn the Kindle off. A new author each time greets you when you go to turn it back on again. Another great feature is the built in dictionary. You have to look up your misunderstood words in order to get full understanding and with this product it’s easy. Just scroll over the word and the definition is displayed. Awesome!

    Very well done Amazon for creating such a brilliant product. It is a joy to look at and use.

    • http://www.ipatrix.com Patrix

      Thanks for the Kindle recommendation. I’ll wait for Apple to announce their product before making a choice. May settle with a Kindle eventually too.


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