Category: Commercial Technology

iPad Begins A New Chapter For e-Readers

One of the open questions surrounding the iPad that has quickly come to the fore in light of the recent Amazon-Macmillan brinksmanship is to what extent the device will jeopardize sales of e-readers. This is particularly true of the market-leading Kindle, upon the metaphorical shoulders of which Steve Jobs said Apple stood.

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categories Commercial Technology | Ross Rubin, Executive Director, Industry Analysis | datetime February 3, 2010 2:04 pm | comments Comments (0)

Reseller Sales Close Out The Optimism Trifecta

NPD today released some good news about sales to small and medium business through the reseller channel, what us old timers used to call the DMR (direct marketing reseller) channel. Sales in December were very strong, posting growth of 7 percent year-over-year, the first time this segment has shown positive growth in more than 15 months.

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categories Commercial Technology | Stephen Baker, Vice President, Industry Analysis | datetime January 28, 2010 1:00 pm | comments Comments (0)