Slashgear posted on Flex Lighting’s integrated light for E Ink eBook Readers. One of the charms of the E Ink eBook Reader is its near perfect reproduction of the printed page. Unlike other computer screens there is no ‘back lighting,’ so the devices need external light to read. That makes them perfect for reading by …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Dec 14
eBook Revolution at “embryonic” stage
The Sun Daily has an interesting story by Oon Yeoh called “eBooks: The Slow Wave” in which a digital media analyst is quoted saying digital publishing is not in its infancy, it is at the “embryonic stage.” I have to agree with this viewpoint. Over the last year we’ve heard bloggers and techies say things …
Dec 13
Switch off Kindle 4’s ‘Special Offers’…
We’ve all heard of the Kindle 4 with Special Offers that Amazon has been selling at a lovely low price of $79. The only catch for that low-cost entertainment was that ‘special offers’ or advertisements were displayed on the device’s E Ink screen. Well, now GadgetReview has a post claiming two digital dodges that turn …
Dec 12
Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet updates on the way.
CNN has a story on the new Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet that has been receiving some unfavorable reviews since it started shipping in November. Now Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener says an update is on the way that will increase speed and augment touch-screen controls among other things. We’re all pretty sure that these are just …
Dec 11
Sony Reader reviewed; Canadian Publishers propped.
PCWorld posted a detailed review of the Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1. MySteinbach.ca reports on the Canadian government propping up Canadian book publishers yet again. (One wonders how many Canadian Indie authors are already selling books via Amazon Kindle, etc. without help from the government…probably most.)
Dec 09
eBook Revolution Enters the Holiday Season
ConsumerReports has a story on the U.S. Department of Justice investigating eBook pricing citing possible “anticompetitive practices involving e-book sales.” (I think everyone’s catching onto the inflated pricing, and price fixing.) The Winnipeg Free Press wonders whether eBook readers still judge books by their covers. and… Amazon has made an appeal to its many indie Kindle …
Dec 08
Borrowing library books on your Nook Tablet
We’ll take advantage of a slow news day in the eBook Revolution to give you a link to a GoodeReader video tutorial on borrowing Overdrive library books with your Nook Tablet.
Dec 07
Publishers, Libraries and eBooks
The Atlantic offers a feature updating us on the latest twist and turns of the ongoing debate between publishers, libraries and eBook sellers. For some reason since the start of the eBook Revolution publishers have begun to doubt their relationships with libraries (and others) citing security concerns. Again, we can see an opportunity for these …
Dec 06
eBook News and the Holiday Countdown
GoodeReader speculates about eBooks receiving mainstream acceptance in the post “eBooks Finally Getting the Love they Deserve?” The Register reports on the probe into Apple helping 5 publishers breach competition rules. SecondAct offers a guide for shoppers on the hunt for the best eBook Reader.
Dec 05
Publishers must adapt or become irrelevant.
TechnoBuffalo gives us an update on the eBook Revolution’s impact on the publishing status quo. The publishers cite concerns over retailers selling eBooks to readers without the publisher as part of the deal. This wouldn’t have been the same concern if the publishers had embraced the revolution at its start. Instead, they fought the flow …
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