Category: eBooks

eBook formats listed and discussed.

The Best Places to get eBooks

Lifehacker offers a list of its five best for eBook download or purchase. I’m going to add one myself because I don’t believe any eBook download list is complete without mentioning the FREE ManyBooks.net.

Sony’s two new tablets.

You’ve got to hand it to Sony. They’re certainly trying to make their own mark in the growing tablet computer market. CNN has a story about their two new tablets that sport very unique designs. They’re certainly futuristic looking, but since they also read eBooks, then they’re welcome aboard the revolution.

New Sony eReaders in August

The International Business Times says Sony plans to launch a new line of updated eBook Readers to replace their aging line of dependable but expensive machines. These new devices (at least two on the way) will come to the U.S. market in August priced between $180 and $300.

The Wall Street Journal says Amazon Tablet Coming in October

The Wall Street Journal says people ‘familiar with the matter’ have confirmed that Amazon is indeed launching a tablet to compete head to head with the Apple iPad over digital content (eBooks, music, movies, games, etc.). Competition is nothing new to the tech giants but open warfare over the tablet computer market promises to be …

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More on the Google eBook Reader

ABC has a post and video on Google’s new $139 eBook Reader that comes fully integrated with Google eBooks’ massive online library. The device goes on sale this Sunday. ITProPortal also offers a post on the Google Story eBook Reader. GMANewsOnline has more on the new Google device.

Google Launches eBook Reader

Google will launch its own E Ink eBook Reader called the Story HD that will be the first device fully-integrated with the online giant’s vast Google eBookstore. More on the Story at MailOnline.com.

Amazon Tablet Rumors Persist

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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