May 23, 2014

Friday News: Facebook wants to violate your privacy again, device security...

Janet Publishing News Book-club, Facebook, History, iPhone, language, privacy, reviews, security, vocabulary, Yelp 16 Comments

Do You Want Facebook Listening to Your iPhone? – Type in a Facebook update over your iPhone and everything the phone hears will be recorded, part of Facebook’s ambition to link everything in your life to, well, pretty much everyone… more

Apr 17, 2014

Thursday News: iPhone too small and expensive, is Star Wars just...

Janet Publishing News Apple, Big 5 publishers, children's lit, Galaxy, gender, iPhone, Literary fiction, Samsung, Star Wars

Internal Apple presentation on the iPhone: ‘Consumers want what we don’t have’ – A very interesting post, based on Apple’s internal slides from the Samsung-Apple legal morass, which shows that the market spot that the iPhone controls is basically outside… more

Jun 9, 2013

Reading with iOS 101, a reading app guide – Revisited

Jane Ebooks BlueFire, Digital Reading Apps, iBooks, iPad, iPhone, iPhoneTomes, Kindle, Kobo, Marvin, MegaReader, Nook

Last week Brian posted an update of reading apps for Android devices. Today I’m revisiting the major reading apps for the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iTouch. Because of the prevalence of the iPhone and iTouch devices, all the images… more

Sep 14, 2012

Friday News: iPhone 5; Athletes Reading; Sexy Buses

Jane Publishing News iPhone, reader communities

News was kind of sparse yesterday so I present to you this awesome advertisement.  Press [cc] in the bottom bar to get the English subtitles LeBron, Reading And How Books Can Benefit A Pro Athlete – Dan Grunfield writes an… more

Oct 16, 2011

Catalog Support for IOS5 for the iPhone, iTouch, and iPad

Jane Ebooks Apple, iPad, iPhone, iTouch

For those who are upgrading to iOS5 or getting the new iPhone 4S, you may have noticed that Stanza is dead.  The app crashes and is completely unuseable.  But do not worry, folks, because there are three fairly decent alternatives…. more

Jul 31, 2011

Buying Books on the iThings Now that the Catalogs Are Gone

Jane Dear Jane iPad, iPhone, iTouch

As of today, all of the book apps that work on Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch = iThings)  have been stripped of the their in app catalogs and buy links.  The apps are not to mention why the catalogs or… more

Jul 24, 2011

Create Your Own Cloud of Ebooks with Calibre + Calibre OPDS...

Jane Ebooks Calibre, cloud computing, iPhone, Stanza

This post has been updated as of October 16, 2011.   ***** Apple appears to have pushed Google out of the ebookstore.  Kobo released an updated app with no buy link.  Google is randomly deleting Google Plus accounts.  Yet another… more

Jun 23, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Loveswept Is Coming Back

Jane Publishing News Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Harry-Potter, iPhone, JK-Rowling, Loveswept, Nook, Random-House

Romance at Random, a community site devoted to romance books and romance readers, has launched. With the launch comes some pretty exciting news. Romance at Random is run by former Borders buyer, Sue Grimshaw. We are pleased to announce the… more

Jun 5, 2011

Ten Must Have iPad Apps for Readers

Jane Ebooks Digital Reading Apps, iPad, iPhone

I know a number of people received the iPad for gifts this year, either for Christmas or some other event. I’ve got a list of my favorite apps that I think no iPad should be without. Most of them are… more

Feb 6, 2011

Best Mobile Reading Apps

Jane Dear Jane Android, Digital Reading Apps, iPad, iPhone, iTouch

Last week I gave a round up of the reading apps for desktop systems but many of the readers use mobile devices to read and with the upcoming sale of the iPhone for Verizon and the numerous Android smartphones and… more

Jan 2, 2011

How Do I Add Books to the iPad, iPhone, and iTouch

Jane Ebooks iPad, iPhone, iTouch

Adding books to the iPad, iPhone or iTouch (hereinafter collectively referred to as iThing) is done via a process called sideloading. You must use iTunes. Step 1. Connect your iThing to the computer using the USB cord. Step 2. Open… more

Nov 6, 2010

Can I use ITunes Giftcards to Buy iBooks and other Apps?

Jane Dear Jane Dear Jane, iPad, iPhone

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… more

Aug 8, 2010

Dear Jane: What Is the Best Books Database for the...

Jane Dear Jane iPhone

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… more

May 5, 2010

To Be Read: There’s an App for That

Jane Misc iPhone

Hooray, it's here!  The TBR, an iPhone app for the romance reader looking for the latest reviews, content, and free romance reads. The app is a first for romance readers and romance bloggers, and is a joint venture of Smart Bitches… more

Apr 13, 2010

Tuesday Midday Links: Sad news in Romancelandia

Jane Publishing News Barnes & Noble, book prices, digital publishing, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Random-House

Jennifer Haymore announced some terribly sad news. She has been diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. We all wish you the very very best recovery, Jennifer. ***** Bantam Dell and Ballantine have been merged into one division under Libby McGuire. She… more