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:(…)
Oct 24 2010
Amazon used the Kindle boards to deliver two new announcements. The first is that magazine and newspapers would soon be available for purchase using a Kindle App. Currently magazines and newspapers are only available for Kindle device owners. Second is Kindle will incorporate the “lending” feature. This is a feature that Barnes and Noble launched(…)
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(…)
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 29 2010
Kindle 3 is the latest generation of eink device from Amazon. It is small and thin and quite a bit cheaper than the previous Kindles. In fact, the K3 wi-fi only is one of the cheapest (if not the cheapest) 6″ eink reader on the market. The pluses for me are the size, weight, and(…)
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(…)
Jul 29 2010
Kindles were out of stock and most people (except Gizmodo) thought that new Kindles were around the corner. Most people were right. Kindle 3 is 21% smaller and 15% lighter. Comes in two models: 3G+wifi and Wifi and two colors: White and Graphite. I am a little worried about the thinness of the Kindle. Kindle(…)
Jul 12 2010
I don’t have a full news thing today but figured readers of the blog would like to know of this deal. Amazon is selling refurbished Kindles for $109.99. Here is the link. Edited to add: I ordered the $139.99 refurbished Kindle two weeks ago. I called today and Amazon credited me the difference. I have(…)
Jul 4 2010
Dear Jane: I read epub ebooks on my iPhone using Stanza, having transferred them over using Calibre. Recently I read a book where I made a lot of annotations. I want to know if it is possible to get that book and the annotations back off the phone and onto my computer. I prefer to(…)
Jun 28 2010
Because sleep is for the dead, I spent some time in the past few weeks compiling a list of upcoming books. I hope you find this helpful. I have more to add (see the prefatory note on the upcoming books page). ***** In the UK, authors receive a royalty every time someone checks their book(…)
Jun 27 2010
I get the question of which device to buy quite a bit, but more often than not I get the question of whether readers should buy a nook or Kindle. I received several inquiries last week when Barnes and Noble started a ereader price war by slashing the nook to $199, introducing a wifi version(…)
May 20 2010
Zane is interviewed by Mediabistro about her self publishing origins. I haven’t listened to it but hers is a success story. **** For all those writers out there, an iPad fan figured out how to hook up his alphasmart to the iPad. ***** Korea is testing out a vending machine lending library and in Germany(…)
May 16 2010
Welcome to Dear Jane, a weekly column based upon reader mailbag questions on anything relating to ebooks. No question is too simple or too mundane. We are all learning together. Send your questions to jane @ dearauthor.com with “Dear Jane” in the subject matter. **** Dear Jane: What ereader is best for me? Confused *****(…)
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