Sep 25
CNET has a hands-on review of the new $139 (starting at…) Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7. Specifics and video on the trio of devices that ship October 18th at the link.
Sep 24
Extreme Tech says the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) will permit the use of smartphones and eBook Readers during takeoff and landing. (Can you say “adopted?” So much for those negative tech “gurus” who are constantly announcing the eBook Reader’s demise. It’s part of the mainstream!)
Sep 23
GoodeReader says that classic literature is coming to tablets in the Wordplay Shakespeare series of enhanced classic plays.
Sep 22
GoodeReader has a post on the reader feedback and book discovery web site GoodReads creating new “modified” guidelines for reviews.
Sep 20
Digital Journal posted on a Quebec parliamentary commission proposing the introduction of regulated prices (price fixing) for eBooks and books. (Didn’t Apple just try something like this?) Costco opposes this artificial method of propping up independent book retailers. TechCircle says leading India telecom operator Aircel is launching an eBook store called BookMate. Digital Book World …
Sep 19
Popular Science reports that eReaders like the Kindle, Kobo and Nook can aid some dyslexic readers because the devices have interfaces that can be customized to suit the individual. Read the complete study at PLoS One.
Sep 18
Digital Book World says the average eBook bestseller price is up a fraction to $5.81 from an all time low of $5.41.
Sep 17
Forbes reports on the new eBook store for Indie authors Libiro, an alternative to Amazon.
Sep 16
Digital Book World reports on a BookNet Canada study that says Canadian children will soon start to read more eBooks. The devices are in place and the interest is there, so expect a surge.
Sep 15
Time has a story about a book-free library opening in San Antonio that offers patrons a selection of 10,000 eBook titles and the eReaders, iPad, laptops and computers to read them on.
