Category: Tablet

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.

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.

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?

eBook News Headlines.

The Edmonton Journal says that while print books still rule the roost in Canada, eBooks are gaining ground. PublishersWeekly reports from the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 that the future of eBooks is bright. Also from Frankfurt the AFP says that after a slow start eBooks are making gains in Europe. DigitalBookWorld says Blurb wants to …

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iPad Mini coming soon.

ComputerWorld has the latest on the rumored 7-inch iPad Mini including price and release date.

Amazon Kindle Paperwhite the best eReader ever?

TimeTechland calls the new Amazon Kindle Paperwhite the best eReader ever in this detailed review and comparison. (If that’s the case I wish they had a version I was free to hook up to Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iBookstore, & etc. Then it might be the best eReader ever.)

Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 Reviewed at GoodeReader

GoodeReader offers an in-depth review of the new Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 tablet. Photos and video at the link.

eBook Revolution headlines

PaidContent reports on the technical issues that have hampered the digital release of J.K.Rowling’s new book The Casual Vacancy. DigitalBookWorld says that librarians are running out of patience with the eBook lending debate. GoodeReader says Overdrive library eBook lending platform is now available for Nook. ExpertReviews looks at the Prestigio Nobile PER5162 eBook Reader.

Barnes and Noble/Microsoft partnership takes shape.

ReadWriteWeb offers a look behind the scenes of the new Barnes and Noble Nook HD tablets and highlights a digital content ecosystem, a Microsoft Alliance and hints at the direction for the June B&N/Microsoft partnering.

New NOOK HD tablets from Barnes and Noble.

Reuters reports Barnes & Noble is making a move into the tablet market it helped create by launching lighter ($199) 7-inch Nook HD and ($269) 9-inch Nook HD+ tablet devices. More on the “eBook Readers” and expanded content services at the link.