News, reviews and articles about eBook readers and eBook reader accessories.
Julie did an app review on Zinio’s digital magazine service a few years ago. At the time, I tried it for myself and read a few of their free samples/examples on my MacBook. It was an alright experience but was definitely not the same as flipping through an actual magazine. While the Touch/iPhone’s screen is […]
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If you’ve not yet jumped over into the world of eBooks, BookAse is an online price comparison shopping engine that allows you to compare prices for books and helps you the find the cheapest possible prices.
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The Griffin A-Frame iPad stand is a hefty piece of aluminum and rubber, and will hold your iPad in portrait or landscape, bare or in a case. There’s even room to charge it while in use.
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If the chirping birds and blooming flowers have you feeling happy that Spring is here, your Barnes & Noble Nook eBook reader can join in on the fun with new JAVOedge JAVOedge Poppy Sleeve Cases. JAVOedge is currently offering three Poppy inspired prints in Sky Blue, Sunny Yellow, Tangerine Red at a price of $34.95
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If you’d like a secure case for your 6″ Kindle with room for your other gear, the OCTO messenger bag from Amazon may meet your needs. The case is made of Italian leather and canvas in a style suitable for men or women. Inside, there’s a special pouch for your Kindle and room for other items. Outside,
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Amazon has released the long-anticipated “Kindle for Mac” app today. The application, which is free, allows users with or without a Kindle to access the 450,000 e-books from Amazon’s Kindle Store. If you are a Kindle user, you will experience a seamless integration between your Kindle device and the application on your Mac (Intel-based machines
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In September, 2009, I posted a review of the new Sony Touch Edition reader (PRS-600). That reader has a touch screen, dictionary, note-taking abilities, and it retails for $299.99. It’s a fabulous reader, but it does have a problem with screen glare. It’s also expensive and has some features that many people don’t want to
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Did you know that March 7-13, 2010 is “Read an eBook week“? Since 2004, Read an eBook week has been registered in the Chase’s Calendar of Events. The purpose of the week is to “educate and inform the public about the pleasures and advantages of reading electronically. Authors, publishers, vendors, the media and readers world-wide are welcome to
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Borsa Bella makes a beautiful line of bags for ebook readers and gadgets. Shown is the Travel Bag, which has a large compartment to hold a Kindle or nook in most covers. There is a front pocket to hold your cell phone or Kindle accessories. The strap is adjustable from 28″ to 56″, or it can
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JAVOedge has just released their new Spring line up of colorful cases for the Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle 2 eBook Readers. They are offering faux Crocodile, cork pattern, floral, tweed and classic leather book style and flip style covers for both devices. The covers are available now through Amazon and prices vary
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A Kindle-DX showed up on my door step after about a month from its original order date. Must have nookitis. I chose the Kindle-DX mainly because of the screen size, native PDF support, and I was accustomed to the Kindle user interface with my Kindle 1st generation. Plus the KDX is already available on the
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M-Edge has announced the Guardian, a waterproof, floating case for all Kindles with 6″ displays. The case is made of molded, transparent polycarbonate. The navigation buttons and keyboard are available through flexible, sealed cutouts, and there is an anti-reflective film over the screen to allow reading in bright sunlight. Gaskets and a dual-hinge, 4-closure system
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Barnes and Noble has announced the Lyra Book Light case for the Nook in their online store. The cover is made of polyurethane, and uses a polycarbonate clip mechanism to hold the Nook in place. The LED light assembly is made of aluminum and plated chrome. Three AAA batteries are required, and they fit into
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Ebook readers that use E-ink displays like the Kindle and Nook are great gadgets, but they have one major shortcoming… You can’t use them in a dark room because they don’t have a back light. The folks at OCTOVO have designed a sleek LED light especially for the Kindle 2 that will be available at
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The M-Edge New Yorker Jackets are a beautiful way to protect your Kindle. The jackets feature artwork from the covers of New Yorker magazine printed on fabric. There are two images available; this picture depicts the “Bookopolis” cover by Eric Drooker. The interior of the jacket is microfiber, and the Kindle attaches with the Kindle hinge system. There
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The Cyberus ebook reader from Sungale offers a 7″ LCD touch screen with 800 X 480 pixels resolution. In addition to letting you read ebooks (TXT and PDF), you can also use the Cyberus to display and download pictures from Picasa, read RSS feeds from Yahoo and Google, listen to IP radio, access your Gmail account,
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From Engadget and the Amazon Kindle forum, looks like the wish-lists for the Kindle may become a reality. Below are links to Amazon’s information on the Software Development Kit (SDK). The primary language is Java (micro-edition) and has a few Kindle Application Programming Interface (API) libraries. Amazon SDK Information Amazon SDK FAQ So what is
If you read my Sony PRS-600 review, you’ll know that I entered the dedicated ebook reader world with the Sony PRS-500. After we upgraded to the PRS-505 readers, we passed along our old readers. All three of these old 500s still work fine, but after a couple of years Sony stopped issuing firmware updates for
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Those of you considering the purchase of a dedicated eBook Reader may be under the impression that your only choices are from Sony, Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I’d like to show you one affordable alternative. It’s the Aluratek Libre eBook Reader Pro.
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The big question for those early-adopters of the iPad: Which version are you going to buy? Whether you are going the thrifty 16gb route or getting the 3G 64gb Cadillac, I’m just curious which one you are going to buy and why? Also, are you going to skip work to stand in line or wait
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