Oct 9 2011
The Sony Reader WiFi Touch Edition (Model PRS-T1BC) has a different look and feel than past Sony Readers. In the past, the Sony devices have had all metal chassis. This made the device a little heavier but solid in feel. Because of the price point and the metal chassis, it was easy to label the [...]
Jun 12 2011
The New Nook Simple Touch Reader: Awesome for Reading and Buying Books. Everything else? Meh. When I told my husband why I needed—needed!—the new Barnes and Noble Nook Simple Touch Reader to replace my 2.5 year old Sony PRS 700, I tried to impress with tech specs. I mentioned the 6.5” super crisp Pearl E-Ink [...]
Apr 12 2011
Amazon is offering a new discounted Kindle. The catch is that the screensaver and home screen of the Kindle will feature ads. The discount is only $25.00 and available only in the U.S. I’m not convinced that $25.00 is worth it and I think this signals in book advertising in some manner is on [...]
Jun 27 2010
A few weeks ago, IRex announced bankruptcy. Following was the announcement that NewsCorp had purchased the Skiff reading platform but not the hardware platform. The Skiff digital reader appears to be vaporware. Another highly publicized reading device that appears to NOT be coming to market is the Plastic Logic Que. Plastic Logic has canceled all [...]
Jan 17 2010
There were a number of eink prototypes at CES, so many that it prompted this article at Gizmodo calling eink readers the spam of the show. There will soon be two kinds of happy ebook-reader owners. The people who paid a fair amount for a reputable ebook reader from one of the companies they already [...]
Dec 6 2009
Sony sent me the Sony Reader Pocket and Touch Editions for review. I’ve had the devices for little over three weeks and they will be winging their way to another reviewer tomorrow. You can read my review of the Pocket Edition here. I have the Sony Reader PRS 700 which was a touchscreen and integrated [...]
Dec 6 2009
Sony sent me the Sony Reader Pocket and Touch Editions for review. I’ve had the devices for little over three weeks and they will be winging their way to another reviewer tomorrow. My conclusion after spending some time with these new devices is that the Pocket Edition would be a recommended buy if it were [...]
Nov 30 2009
Last week, Borders UK was forced into administration due to its outstanding debt. Borders US is a separate corporate entity but does own a small percentage of the UK Borders. Causes of Borders UK decline include internet competition from Amazon.uk and ebooks. Borders UK reported £13.6m in pre-tax losses in 2008. Publishers are concerned [...]
Oct 25 2009
The nook, an electronic reader from Barnes and Noble, was announced on Tuesday. It is not likely another ebook reader will be released before the end of the year. Therefore it is safe to start contemplating whether it is worth buying an ebook reader this year. Author and reader Kay Sisk sent me this awesome [...]
Oct 12 2009
Forrester researchers are estimating that close to a million new ebook readers will be purchased for the holidays. I am planning on buying one depending on what comes out from Barnes and Noble. How about you?
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