Category: eBook Readers

The machines.

The Variant Effect Returns in new Halloween Horror The Variant Effect: GreenMourning!

One of our favorite Indie authors has kept his annual Halloween deadline with a sequel to a FREE eBook that has been chalking up some great reviews. He’s managed to double-down this year with two new frightening offerings…and more. DAWN OF THE NEW DAY IN THE VARIANT EFFECT: GREENMOURNING (10/30/12) Captain Joe Borland and the squad …

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Kobo Glo versus the Sony PRS-T2

GoodeReader compares the Kobo Glo and the Sony PRS-T2 eReaders. Specs, pictures and video at the link.

The eBook Revolution impacts publishers and wireless carriers.

Time Tech wonders if we’re going to see wireless carriers subsidize tablets in an effort to grab a share of the market. CNNMoney reports that Penguin Books and Random House Publishing have confirmed their rumored merger.

“Mini” tablets compared.

ExtremeTech compares the new iPad Mini to the Google Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD.

eBook News Headlines

TheTorontoStar says that Random House and Penguin might pool their resources in a merger designed to prepare them for the challenges of the eBook Revolution. ZDNet reports that eBook sellers will distribute credits to customers as part of the Apple anti-trust lawsuit settlement. TechNewsDaily tells us how to protect our eBook collections. GoodeReader posted on the …

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Amazon moves into Japan eBook Market

GoodeReader posted on Amazon opening a new Japanese eBook store offering over 50,000 Japanese-language Kindle books, Oricon best sellers, and much more. This happens today with the Kindle PaperWhite eReader starting to ship on November 19.

More about the iPad Mini

DigitalBookWorld offers more on the new Apple iPad Mini and changes to the iBookstore, as well as a pricing breakdown for the best eReaders on the market.

$329 Apple iPad mini coming in November.

USAToday posted from the Apple event held to announce the November launch of the $329 iPad mini. Get more on the story at the link. (Starts at $329…)

eBook Cover Evolution

GoodeReader offers a story on the evolution of the eBook cover, suggesting multimedia is the way to go. While this seems to be a natural progression, let’s make sure this augments the reading experience. It comes down to judging the book by its contents, not its cover.

iPad Mini coming tomorrow?

CNNMoney further defines the many rumors swirling about the launch of the iPad mini suspected to be the focus of an Apple event slated for tomorrow in San Jose.