Feb 17
Here’s a link to a very interesting discussion at Gizmodo.com attempting to explain what is seen as the slow adoption of eBook readers. Their reasons are many and well thought out, but the question remains: Why are the masses not grabbing these things up?
Feb 16
Happy President’s Day or Family Day or happy what-have-you…depending where you make your home. China’s authors and readers are taking full advantage of online and digital publishing. The full story’s here. Let’s hope the follow-up headline isn’t about their fun-free government putting more restrictions on Internet access. So the net’s opening doors to expression for …
Feb 15
Kindle 2 is here. You know I think it’s too expensive. And Stephen King signed on for the pillaging tour with an “original” story of a POSSESSED KINDLE! (Can you imagine a machine with special powers? Honestly, Stephen, can you? This is like the umpteenth time…) I always say there’s nothing that will capture the …
Feb 13
So, Kindle 2 is available. The overpricing and specs are here. I wanted to mention the debate that has cropped up since its release. You should know that it is a debate that we could only be having in the FUTURE, in some sort of spacey metropolis with robots. Sorry, I love saying things like that. It goes like …
Feb 12
Not sure if I’ll say Google is getting into the act, or getting back into the act, or letting us know exactly where they are in the act, but Google, once a favorite of dead authors for digitizing public-domain books, is now making those works available over the phone. 500,000 of these eBooks are now …
Feb 11
Uclick.com has an app that turns your iPhone into a perfect platform for frame by frame comic book viewing. And offering the comics at .99 per download will assure that this idea is going to make a SPLASH! With all the digitizing going on, this is one of those moments where anyone can see the …
Feb 10
Kindle 2 is here. You know I think it’s too expensive. And Stephen King signed on for the pillaging tour with an “original” story of a POSSESSED KINDLE! (Can you imagine a machine with special powers? Honestly, Stephen, can you? This is like the umpteenth time…) I always say there’s nothing that will capture the imagination of the average …
Feb 09
All the eBook news today will be about the rumored launch of Amazon’s Kindle 2. The word at Engadget.com here is that Stephen King is sending a horror story with a Kindle-twist along for the ride. The world will be watching!
Feb 08
I tell you this much. If I sold newsprint for a living I’d be thinking of changing careers. Check this out. Here we’ve got 24-inch eReader, displaying with e-ink, one in black and white, one in color. I’m blown away by this one. This is absolutely incredible! Forget video books! This is the kind of …
Feb 07
Ok. You’ve all noticed my undertone of skepticism about old Amazon, but even I’m getting caught up in the promotional campaign that never was. They’re letting geekdom do it for them, yah? Ok. Amazon Kindle 2 is coming this Monday, Feb. 9 at 10 a.m. EST. At least that’s the rumor and scuttlebutt. Get more …
