Thanks Jorgen for this link to a Booksquare feature that questions whether digital publishing is really changing the way we read. A thought-provoking piece for a Sunday afternoon.
Category: eBook Readers
The machines.
Dec 04
Sony Reader Touch Edition (PRS-650) Reviewed at PCMAG.com
PCMag.com reviews the Sony Reader Touch Edition (PRS-650) ($229.99). This is Sony’s answer to Nook and Kindle and hits the market with the (unfortunate) higher price and USB-only connectivity. Despite the lack of wireless there have been several improvements including screen contrast and a drop in actual weight. Read the review, and before you pass …
Dec 03
More on Google Editions
The Guardian.co.uk that takes a deeper look at the technology behind Google Editions’ secure eBook delivery system. It goes on to explain how the anticipated eBook store will be good for independent bricks and mortar stores.
Dec 02
Google Editions set to Rock the eBook Revolution!
And Google Editions is bound to cause some major waves in the eBook Revolution when it arrives later this month as it’s described in TechCrunch’s post. The actual ‘shape’ of this new net-wide eBook Store is still nebulous but we’re told it will decentralize eBook sales and make any eBook-related site an eBook store. We’re …
Dec 01
Barnes and Noble evens the Gap.
Here’s a link to an AP story about Barnes and Noble’s bricks and mortar effort to remain competitive in a digital world. The statistics suggest that while they have not taken the lead their leap into the eBook Revolution has certainly paid off by evening the gap in lost earnings. It bodes well for them, …
Nov 30
eBook Readers to Dominate Holiday Buying in 2010
With the holiday buying season of 2010 heralded as the beginning of the eBook Revolution`s adoption by the mainstream, it makes sense to prep the readership with a link to a PCWorld guide on how to buy your eBook Reader. This topic will begin to dominate the eBook blogosphere in the coming weeks so we …
Nov 28
Disposable eBook Readers?
Our friend Jorgen dropped by with a link to a story at ITProPortal that starts to explain a new technology that could make future eBook Readers cheap and disposable. Now before anyone gets too offended by the idea of yet another piece of throwaway technology, the advanced display method described in the post uses biodegradable …
Nov 27
To Russia with eBook Readers
Smartplanet has an interesting story about the eBook Revolution’s overdue arrival in Russia with state nanotechnology company Rusnano investing $150 million to manufacture of eBook reader screens in a partnership with California-based electronics company Plastic Logic.
Nov 26
Pre-Loaded Kobo eBook Bundles
Kobo is offering eBook bundles for the holidays to sweeten the pot for potential Kobo Wireless eReader buyers. The eBook bundles cater to a range of tastes: Nora Roberts, Vampire Diaries, Millennium Trilogy, to name a few. An excellent idea for holiday gifting, the bundles let you personalize a present and make the device ready …
Nov 25
WOW! Talk about Best Buy! Sony Reader Pocket Edition for $99!
Best Buy is offering the Sony – Reader Pocket Edition Digital Book for an incredible price of $99. With a 5-inch screen, it’s slightly smaller than the industry standard for E Ink devices like Kindle, Nook and Kobo, but the Sony Reader Pocket Edition is a solid, no frills machine that will perform far beyond …
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