Category: eBook Readers

The machines.

Kobo Reader Desktop Application Now Available!

A post at TFTS announces the long-awaited release of the Kobo Reader App for desktop (PC or Mac). This is the perfect fit for the affordable $150 ($129 at Borders), USB-tethered E Ink Kobo eReader. The App will jump the USB gap and make the Kobo eBook Store shopping experience easier and more practical for a first-version device without wireless …

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William Gibson and the future of the book…

Thanks to our friend Jorgen for this Wall Street Journal – Speakeasy snippet from an interview with Cyberpunk-founding-father William Gibson (author of Neuromancer) in which he gives his take on the eBook and the future of traditional paper book publishing. I think we’re all on the same page.

iPad Competition Continues to Grow

In keeping with yesterday’s post that drew attention to the competition between E Ink eBook Readers, here’s a link to a CNN story called “iPad competitors are lining up.” It goes on to list specifics for five contenders anxious to sink their teeth into the tablet market. The rumored “Blackpad” from Research In Motion certainly sounds intriguing.

Helium compares the top eBook Readers

Helium has a great holiday weekend offering.  They compare Kindle, the Nook, the Sony eBook Reader and the iPad at the link. Well worth a visit.

Galaxy Tab from Samsung Joins Growing iPad Crowd

CNN Tech posted about the IFA electronics show debut of Samsung’s Galaxy Tab. The machine runs on Android and looks poised to give the Apple iPad a run for the money. W.P. Wong of Samsung Mobile, unsurprising said there was no area that the Galaxy Tab was weaker than the market leader iPad. Get the …

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Kindle 3 is not just a bowl of Cherries…

A special thanks to Jorgen for this link to a post at FutureBook.com where writer Sam Missingham gives us a smart look at the Kindle 3 with the usual hardware asides but with a shift in focus to the Kindle’s more interactive and less virtual qualities. …and always it comes down to price, yah?

Another Tablet to Challenge iPad!

eWeek.com has a post about Toshiba Europe introducing a multimedia tablet, the Folio 100. This new kid to the iPad block has a 10.1-inch touch screen, runs on Android 2.2 and sells for $500. It’s rumored to be available in the fourth quarter of 2010 so keep your eyes peeled for it.

Groundbreaking Technology Around the Corner!

Are you ready for your multi-sensory experience? Thank Jorgen for a link to an Alive! eBook Networks press release at Newswire that you can consider your first word on it. Alive! eBook Networks announced a ‘groundbreaking’ new format that “transforms reading into a stimulating experience unlike any eBook on the market today.” Big talk, but …

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Borders Drops Price of Kobo eReader!

PCMag says Borders is dropping the price of its Kobo eReader from $150 to $129 in response to the ongoing price war in the eBook Revolution. They’ve also re-priced the smaller $119 Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro to $99. Borders said the changes make having a second eReader in the home an affordable option.  Then …

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Kobo eReader App now Supports ePub and PDF

I’m still waiting for sexier news than this  (like a  $119 Kobo eReader to replace its price-war starting $150 eReader…) but I’ll take what I can get. Kobo eReader application for iPhone and iPad is now supporting ePub and PDF files. This gives the App abilities comparable to everybody’s chief rival the Amazon Kindle. Read …

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