Nov 01

eReading on the Kindle Paperwhite and the Microsoft Surface.

The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite and the Microsoft Surface tablet are compared for their eReading capabilities at GoodeReader.com. Pictures and video at the link.

Oct 31

The Variant Effect Returns in new Halloween Horror The Variant Effect: GreenMourning!

One of our favorite Indie authors has kept his annual Halloween deadline with a sequel to a FREE eBook that has been chalking up some great reviews. He’s managed to double-down this year with two new frightening offerings…and more.

The Variant Effect: GREENMOURNING

DAWN OF THE NEW DAY IN THE VARIANT EFFECT: GREENMOURNING

(10/30/12) Captain Joe Borland and the squad return to action this Halloween in The Variant Effect: GREENMOURNING by G. Wells Taylor. It’s just $3.99 at all eBook stores where you can still get your FREE copy of book one in the series The Variant Effect.

While Hyde hunts for a Variant-enhanced serial killer, a fight with a skin-eating granny almost sends Borland back into retirement. Skin eaters, maniacs and murder close in as the squad scrambles to contain the Variant Effect. Get your copy of The Variant Effect: GreenMourning here.

memory_lane_cover_3_25Also new from G. Wells Taylor: Memory Lane, a dark novella of whispered secrets and suspense in a summer of killing heat. Read about the monsters on Memory Lane.

And the Apocalypse Trilogy gallops to its horrifying conclusion in The Fifth Horseman available for $3.99 at GWellsTaylor.com, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Sony eBookstore, iBookstore and Smashwords where you can get Book One: When Graveyards Yawn for FREE and Book Two: The Forsaken for $3.99. Visit GWellsTaylor.com, SkinEaters.com or GreenMourning.com for FREE eBooks and Extras!

(EBR Note: Enjoy the read, and to all Indie eBook authors: Please send your press releases to webmaster@ebookrumors.com)

Oct 30

Kobo Glo versus the Sony PRS-T2

GoodeReader compares the Kobo Glo and the Sony PRS-T2 eReaders. Specs, pictures and video at the link.

Oct 29

The eBook Revolution impacts publishers and wireless carriers.

Time Tech wonders if we’re going to see wireless carriers subsidize tablets in an effort to grab a share of the market.

CNNMoney reports that Penguin Books and Random House Publishing have confirmed their rumored merger.

Oct 28

“Mini” tablets compared.

ExtremeTech compares the new iPad Mini to the Google Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD.

Oct 26

eBook News Headlines

TheTorontoStar says that Random House and Penguin might pool their resources in a merger designed to prepare them for the challenges of the eBook Revolution.

ZDNet reports that eBook sellers will distribute credits to customers as part of the Apple anti-trust lawsuit settlement.

TechNewsDaily tells us how to protect our eBook collections.

GoodeReader posted on the Bookeen Cybook Odyssey HD with illuminated E Ink technology.

PaidContent has a story about Sony Reader launching a virtual book club.

Oct 25

Amazon moves into Japan eBook Market

GoodeReader posted on Amazon opening a new Japanese eBook store offering over 50,000 Japanese-language Kindle books, Oricon best sellers, and much more. This happens today with the Kindle PaperWhite eReader starting to ship on November 19.

Oct 24

More about the iPad Mini

DigitalBookWorld offers more on the new Apple iPad Mini and changes to the iBookstore, as well as a pricing breakdown for the best eReaders on the market.

Oct 23

$329 Apple iPad mini coming in November.

USAToday posted from the Apple event held to announce the November launch of the $329 iPad mini. Get more on the story at the link. (Starts at $329…)

Oct 23

eBook Cover Evolution

GoodeReader offers a story on the evolution of the eBook cover, suggesting multimedia is the way to go.

While this seems to be a natural progression, let’s make sure this augments the reading experience. It comes down to judging the book by its contents, not its cover.