TechWorld brings us an update on the rumored Amazon (Kindle) Tablet. This device is said to run with Android and is tailor-made to compete with Apple iPad and the Barnes and Noble NookColor. More at the link.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Jul 11
eBook Revolution more about Evolution…
The Guardian.co.uk’s Robert McCrum takes a sane and sober look at the state of the eBook Revolution and suggests that the sky is not falling after all. There will always be books.
Jul 10
The Gadgeteer Reviews the Nextbook Next6 Tablet
Check out the Gadgeteer’s detailed review of the Nextbook Next6 Tablet. This Android-powered device wants to be a competitor to industry leaders iPad and NookColor but the reviewer thinks the device promises more than it delivers.
Jul 09
Selecting a device to suit your needs.
Click over to TechNewsDaily where they offer a how-to list on choosing the best eBook Reader for you.
Jul 08
Genre fiction fuels explosive eBook industry.
Straight.com posted on the interesting trend among converts to the eBook Revolution toward purchasing genre fiction. Long relegated to the back of the book store, it now looks like fantasy, science fiction, horror and romance are fueling the explosion in eBook sales. Despite the fact that genre fiction is responsible for blockbuster movies, television and …
Jul 07
Storm continues over HarperCollins Library Loan Limit
Many thanks to Jorgen for this link to a story at phillyBlurbs about the ongoing discontent surrounding HarperCollins’ arbitrary decision to limit eBook checkouts to 26 before the library has to repurchase it. Here a Philadelphia library activist protests this blatant cash grab with a petition bearing over 69,115 signatures.
Jul 06
South Korean Schools to go Digital!
A very exciting story over at Technology Review where we’re told that the South Korean government plans to have all elementary-level educational materials digitized by 2014, ready for the delivery of computers, smart phones and tablets the following year. It sounds like Samsung may have a foot in the door in terms of supplying the …
Jul 05
Is there a future for paper books?
Technorati posted on the eBook Revolution, and wonders whether this is truly the end for the paper-based book. I believe there will always be room for both. All publishers need to do is get behind the whole print-while-you-wait technology. They’re really dragging their feet on that.
Jul 04
Upgrade Nook reader, get free eBooks!
PDFDevices.com posted on a great incentive from Barnes and Noble to upgrade your old NOOK device to their new NOOK Touch or NOOKColor eBook Readers. Starting July 1st B&N will throw in 30 eBooks valued at $315 FREE to readers who do the upgrade.
Jul 01
The HP TouchPad tablet – iPad killer?
Time Online reports on the HP TouchPad tablet pitched by its designer as the answer to Apple’s iPad. Time will have to decide. Oh, and Happy Canada Day, to my fellow Canucks!
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