Amazon’s Kindle DX is sweet, but overpriced. (How many times will we have to pay for the same R&D.) Predictably, the other kids on the block step in to steal a bit of thunder. Sony is making its eReaders available to purchase online through BestBuy.ca and Futureshop.ca. Check out the press release here. This is a …
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May 07
KINDLE DX is COMING…
So Amazon is releasing a very expensive and somewhat larger version of their Kindle tricked out to read magazines and newspapers as well as eBooks. Okay. It looks beautiful. Nice piece of technology. Read the story about the announcement at CNNMoney here. The Kindle DX features: 9″ screen, a built-in PDF reader, enhanced Internet navigation, storage for up to …
May 06
Super-sized Kindle On the Way
According to a story at cnet.com here Amazon’s new large format Kindle, the “KINDLE DX,” will be introduced Wednesday morning at Pace University in Manhattan. No word on price but some of the specs are listed in the cnet.com piece. 9.7″ inch screen compared to Kindle 2’s 6″, that type of thing. We’ll be watching this …
May 05
More Heat in the Kitchen!
There’s a rumor that Amazon is getting ready to release a large format Kindle (roughly letter-sized), maybe this week, designed to handle newspaper and magazine-sized displays. Read the full story here at the New York Times. Kindle 2 already offers some specially formatted news feeds, but lacks the display ad capability that is integral to …
May 02
Wattpad: Free eBooks for your Digital Library
For your weekend reading pleasure Wattpad.com offers eBooks to Mobile users. They’ve got a really interesting and large selection of free eBooks formatted for your favorite device. Not just the old public domain stuff either. (Ever read Moby Dick on a cell phone?) Writers and publishers are using it to show off their wares, and …
May 01
Writers: Start Your Engines
These two stories signify important steps in the eBook Revolution. The technology is new, and the prices are still too high, but this is the beginning of the start. $200 eBook Reader to make its Debut BOOKS ON DEMAND We’ve got a related story about Print on Demand (POD) Printing Machines and Kiosks here. If I …
Apr 29
Fall out from the Amazon Stanza purchase.
The future of Mobipocket Reader is now in question as Amazon nabs Stanza–even though Amazon owns Mobipocket. (It get’s confusing…) This article is just the first of the sob songs, yah? Read it here at AllAboutSymbian.com. Watch now, as the market adjusts, as monopoly slips away from Amazon again. Watch Mobipocket Reader designers disappear and then …
Apr 28
Amazon Buys Stanza’s Creator
In the “I’m My Own Worst Enemy” department, Amazon has purchased Lexcycle, creator of Stanza eBook Reader for iPhone and iPod Touch. Read the New York Times story here. Why not, they almost forced Stanza into existence? Have you have been following this? Amazon’s subsidiary, Mobipocket, delayed the release of Mobipocket Reader software for iPhone …
Apr 27
This Guy’s Defending the ‘real’ Pirates.
An article at techradar.com says it all in this sentence: “There isn’t much illegal content to drive hardware sales, which mean [sic] that the Kindle is some way away from being the iPod of books. If publishers are smart, they’ll keep it that way.” The writer’s premise is that adopting the new technology will make books …
Apr 26
Get Free eBooks!
I mentioned this site before, and thought I’d bring it up again for all you early adopters building eBook libraries. It has to be their name: getfreeebooks.com (just about a perfect!). Anyway these guys are driving a ton of traffic and pushing a lot of e-ink. Check out getfreeebooks.com. They’ve got a wide selection that …
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