Jun 15

Read Kindle eBooks on your Nook!

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. We’ve long grumbled about the big eBook retailer’s insistence on proprietary formats, registration, memberships, etc. that force the consumer to read their eBook purchases on specific ‘tethered’ devices or platforms. One could buy an eBook, but had to read it where and how the retailer dictated.

Well, this geek.com post and video shows in no uncertain terms how old that concept has suddenly become.

Because the new Barnes and Noble E Ink Nook Simple Touch Reader runs on Android, a minor hack can root the drive, thus opening the door for you to read Amazon Kindle books on the device.

It’s really quite amazing, and about time. Doesn’t that also make it the first E Ink Tablet?

Jun 14

B&N NookColor is a tablet to reckon with…

ITProPortal updates us on the eBook Reader that dreamed of being a tablet.

The Barnes and Noble NookColor has had some software upgrades and now easily fills a gap in the marketplace created by a long list of no-nonsense E Ink eReaders and the full color, multifunction Apple iPad.

At $249 the NookColor is easily winning the hearts of newbie readers and web browsers alike by coming in at under half the price of the iPad, but with the ability to support Flash.

With 3-million NookColors shipping last year, it might be time for Apple to rethink its Flash-feud.

Jun 13

5 Best eBook Readers – June 2011

As the eBook Revolution stands poised to deliver more surprises in the continuing struggle for digital publishing supremacy, we offer you a link to GoodeReader where they’ve listed their picks for the Top 5 eBook eReaders for June 2011.

Jun 12

Kobo’s plans for 2011

GoodeReader has a post on Kobo’s plan to launch an eBook Lending and Indie author portal later this year.

Jun 10

Amazon Kindle predicted to drop below $100 by Christmas

I predicted a $79 E Ink eBook Reader by Christmas 2011 and this is just another sign that my wishful thinking may come true. Techland predicts the Amazon Kindle price will drop below $100. They cite the recent release of the $114 Kindle with Special Offers as proof that the lower pricing trend will continue.

And the existence of a $99 Kobo Wireless E Ink eReader should already be incentive enough to push the price war below the $100 barrier.

Jun 09

Browse the web on your eBook Reader

Liliputing got their hands on the new Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader and found a couple of interesting things you might not expect to find in an E Ink machine. Video and pictures at the link.

Jun 08

Sony S2 Dual Screen Tablet Coming Soon!

GoodeReader offers a post on the Sony S2 Dual Screen Tablet that is inching closer to its release. It’s a sweet looking machine that sports two 5.5-inch, 1024 x 480 pixel displays that can function in tandem or display two different apps at the same time. Is it this a good thing for the eBook Revolution? It sure looks fantastic.

I can see its application for gaming and movies, but for eBooks, well… double your fun: read two eBooks at the same time or just read the hell out of one.

Jun 07

eBooks are closer to perfection that previously observed…

A couple days ago I linked up to a story by John C. Abell of Wired.com entitled “5 Reasons Why E-Books Aren’t There Yet.” Since then, a post at Laptop The Pulse of Mobile Tech has come to my attention in which author K. T. Bradford makes mincemeat out of Abell’s observations and delivers me a low mark in reading comprehension skills.

I read the Wired article, honestly I did! But Bradford seems to have taken the time to give it some thought.

Jun 06

Mirasol eReader by Qualcomm dead on the drawing board.

GoodeReader offers a post on the Mirasol eReader by Qualcomm. The device was well received at the 2011 CES but its makers have pulled the plug, opting to market the technology that drove it to other eReader and tablet designers. More at the link.

Jun 05

Some adjustments to perfect eBooks

John C. Abell of Wired.com offers a handful of improvements that might bring eBooks up to speed.

I like the idea of your unfinished eBook sending notes, reminding you of where you’ve left off.