Digital Book Readers

During November 2009, industry experts predicted that about 1.2 million e-readers were expected to be sold by the end of the year. That is about 40 percent of the entire year's stock. What is even more exciting is that by the end of 2010, experts are predicting that 10 million people will be carrying the e-readers! Wow, that is a lot of people reading electronic books. Ebook Reader Update: Gartner, the world's leading information technology research and advisory company predicted that the global sale of electronic ebook readers will reach close to 6.6 million units by the end of 2010. This will be a huge jump at 79.3% from sales figures predicted in 2009 which showed sales of 3.6 million units worldwide.

In 2010, North America recorded the greatest number of ebook reader sales which was 4 million units. The competition in the ebook reader sector is increasing with the introduction of the Apple iPad, the updated Kindle and of course, the new color Nook. A Kindle vs Nook vs iPad comparison will reveal that at some point the Apple iPad may have a substantial affect on ebook reader sales in the future. Gartner has further predicted that if demand continues to rise, expect the global ebook reader sales to reach the 11 million mark in 2011.

Digital ebooks have gained quite a bit of ground on paper books and experts predict that ebooks will seriously challenge the traditional books in two years. By 2012, three in every 10 books could be delivered digitally, according to booksellers and publishers. Gartner predicts 11 million ereader book sales in 2011, they also are predicting that more than 15.8 million e-readers will be in use by 2013!

According to the  Association of American Publishers, the demand for electronic books increased to 68.4 percent last year and has now skyrocketed to 177 percent to $96.6 million for the year through August. Can you imagine the numbers by the end of 2009? Because of the increasing interest in electronic book readers, Barnes & Noble unveiled its first electronic book reader last year called The Nook. Sony also was in the running, but the big leader of them all is Amazon's Kindle. It is the best selling e-book reader device not only on Amazon's website but in the country.

E-book sales continue to grow with a 112.4 percent increase over sales in October 2009 ($40.7 million) compared to $19.2 million in October 2009. January-October 2010 year-to-date E-book sales are up 171.3 percent and downloaded audio books saw a sales increase of 20.7 percent over last year with sales of $6.3 million. Furthermore, American readers splurged $263 million on e-books in the first eight months of 2010, and Australian booksellers claim digital ebooks represent 2 per cent of book sales. After a slow start, we all can agree that the e-book revolution is now well under way.

The Best Ebook Readers

E-book readers, judging by industry sales records and consumer interest are here to stay. Not only that, an additional selection of ereaders are being introduced into the mix. The most popular ereaders are theAmazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble Nook ereaders and the Sony Edition ereader devices. Other ebook readers that deserve honorable mention are the BeBook, Kobo, Skiff and Blio eReaders. This site will discuss each e-reader so you can make an informed buying decision. The most popular and the best selling ereader of all time is the Amazon Kindle. In addition to the most popular ereaders, there are others on the market that deserve consideration if you are willing to evaluate and include lesser known book readers into your purchasing decision.

Tablet Computer Reviews

New devices that are increasing in popularity are called tablet computers, but are sometimes known as ebook readers because of their capability of being used as a book reader and other media and social resources. The devices that are in the news and are considered the hottest sellers and not to mention have sparked the most interest along with the Apple iPad are the Samsung Galaxy Tab and the Viewsonic Viewpad 7 and 10. In fact, the Galaxy Tab is being claimed as the closest competitor to the Apple iPad than any other tablet computer on the market. You can take a look at them here.

The video below outlines the practical use of ereaders and the most popular of the digital ebook devices on the market today.