For a limited time, Sony is offering a free code from the Sony Reader Store for a free download of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when you purchase the Sony PRS-T1 Reader Wi-Fi. You’ll receive the eCoupon upon purchase and registration of the new reader. You’ll redeem the code at the Pottermore website. The [...]
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ReAuthored saves old hardbound books from the shredders and converts them into protective cases for tablets and eBook readers. Books are selected for condition and size, then they are hand-customized into cases for your Kindle, Nook, iPad, or other similar devices. You can choose to leave the exterior as is, or you can elect to [...]
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We reported on Amazon’s Send to Kindle for PC utility when it was released, and now Amazon has released their Send to Kindle for Mac client. Send personal documents to your Kindle from your Mac. Drag and drop one or more documents on to the Send to Kindle icon in your Dock or launch the application and [...]
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If you read your ebook reader a lot at night or in the dark, then throw away those additional lights or lighted cases. Barnes and Noble have up for pre-order their Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. With a click of a switch you can turn on the GlowLight to illuminate the e-ink display. Brightness [...]
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On Wednesday the U.S. Department of Justice filed an anti-trust lawsuit against Apple, Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin Group USA and Simon & Schuster. (Note: Hachette, HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster have tentatively agreed to a settlement and, if approved, should be removed from the list of defendants.) In the past couple years our [...]
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The day long awaited by ebook fans is finally here – the complete Harry Potter series is available as ebooks! Even though the books are being advertised at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Sony ebook stores, you’ll be redirected to Pottermore to purchase the books. They are compatible with most popular ebook readers, tablets, and [...]
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How fast do you read? I read a lot, and I can read fast, which came in handy when I was in college. Now that I mostly read for pleasure, I’ve slowed my speed down. When I heard about a new app at Staples that measures your reading speed, I was interested to give it [...]
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The ePillow by Veyl Products LLC is a large, soft pillow with a U-shaped ridge designed to comfortably and securely hold a tablet or e-reader in a usable position for extended periods. If you have an Android tablet, iPad, or one of the heavier eReaders (for example, a Kindle Fire which comes in at about [...]
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id America has announced the Cushi for Kindle Fire, a back skin made of durable EVA foam. The first design is called “Dream”; this playful design is embossed in the EVA foam for an almost 3D look. The skin improves your grip and protects against knocks and scratches. Cushi removes easily without leaving residue behind. [...]
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At this point in time Amazon will only ship the Kindle Touch WiFi to Australia. Up for preorder now on both BigW and Dick Smith is the Touch WiFi for $185AU for release on March 5th and the Touch 3G for $249AU for release on the 13th of March. The only question I’ve got is why ? To grab [...]
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The Genius Leather Case for Kindle Fire is a case, stand, and a wrist strap all in one. ZooGue guarantees the Genius “is the most convenient/functional case on the market or your money back.” The Genius is a protective case; the Fire is held in a leather frame and the screen is covered when the [...]
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At this year’s CES, Solarmio introduced the world’s first solar e-reader cover for the Kindle and subsequently became a Design and Engineering Award honoree for the same device. The SolarKindle is a protective case with a solar panel affixed to the front, an internal backup battery, and a built-in LED reading light. The Kindle “snaps” into [...]
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If your Sweetie has been wanting an ebook reader, you can give him/her a Sony PRS-T1 for Valentine’s Day for only $99.00. (Read The Gadgeteer’s review of the Sony PRS-T1.) Sony has reduced the price on their latest reader for a limited time, bringing the price of their touchscreen, WiFi-enabled reader in line with that [...]
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Gadgeteer reader Sandee Cohen writes in with some potentially good news for Amazon Kindle Keyboard owners: Julie, You might want to write this up as a post. I got a Kindle Keyboard model Christmas 2010. ByNovember 2011, some of the letters on the keyboard had started to fade. (I play a lot of word games [...]
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In my article Amazon Kindle 3G-The Perfect Travel Companion, I talked about how useful I found my 3G Kindle while travelling overseas. One of the comments left on that article pointed to a blog that said that Vietnam was one of the only places that the author couldn’t get any 3G signal. This confused the heck [...]
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I love my Kindle, and I love the Amazon ecosystem for the purchase and reading of novels but did you know that you can extend the functionality of your Kindle way beyond that? The Kindles supports more than just Amazon’s .AZW book format (basically a .MOBI with Digital Rights Management-DRM). From the web site the Kindle [...]
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Send a lot of personal documents to your Kindle but sick of mucking around with emails to get them there? Amazon has just released the free Send to Kindle for PC application. Using Windows Explorer, right click on any supported file format (.doc, .docx, .txt, .rtf,.jpeg, .jpg, .gif, .png, .gmp, .pdf) , and Send to Kindle [...]
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If you like the look of leather and hair hides, Heidi Comfort makes covers and grips for eBook readers and some tablets that you might like. The e-Accessories sets are sized to fit Kindles, nooks, Sony readers, iPads and other readers, or you can specify your device for a custom fit cover. The envelope-style cases [...]
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