You’ll have to forgive another week of missed headlines as eBook Rumors takes a short summer break. Thanks for visiting, enjoy the grab bag of stories below, and be sure to look for fresh rumors and posts the week of July 25th. Enjoy!
* Gizmodo Australia is talking about Video-Capable ePaper here. Big opportunity for the eBook Revolution… as long as we can keep ads to a minimum.
* The $179 Pandigital Novel eBook reader with large 7-inch colour touchscreen and runs Google Android in the background, but someone hacked it to run Android direct, turning the machine into a nice Android OS Tablet. The full story is here at GadgetVenue.
* eSchoolNews has a post about Read:OutLoud University Edition eBook reader. Designed for ease-of-use as an eBook Reader the machine will make life easier for university/college students and/or veterans with disabilities.
* Educational software provider Blackboard is inking a deal with Barnes & Noble to get the bookseller’s educational titles into the B&N eBook store for students. Read more about it at Forbes.
* USAToday has a story about millions of books being digitized for the disabled. Read more about it here.
* The Financial Post has a Research Report about the Chinese eBook Reader market for 2010-2011. Read the post here.
* Read another Kindle DX review at The Hindu.
* Read the Wall Street Journal post about Japanese Publishers embracing the eBook.
* A very interesting read at BSCReview. The title speaks for itself: “Dr. StrangeNook, or, How I learned to stop worrying and love the eBook reader.â€
* CollegeNews says that half of college students plan to buy an eBook reader next year. Read the story here.
* Wired.com’s GeekDad tests iPad cases here.
