Apr 8 2012
Last week included April Fool’s Day and sometimes crazy things can happen on April Fool’s Day. To prevent crazy things from adversely impacting your ebook reading, make sure you are backing up your ebook files. There are three primary ways to backup for your ebooks. Cloud storage There are more than a dozen cloud storage options [...]
Feb 25 2012
Last week, IPG had all of the buy buttons pulled on the ebooks it sold through Amazon. The two could not come to agreement on terms. IPG wanted to have the same terms and Amazon wanted better terms. IPG took to the internet and sent out an email aka press release denouncing Amazon, encouraging its [...]
Jan 29 2012
Everyday more and more folks are getting Android based phones and tablets. For readers these devices can be a great way to read both on the go and in a more relaxed setting. The problem comes when looking for reading apps. There are so many out there and searching the Android Market often dosn’t give [...]
Dec 25 2011
With over 3 million Kindles sold along with 100 iOS devicees sold a minute, it is likely that many readers received digital reading devices this Christmas. The following is what you might need to know in order to use your device. 1. Are prices the same for digital books? Generally speaking the price of books [...]
Nov 27 2011
When Amazon first announced the Kindle Touch line of readers I was pretty indifferent about it. I mean they looked nice, but I was perfectly happy with my Kindle 3 (now the Kindle Keyboard) and my older eInk devices (Kindle 2, Cybook Opus & Sony PRS-505) and saw no real need for anything else. So I [...]
Nov 13 2011
A few weeks ago Kobo launched their $199 Android tablet for readers, the Vox. The launch has gotten off to a shaky start with shipping delays and folks experiencing some glitches with charging and waking it from sleep mode. Despite that Kobo has put out a nice device that many readers are sure to enjoy. [...]
Nov 9 2011
From the Press Release: TOKYO and TORONTO, November 8/9, 2011 — Rakuten, Inc. (JASDAQ: 4755) and Kobo Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rakuten intends to acquire 100% of total issued and outstanding shares of Kobo for US$315 million in cash. Kobo was founded by and spun out [...]
Nov 6 2011
There are tons of great Android devices out there now, with more on the way. While many of these devices have the official Android Market on them from Google, quite a few (such as the new Kobo Vox) do not since they don’t meet Google’s Compatibility Requirements. So what’s an owner of one of these [...]
Oct 23 2011
Today I am hosting an ebook reader help desk day. Throughout the day, I’ll answer, to the best of my ability, any digital book related question whether it involves setting up the cloud, converting ebooks, working with Calibre, and the like. Ask anything. If I can’t answer it, I’ll try to point you in the [...]
Sep 25 2011
In the past, I’ve advocated for various things to be included in the ebook file, mostly in an effort to convince publishers that digital format was something that readers actually did want. (yes, dear readers, we had to fight for books to be digitized in the not so distant past). Some publishers (and self published [...]
Aug 23 2011
Dear Ms. Lee: I have talked with you on Twitter for several years now, and I even purchased another of your books from Amazon, but Carnal Secrets is the first of your books I sat down to read all the way through. For those people suspicious of self-published books, I am happy to report that [...]
Aug 21 2011
The 99 cent book is becoming a mainstay of the publishing landscape. Pioneered by self published authors, the 99 cent price may be reshaping customer expectations. John Locke, the eighth author to achieve Kindle Millionaire status, once famously told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that at $.99, the other authors have to be [...]
Aug 7 2011
There are a lot of reading apps out there for Android and everybody has their favorite one be it Moon +, Cool Reader, one of the many store apps (Kindle, Nook, etc.) or the well known Aldiko. A new app, called Mantano, has jumped into the fray with both feet and quickly become popular among [...]
Jun 26 2011
Since its release on April 26th of this year the Asus Transformer has been one of the most popular Android tablets on the market. It’s price ($399 for the 16GB version) combined with a very nice IPS screen and a fairly unique keyboard dock have ensured that this tablet sells out almost as soon as [...]
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