Sep 16
MSN Tech and Gadgets offers an update with more specifics on the soon-to-be launched (or confirmed) Amazon tablets. This device could be the iPad killer that the marketplace keeps chattering about.
Things are going to get very interesting this holiday season.
Sep 15
From the “this is taking too long department,” GoodeReader has a post on Google eBooks finally preparing for a simultaneous launch in the UK, Canada and Australia.
This development should happen before the holiday buying season.
Sep 14
CBC News takes an in-depth look at the much discussed (and rumored) move by Amazon to create an eBook subscription service for Kindle, and the potential impact on publishing.
Sep 13
Bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith offers some sage advice for Indie authors and publishers who are positioning themselves to enter the eBook Revolution.
I have to say I am in total agreement with Smith’s approach, and regard the article as a must-read for writers and readers alike.
Sep 12
TheNextWeb Insider offers a report on a rumored move by Amazon.com to sign publishers on to a Netflix for eBooks that would be delivered through the Kindle platform. Not sure how this will develop but the service might be offered as part of Amazon Prime customer’s $79 per year membership.
Win or fail, you’ve got to admire Amazon’s creativity on this one.
Sep 11
Time Newsfeed offers a story on IKEA’s redesign of the bookshelf in the digital age. And it’s built with more than books in mind.
Sep 10
The Toronto Sun reviews the Sony Tablet S and wonders if it delivers enough for the $499 price tag to stand out against the competition.
Sep 08
NookColor owners/users should check out this PCMag post that allows an easy (do-it-yourself) upgrade to expand your device’s capabilities and make it into a supercharged eBook Reader.
The writer, David Pierce, makes the claim that all you need to do is “plunk in an N2A card and the Nook Color becomes a full-fledged Android 2.3 “Gingerbread” device, capable of running more than 200,000 apps.”
Sep 07
Wired.com’s GeekDad questions whether it’s time to include an eBook Reader in your children’s back to school supplies. It’s just a matter of time…
The article and suggestions at the link.
Sep 06
Time’s Techland reports that Sony has officially announced (or acknowledged) the existence of their new Android tablets at the Berlin IFA consumer-electronics show.
Techland offers a hands-on review at the link.
