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Aluratek’s Libre Reader: $150 list, $100 at Sears

BoingBoing.net (tech, culture, science blog) has posted some interesting news that is in keeping with our recent focus on low-priced eBook Readers. It seems that Aluratek’s Libre reader is hitting the market priced from $100-$150, depending where you pick it up. They go into detail at the link about its pros and cons, but can’t say …

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$200 Full Color eBook Reader from Pandigital

Thanks Jorgen for this link to a LinuxInsider post about a $200 full color eBook reader from Pandigital that is bound to give the iPad a run for its money. The compact (5.5 by 7.5 by 0.5 inches & 16 ounces) WiFi-enabled device will arrive on the US market next month. Developers are very interested in …

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More about the $150 Kobo eReader

Okay. I know I’m obsessing about this thing, but come on… think of how much time we’ve talked about the pricey Kindle, nook, Sony Reader and iPad. Doesn’t an affordable E Ink eReader deserve some extra attention? ZDNet has had some hands-on time with the $150 Kobo eReader. Check out their post here. There’s a great picture …

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Free eBook Horror at SkinEaters.com

I’ve been enjoying this chap’s writing and promotions. Now that he’s got the entire Variant Effect eBook finished (he wrote it in serial installments) I’ll post this from his press release. The whole eBook’s available at the address. Enjoy! The final installment of THE VARIANT EFFECT – Part Seven: ALPHA is now available in FREE …

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Are eBooks Green or not?

Sorry for the late post. Holiday weekend here. Stuff.co.nz ponders the Green eBook question. Data’s starting to pile up, but it’s still too early to make the call. Check it out here.

Harlequin Goes Where Many Have Gone Before

Here’s a link to a story at The Wall Street Journal describing publisher Harlequin Enterprises‘ intention to sell a novella that “will serve as a link” between a novelist’s debut book and the second, that goes on sale July 27. It will be interesting to see if people will buy what is generally offered as …

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Six Months in the “Year of the eBook”

Jorgen dropped off a link to the Mobility Site and an interesting post entitled: “The Year of the Ebook: The Story Thus Far” that is a nice review for eBook fans who have been following the revolution since the beginning and an education to the uninitiated.  A nice recap of the highlights and major stars in …

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Barnes and Noble – eBook Publishers

Here’s a MarketWatch story about Barnes and Noble again showing they’re able to think off the shelf. For a company that up until a short time ago had closed its eBook store, B&N is showing the industry how to make up for lost time. Not only are they embracing the eBook Revolution by converting their …

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New Amazon Kindle to fight iPad? What’s going on at Lab 126?

Many thanks to Jorgen for a link to a Telegraph.co.uk post that hints at mysterious activities over at Amazon.com’s research and development department. Apparently dozens of jobs have been posted at Amazon’s Lab 126 which just happens to be the division responsible for building Kindle in the first place. Industry insiders are suggesting that Amazon is …

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Does iPad Drive eBook Piracy?

Here’s a link to a great story at WIRED’s Gadget Lab that investigates the impact of iPad’s launch on eBook Piracy. Their initial findings were “kinda.” Check out the full story on whether there is a story here.