I received this press release late, but there’s still time to get your name into the running. The full release containing contest rules is here. For the chance to win a FREE SONY eBOOK READER: “Interested persons can go to The Wild Rose Press website and purchase any of the books listed by participating authors, …
Category: eReaders
Machines that read eBooks, Business eDocuments, ePapers, etc.
Mar 14
Well is it a Netbook, or an eBook Reader?
I’m betting it’s an eBook Reader. More rumblings from the Apple orchard about their Netbook. The full story here at Gizmodo.com. You’ll find similar whispering here at cnet news. They’re saying the same thing there with a bit more filling. We’ve already referenced this before here…that quote about truckloads of books being secretly scanned, yah? …
Mar 13
Love at First Sight…
But love, like the price of this beauty, can be a bitch. Brother’s SV-100B Bluetooth document viewer will catch your eye and capture your heart. Unfortunately at just under $1,500 it’s a better fit for pre-recession economies…even for corporate clientele. But it’s just so damned beautiful! Read the Engadget.com article featuring specs here, and view …
Mar 05
BUZZKILL ALERT!
This article about eBooks and eBook Readers from the snooty bastards at Time Magazine got my dander up. Read it here. I don’t offer it to venerate the snobbish tone, but to illustrate the kind of mocking resistance eBook and other technologies face from the establishment. (When I say “establishment” I mean, powers-that-be, status quo… …
Mar 01
Gadgets and Gizmos out the Ying Yang…
Here’s another interesting piece of machinery that can be applied to the eBook Revolution. Plustek has the BookReader, a device that will scan in printed text (your books) and convert it into a lifelike voice (voice options there…). Â At $699 you’ve got to be serious about converting books into MP3 audio files, but the application …
Feb 27
Newspaper Extinction? Not likely…
You can read it and see it all over the place. But that doesn’t make it true.  This morning CNN had a story about the loss of newspaper jobs and the approaching demise of the newspaper industry. Watch it below. The powers that be blame the Internet for a decline in profitability due to the loss …
Feb 17
An Imperfect Reader for an Imperfect World
Here’s a link to a very interesting discussion at Gizmodo.com attempting to explain what is seen as the slow adoption of eBook readers. Their reasons are many and well thought out, but the question remains: Why are the masses not grabbing these things up?
Feb 13
Stretch your head around this…
So, Kindle 2 is available. The overpricing and specs are here. I wanted to mention the debate that has cropped up since its release. You should know that it is a debate that we could only be having in the FUTURE, in some sort of spacey metropolis with robots. Sorry, I love saying things like that. It goes like …
Feb 10
Of course it’s brand new technology, so they’re still paying for research and development, yah? It’s ridiculous.
Kindle 2 is here. You know I think it’s too expensive. And Stephen King signed on for the pillaging tour with an “original” story of a POSSESSED KINDLE! (Can you imagine a machine with special powers? Honestly, Stephen, can you? This is like the umpteenth time…) I always say there’s nothing that will capture the imagination of the average …
Jan 23
An apology to Kindle…
Sorry for dissing you Kindle… Author Boy, Brendan Halpin, straightened me out on Kindle’s format reading capabilities. They go beyond the Kindle format alone, and you are not limited to Whispernet for downloads. You can access other eBooks via a USB cable. Also, Amazon converts Word files and structured html files for a small fee. …
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