Category: Smashwords

The Search for Open Hardware eReading

Hackaday writes about the long quest to develop an open hardware eBook Reader. (An ongoing reaction to DRM and proprietary formats forced upon readers and writers by rapacious multinational media corporations … starting to foam at the mouth here–need water …)

Amazon Trying Multi-purchase Kindle Discount

GoodeReader writes about Amazon’s test of multiple purchase discounts for its Kindle eReaders.

eBooks Good For Business

MediaUpdate talks about the positive impact that eBooks can have on business.

Top Ten Amazon Books

GoodeReader posted the list of Amazon’s top ten books for 2019.

Legacy Publishing Continues Attack on Libraries

A Herald.net editorial digs into the threat posed by legacy publishing’s eBook embargo on public libraries.

Onyx Boox Note 2 eReader Unboxed

GoodeReader unboxes the Onyx Boox Note 2 eReader with E Ink Carta HD display.

EU Directive Pushes Accessible eBooks

Publishers Weekly writes about a new directive from the European Union to make eBooks accessible to all.

Kingrow K1 E INK Smartphone Reviewed

GoodeReader reviews the Kingrow K1 E INK Android Smartphone.

Library Refuses to Purchase Macmillan titles.

The Portland Tribune reports as the legacy publishers continue to wage war on public library systems and civil liberties. One American library system has said it would no longer purchase eBooks from Macmillan Publishers Ltd.

The Unsinkable B&N Nook

GoodeReader writes about the apparently unsinkable Barnes and Noble Nook eReader.