Oct 30
Our friend G. Wells Taylor is back with another FREE eBook offering. This Variant Effect series is getting great reader reviews over at the B&N site. The first eBook (full-length novel) came after a successful serial run that finished this summer. This from the press release: Variant Squad Captain Joe Borland returns in The Variant …
Oct 29
Laptopshop.co.uk reports that international eBook distributor Kobo is launching a newspaper and magazine service for eBook Reader and tablet PCs. It looks like a pilot-project offering a few dozen daily, weekly and monthly publications via Kobo’s eBook reading apps, with plans of developing the service in months to come.
Oct 28
I knew this would happen before Christmas! UberGizmo has the story about Borders dropping the price of the Kobo eReader to $99.99 in a lead-up to the holiday season. (The sale is marked with an October 31 closing date, but it’s also rumored to have a Nov. 15 cut-off date. Regardless, I wouldn’t waste any …
Oct 27
7-inch Full-Color Touchscreen Built-in WiFi $249 Price Tag What do you think? I have a feeling it will create more trouble for iPad than it will Kindle. Die-hard readers seem to be happy with E Ink. Click Image for the B&N NookColor Page
Oct 26
The new generation of B&N’s Nook has been released. The $249 full color “NookColor” tablet eBook Reader is destined to ship Nov. 19. Check out the full story at CNNMoney.
Oct 26
Many thanks to Jorgen for dropping off a link to an interesting piece at ProspectMagazine called “Do writers need paper?” As I said, it’s interesting and covers a wide selection of topics that are especially of note as all reports show the eBook Revolution growing beyond our wildest dreams. While I feel sorry for the …
Oct 25
PCWorld reports that Barnes and Noble has leaked information about a full-color eBook reader (Nook Color ala iPad) that it will launch tomorrow. The rumored tablet comes with a full touch-screen, and projected LED technology. Let’s hope this is going to be offered in addition to the E Ink Nook. Anyone who has tried to …
Oct 24
Suite101 has the story that a lot of Amazon Kindle users have been waiting to hear. You’ll soon be able to lend your favorite Kindle titles to friends. There are conditions, but the lending feature may be nice value-added to those expensive eBook titles.
Oct 23
Here’s a story about the $800 HP Slate. It looks slick and it’s expensive, but let’s hope the marketplace gives it a better rating than CNN does here.
Oct 22
Check out this MarketWatch report on Barnes & Noble, Inc.’s announcement that their NOOK eBook Reader will be sold through Walmart’s 2,500 stores, arriving on the shelves as soon as October 24, in time for holiday shopping. With Apple already offering the different versions of iPad at Walmart can Amazon’s Kindle be far behind? Added …
