Oct 18 2007
Commenter Anji was the first to bring this to my attention but I did see it in the inbox (thanks guys for feeding my iPhone addiction) and all over the news when I got home from my business trip yesterday. Apple will be releasing a software development kit (SDK) so that developers will find out(…)
Oct 3 2007
The rumors of the Amazon Kindle are reaching a fevered state (okay, maybe only in my mind) but I was thrilled for some reason when I read at Engadget that Kindle ebooks were showing up as “other formats”. I did a quick search and sure enough, every book that I know off that is in(…)
Oct 3 2007
Sony has just officially announced its 2008 eBook Reader which will be sold at expanded Borders locations. According to the Press Release, the new Reader will retail for $300 ($50 cheaper than the original price point of the 2006 reader) and come with a USB cable, software and cover. For extra money, you can buy(…)
Sep 24 2007
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) will start selling its product in November. The OLPC project is designed to provide a laptop for every child in a developing nation so that the technology divide would not further impoverish those without. For $399, you can get a funky green and white child friendly laptop delivered to you(…)
Sep 19 2007
. The guys over at MobileRead noticed that the Borders Beta didn’t have the Sony Reader listed or any ebooks. In fact, in searching ebooks, Bob Russell noted that you received a sad error message: ” Did you mean books?”. Cheer up guys, Borders and Sony are launching a co branded eBook Store and will(…)
Sep 16 2007
Even before the iPhone was released, we were told that by Jobs it would be a closed system. A closed system prevented third party applications from being developed and installed on the device. This changed slightly as Jobs invited developers to create Safari based widgets. While it was not impossible to read an ebook on(…)
Sep 13 2007
image from jdawg. Sony has a new ad campaign presumably to stir excitement about the next generation of Sony Readers likely to debut this fall. It’s slogan is “Sexier than a Librarian.” Now having seen SuperLibrarian, Wendy, in her slinky black halter dress this summer, I can certainly say that no electronic device is sexier(…)
Sep 13 2007
The MobileRead scoops have done it again. They spotted a French newspaper account of Amazon’s new e venture. According to a French newspaper Les Echos, Amazon is launching its Kindle and an epaper store to feature enewspapers on October 15. Maybe a bunch of business folks will buy the Amazon Kindle despite its complete lack(…)
Aug 13 2007
Over the weekend, an enterprising coder released an eBook widget for the iPhone. It reads only html files, but its a better solution than what iPhone users have currently. The problem is it requires you to hack into your iPhone. I’ve read the process and it looks way confusing. I’m still hoping for a legitimate(…)
Jun 20 2007
Bookeen’s newsletter just arrived in my inbox. The specifications and high resolution photos are up at the Bookeen site. Specs of the Bookeen v. Sony Reader Bookeen Sony size 7.4" x 4.7" x 0.3" 6.9” x 4.9”x 0.5" weight 6.13 ounces apprx. .8 oz screen 6" E Ink® Vizplex600×800 pixels 166 dpi B&W, 4 gray-scale Daylight(…)
Jun 17 2007
Last December I blogged about the ebook readers that were to hit the market in 2007. Unfortunately, none have made their appearance although word is that a few are still slotted for an imminent debut. The buzz still points toward the Amazon Kindle as being the most widely anticipated. Despite the talk at the London(…)
May 11 2007
Andrew Marr admits that his “enthusiasm for traditional books is just this side of pervy.” In an article for the Guardian, Marr relates his love for traditional books, admits his predilection for reading news and other sources on the web, and falls for the seductive properties of the e-reader: the size, the portability. In the(…)
May 6 2007
Someone once asked (I think it was Laura Florand) whether I ever feel like quitting blogging and I do. Particularly on Saturday nights when I am supposed to be blogging about ebooks and ebook technology. I feel like there isn’t anything new to say. DRM is bad. New York needs to do a better job(…)
Apr 29 2007
I received an email this week from a reader who wanted to buy an ebook reader. She wasn’t very familiar with ebooks other than the epublished ones and didn’t know at all about DRM (digital rights management). She wasn’t aware that when you bought a Sony Reader, the books you bought for the Sony Reader(…)
Apr 18 2007
Publisher’s Weekly reports that the London Book Fair is ripe with gossip about the Amazon Reader. It is reported that Amazon is to release the reader this spring, dependent on content. Amazon Reader will likely run Mobipocket which Amazon purchased a few years ago. Publishers have already been looking at it for months. Malle Vallik(…)
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