Category: eBook Readers

The machines.

Oct 23

$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…)

Oct 23

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.

Oct 22

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.

Oct 21

Who outshines: Amazon Kindle PaperWhite or the Kobo Glo?

GoodeReader offers a comparison video of the illuminated E Ink eReaders the Amazon Kindle PaperWhite and the Kobo Glo. Is there a clear winner? Or is this technology a flash in the pad?

Oct 19

eBook Revolution Update

GoodeReader reports that NewsWeek magazine is going completely digital. Mobiledia posted on the fallout from the US Department of Justice’s eBook price-fixing lawsuit against Apple . DigitalBookWorld offers a story about eBook discounting. Who’s making the biggest cut? PublishersWeekly says independent publisher Akashic Books is launching a free digital eBook promotion called Akashic Digits. InformationWeek lists the …

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Oct 18

Amazon Whispercast distributes content.

PublishersWeekly says that Amazon is making a major push into offices and schools with Whispercast, a content distribution and update technology for Kindle.

Oct 17

Apple iPad Mini coming October 23?

CNN reports on the rumored launch of the Apple iPad Mini, believed to be central to an event slated for October 23 in San Jose. The smaller, less expensive iPad is awaited with anticipation by Apple company devotees.

Oct 16

Price-fixing payback coming soon to Apple customers.

DigitalBookWorld says that Apple eBook customers should soon receive their part of the anti-trust lawsuit settlement.

Oct 15

Barnes & Noble and the eBook Revolution

GoodeReader’s Michael Kozlowski offers this in-depth history of Barnes and Noble’s contribution to the eBook Revolution.

Oct 14

Sony’s VAIO Tap20 giant tablet PC

It weighs 11 pounds, and will put some strain on your wrists reading eBooks with it, but boy could this thing do wonders for digital magazines and illustrated eBooks. TimeTechland writes about Sony’s new VAIO Tap 20 Windows 8 tablet PC with 20-inch screen. Niche market waiting to happen or digital evolution gone wild?