Canadian Business ponders Kobo’s recent move into the hyper-competitive tablet market. Marketwatch reports that One in Five Adults is now using eBooks. CnetNews says that Amazon has now launched a free eBook browsing feature that allows Amazon Prime Members to ‘check out’ a Kindle book to read without any due date. PluggedIn offers a list …
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Nov 03
Barnes and Noble to launch new tablet.
Barnes and Noble is set to launch a new Tablet according to TabTimes (and others) after B&N called a news conference for November 7 in New York. This move was predicted the second Amazon’s cheaper ($199) Fire Tablet hit the market where B&N’s $249 NookColor had enjoyed debated top dog status for months.
Nov 02
eReader Gift Guide from Gottabemobile
With the holiday gift buying season fast approaching, GottaBemobile offers an eReader Gift Guide with some industry leaders you might want to put on your shopping list.
Nov 01
Google eBookstore for Canadians
Good news for Canadian eBook lovers. Google has opened the Google eBookstore for Canada. It has been a long time coming, but a quick look around shows the online search giant is hitting the ground running.
Oct 30
Gunslingers versus the Living Dead in The Fifth Horseman
Looks like another Halloween treat from indie author G. Wells Taylor. The Apocalypse Trilogy Goes Out with a Bang, Scream and Massacre. The Apocalypse Trilogy by G. Wells Taylor gallops to its horrifying conclusion in The Fifth Horseman now available for download at online booksellers. This explosive mix of classic western storytelling and gothic horror …
Oct 28
Kobo is getting into publishing.
Galleycat has a story about online bookseller Kobo getting into the book publishing business, all as it preps for the launch of its $199 Vox color tablet. The international book seller will act like a traditional publishing house and do book editing, design, marketing, and sell the books. It’s the Amazon model. Now let’s see …
Oct 27
Pirate women of the digital age.
Jorgen dropped by with a link to an interesting Pocket-lint story that says a survey found one in eight women 35-years and older (up into their 80s) admit to pirating eBooks. This follows a growing trend as eBook Readers and tablets make their way into the mainstream market with an accompanying increase in piracy across …
Oct 26
Shop e-Readers offers the full list for the holidays.
A PRWeb press release from Shop e-Readers promises that the online retailer will be offering all the brand name eReaders by Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony, etc. to markets in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
Oct 25
Sony Reader runs android apps.
Liliputing has a story about a hack that turns Sony’s $150 PRS-T1 E Ink Reader into an android ‘tablet.’ Â The details and video at the link.
Oct 24
Dell Latitude ST tablet coming soon.
GoodeReader has a post and leaked video of the Dell Latitude ST tablet. The Latitude ST runs Windows and from the video appears to be positioned for entrepreneurial, professional and institutional work. It’s got all of the expected tablet bells and whistles including integrated cameras front and back. Since they haven’t released the price, it’s …
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