Apr 20
These same old arguments and worries always tick me off, yah? They talk about how great the new technology is and then start telling horror stories about piracy and content control. Read the full story at The National here. Peter Cox, an author and literary agent who founded the online writers’ community Litopia is quoted …
Apr 19
Harry McCracken has posted a fun little piece listing the 8 Reasons he’s going to miss books. Read the article here at Technologizer.com. He’s got a Kindle, so he’s not singing the blues. He’s just looking back at an era with a wistful eye. Give me a tissue, yah!
Apr 18
This is an amazing piece of machinery from Bridgestone (the tire makers, yah…). Read about the 13-inch color e-paper display that handles pen input at Engadget.com here. There’s a quick YouTube video link that’s worth seeing where the guy writes right on the screen. Very cool. Maybe it takes a tire company to come up …
Apr 17
Someone please tell me how the behavior of this ‘legitimate’ corporate entity is more benevolent, more creator and consumer sensitive than the torrent services offered at Pirate Bay? Interesting story follows exposing Amazon’s ulterior motives for Digital Rights Management and their Whispernet. I think we’ve all dated a control-freak like this. The story follows an individual …
Apr 16
Reid Minion 1.0, the iPhone application offering enhanced document and book reading for the iPhone and iPod is now available from Minion Software. prMac has the full story and specifications here. Reid Minion 1.0 includes a wide array of interesting adaptations including special font settings for speed readers and the visually impaired. (Minion. I like the name, …
Apr 15
Okay, I don’t want those in the know to be offended, but there is a HUGE and CURIOUS group of people out there searching the Internet with a lot of questions. (The mainstream?) And they’re coming to eBook Rumors for answers. (The smart ones anyway…yah?) It is still so very early in the technology. Word travels far …
Apr 14
I really enjoyed this article at xkcd The blag of the webcomic. An intrepid eBook Reader and Kindle owner hangs a low-tech solution on a hi-tech revolution. You have to love the camera work. I hope it’s not too technical, yah!
Apr 13
Bought an eBook Reader and you want to start building your personal eLibrary right away? Take a look through Manybooks.net’s offering of 23,058 Free eBOOKS in multiple formats gathered from sources like Gutenberg, Indie and traditionally published authors. Matthew McClintock creator of Manybooks.net has put together an interesting service for readers and writers that you’ve …
Apr 12
Now keep that in mind as you read this story at The Daily News Online here. Amazon owns Mobipocket. In this story the tech writer fails to mention that Amazon owns Mobipocket, another huge online eBook sales company. But the reporter asks whether Kindle Reader software for iPhone will be good for Amazon? Missing from …
Apr 11
The idea was being bandied about over a month ago, but it looks like there’s truth to the rumor. Kindle 2 is being re-designed to have a bigger screen to handle newspapers more efficiently (and the capability to function outside the US, let’s hope…). Engadget.com reports it here. Hard to believe a new one’s going …
