Nov 21 2010
First up, here are the known Black Friday deals for ebook readers. Literati Kohls: $99 Sharper Image: $119 Macy’s: $129 Hastings: $129 Pandigital BestBuy: $139 Kmart: $139 hhgregg: $139 RadioShack: $149 Aluratek eReader Kmart: $89 Sears: $89 Augen (review at Engadget) Menards: $69 Lookbook (review at theDigital Reader) Shopko: $99 CVS: $118 Sony Pocket Wal-mart:(…)
Nov 6 2010
Reposting this momentarily because today and tomorrow, you can buy a $50 iTunes Giftcard at Walmart for only $35. The offer is good only in the store on November 6 and 7 and while supplies last. It is supposed to be limited to 2 per customer but reports are that customers are purchasing more than(…)
Oct 31 2010
Probably once a week, I get a question by (generally) non US readers asking why a certain book isn’t available to them that they KNOW is out there because they have seen it on the torrent sites. Geographic rights have become more complicated since the growth of ebooks. There are books that were removed from(…)
Oct 17 2010
Update: I have had some readers report problems with dropbox + the Kindle 2. Last week Sarah Wendell had reviews of many different electronic reading devices. One thing she mentioned was how she moved her digital books around quite a bit and how she did not like using a cord to transfer her books. I(…)
Oct 10 2010
I’ve received a number of questions about the Pandigital tablet and the Cruz tablet from Borders. These are Android tablets and within the next few months and the coming year or so, we will be inundated with Android tablets. Reddit crew is keeping a Google spreadsheet of all the Android tablets on the market. Here(…)
Oct 3 2010
I’ve received a number of questions from readers about what to do with all the PDFs they’ve purchased over the years now that they are ready to migrate to a dedicated ereader. The fact is that there is no perfect conversion of PDFs -> 6″ screen. PDFs were made to be read on a larger(…)
Sep 26 2010
This post is inspired by Mike Cane’s post about what we are waiting for in ebooks. Blio: Blio is the brain child of Ray Kurzweil and everyone was super excited about it when it was first announced. I had my own ebook tingles which waned as the software platform became more nebulous and when I(…)
Sep 19 2010
I just recently purchased the ALURATEK “LIBRE” EBOOK READER PRO W-how do I download other novels such as Romance Novels, Fantasy, etc and would all the downloads have to be in the e-book format or can I go to an on-line website that offers free reading material and download to my e-reader to read at(…)
Sep 12 2010
I don’t have the 2010 Sony Readers, but I am getting questions about them and so I’ll share with you the information I’ve gathered from the around the internet. The new Sony Readers come in three flavors: Pocket Edition – 5″ screen, 2GB memory Touch Edition – 6″ screen, 2 GB memory with SD slot(…)
Sep 5 2010
Last week, I gave you my impressions the Kindle 3. Lightweight, friendly redesign but with a terrible keyboard. I promised that I would write up my thoughts about the Kindle 3 Lighted Cover which carries a hefty price tag of $59.99 and the battery life. Before I get into the lighted cover, I have to(…)
Aug 22 2010
Dear Jane- I was a nook fan/user until a few days ago when I ran into some really poor Tech Support from B&N. Never had that problem before, but it's been a month since I've used them and it's degraded a lot to the point of hair pulling. (customer service seems ok still). Never got my(…)
Aug 15 2010
Dear Jane: I’ve purchased a new Android-based phone and I’m looking for a good book catalogue app. DA is the site I go to for book tech comparisons but I haven’t read or found anything by search here for it. Perhaps I’ve missed it. Do any of your contributors use Android based phones or is(…)
Aug 8 2010
Dear Jane: What is the best i-app to use for book inventory? I have an iPod Touch that travels with me and have fiddled with some of the apps but so far haven’t found ‘the one’ to fit this need. Currently I have all my books listed on an Excel spreadsheet – it works great when I’m at(…)
Jul 25 2010
Dear Jane: Where is the best price for ebooks these days? Ellie **** Dear Ellie: I don’t do a lot of price comparison these days because at least five of the biggest publishers around set their own prices which means that the price for these books will be the same everywhere. This is called “Agency(…)
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