When the Consumer Electronics Show kicks off its annual event in Las Vegas next week, it will bask in the glow of more than 50 models of tablet computers either on display or announced. 

According to DaringFireball.com, Amazon has managed to sell millions of Kindle units in just 73 days. Although the exact figure was not announced, a report says the “millions” is about 2 million minimum, based on a mathematical deduction since the Kindle DX is still on sale.

It seems the ereader market may be a little less crowded than we expected, with word that the German txtr device has been abandoned by parent company Txtr. According to an ex-employee speaking to The Digital Reader, the txtr – which was due to be launched earlier in the year, considerably later than initially promised – has been quietly ditched while the company attempts to work on its software ebookstore business.