LCD versus E Ink Screens for reading.
TabletPCReview compares E Ink screens (e.g. Kindle, Kobo, Nook and Sony) with LCD displays (e.g. iPad, Kindle Fire, PlayBook and Galaxy Tab) on their readability.
Which one is easier on the eyes?
Harry Potter casts his spell for Kobo eReaders.
Digital Spy reports on Amazon rival Kobo inking a deal at Pottermore that will make all 7 of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books available on Kobo eReaders and accessible via the Kobo eReading app for cell phones, computers and tablets.
Kindle with light coming in July
PCMag reports that Amazon plans to have a front-lit E Ink Kindle Reader on the market by July. (I’d almost bet this will be prelude to the release of a full color E Ink Kindle.)
This is coming in response to the recent release of the popular Barnes and Noble’s Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight.
European launch for Nokia Reading.
CrazyEngineers says Nokia Reading has launched an eBook reading service for Nokia Windows Phones users in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Spain and the UK.
Screen Legend Kirk Douglas to Publish eBook
Hollywood screen legend Kirk Douglas proves that you’re never too old for the eBook Revolution as the 95-year-old gets set to release an eBook entitled: “I Am Spartacus! Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist.”
Color Kindle coming?
TechCrunch updates us on an old rumor about Amazon preparing a full color E Ink Kindle for release.
According to the post it’s coming later this year. Priced right, it will be a winner.
eBook Revolution Headlines
The New York Times offers an article on where your eBooks go when you die.
The Huffington Post says Marvel comics is leaping into the digital publishing world.
Check out the discussion/article at the New York Times regarding rival eBook Reader compatibility.
And NewsBreaks reports on Newco, the offspring of the recent Barnes & Noble and Microsoft union.
Harry Potter Free at Amazon?
PaidContent shares some of the details on Amazon’s special deal with Pottermore CEO Charlie Redmayne that will make Harry Potter e-books free through the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library.
Reading Habits in the eBook Nation
Many thanks to Muhammed Saleem for sending in this link to an Online Universities infographic about the eBook Nation.
Diesel eBooks inks promising deal.
An interesting post over at GoodeReader where leading independent eBook seller Diesel eBooks has signed a deal to share its 1/2 million title catalog with airlines and hotels.
This is a new take on the eBook Revolution.











