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E-book readers

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Staff writer
Digitimes Research estimates that in 2008 worldwide e-book reader shipments were only 700,000 units, with Amazon and Sony being the major vendors.
Table of contents
  • The vendors and market

  • Chart 1: Worldwide e-book reader shipments, 2008-2013 (k units)

  • Chart 2: Worldwide e-book reader market value, 2008-2013 (US$m)

  • Vendors

  • Chart 3: Vendors' share of e-book reader market, 2008

  • Chart 4: Vendors' share of e-book reader market, 2009

  • Chart 5: Vendor share of e-book reader market, 2010 (forecast)

  • Table 1: Newcomers to the e-book reader market, 2010

  • Geographical markets

  • Chart 6: Worldwide e-book reader shipments by geography, 2008-2010

  • The US market

  • Chart 7: US e-book sales, 2002-2009 (US$m)

  • The China market

  • Other Asia markets

  • Europe

  • Table 2: Sony operations in Europe

  • Display technologies

  • Table 3: Strengths and weaknesses of competing technologies in e-book reader market

  • Makers of e-book reader modules

  • Table 4: E-book reader module makers and their display technologies

  • PVI and E-Ink

  • Chart 8: E-book reader market share by display technology, 2009

  • Chart 9: E-book reader market share by display technology, 2010

  • Chart 10: E-book reader module maker market share, 2009-2010

  • AUO and SiPix

  • Other technologies

  • Table 5: Possible developments of other technologies

  • Screen size

  • Chart 11: E-book reader shipment share by screen size, 2009-2010

  • Black & white vs color

  • Chart 12: E-book reader shipment share by color, 2009-2010

  • Flexible displays

  • Chart 13: E-book reader shipment share by backplane material, 2009-2010

  • The supply chain

  • Touchscreens

  • Chart 14: E-book reader shipment share by touch function, 2009-2010

  • CPU

  • Chart 15: CPU for e-book readers by supplier, 2009

  • Chart 16: CPU for e-book readers by supplier, 2010

  • Controller IC

  • Chart 17: Controller IC for e-book readers by supplier, 2009

  • Chart 18: Controller IC for e-book readers by supplier, 2010

  • 3G connectivity

  • Chart 19: 3G connectivity in e-book readers, 2009-2010

  • Makers

  • Table 6: E-book reader makers and their OS and components

  • Chart 20: E-book reader market share by maker, 2009

  • Chart 21: E-book reader market share by maker, 2010

  • Operating system

  • Chart 22: E-book reader shipment share by OS, 2009

  • Chart 23: E-book reader shipment share by OS, 2010

  • TABLES AND CHARTS

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    Published: March 19, 2010

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