As newspapers approach the brink of relevance, we wisk you over to CNN where Chris Pirillo voices his disdain for yucky, dirty hands in the article: “Why dirty up my hands with newsprint?” He manages to compile all the reasons the print newspaper industry is on its way into the recycle box with only the bare …
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Apr 24
Readius in Doubt?
eBook Rumors mentioned Readius – the first Pocket eReader from Polymer Vision back in January. Read that and view the demo here. Apparently I was lonely back in the dead of winter. It appears I had matrimonial feelings for the little eReader with rollaway view screen. SO cool, yah? That might explain why the story …
Apr 22
Ok. It’s Cool, but old news can’t be New News, can it?
Here’s Random House re-introducing a tried and true technology to the ongoing evolution of the eBook Revolution, and calling it their own ‘enhancement.’ There’s a story about them adding special features to eBook DVD’s. Read it here in the National Post. I say it’s old news because authors have been using the Internet for this very purpose …
Apr 21
WATTPAD Available on BlackBerry
Wattpad announced its mobile application is available on APP World at BlackBerry. It was restored after BIM approved the APP’S use on its devices. Wattpad is the world most popular eBook sharing site. Read the full story here at Wireless Developer Network. Wattpad was founded in 2006 with a mandate to revolutionize the way people consume …
Apr 19
Nostalgia Already…
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 17
More Consumer Control from Amazon
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 Release for iPhone
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
eBook 101 – For New Recruits
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 12
Amazon owns Mobipocket.
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
Kindle 2 Rumor Coming True?
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 …
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