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December 26, 2010

How Do I Use My New Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony, or iPad?

JaneDear JaneDear Jane / ereader device / Kindle / Nook25 Comments

I spent the last week fielding questions from my family members about how to use their new devices. I thought that there might be several people out there who previously were uninterested in ereading posts that might need a refresher course. 1. How expensive are the books? Generally speaking the ... more >

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December 5, 2010

How to Add a Plugin to Calibre

JaneDear JaneCalibre / Dear Jane23 Comments

Kovid Goyal is probably the most generous man of the ebook publishing era.   He has created, maintained and supported a software program called Calibre and distributes it for free.   Without Calibre, my enjoyment of ebooks would be greatly diminished.   This is primarily because I like to shop for ebooks at ... more >

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December 5, 2010

Tips Reading Adobe ePub and PDF Books

JaneDear JaneDear Jane19 Comments

After last week’s Harlequin ebook sale, I had a number of questions from readers who couldn’t actually read the ePub books that they had bought.   Adobe encryption is a frustrating animal because downloading your book is a two step process.   If your computer is set up for it, these two ... more >

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November 23, 2010

REVIEW: Nook Color, If you like color this is the device for you

JaneDear JaneMultifunction-Device / nook color22 Comments

I think Angela James tweeted something to the effect that if the nookColor was your entrance into ereading, you wouldn’t be disappointed. The other reviewers of the nookColor are also right. If you view this as a ebook reader plus, you’ll be satisfied. If you were hoping to get a ... more >

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November 21, 2010

2010 eBook Holiday Buying Guide, Part 2

JaneDear Janebuying guide / iPad / Kindle / Nook / Nookcolor16 Comments

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 ... more >

November 14, 2010

Holiday Buying Guide, Part 1: Device differentiation, which type is right for you?

JaneDear Janebuying guide / Dear Jane / dedicated device / ereader device / Kindle / Kobo / Multifunction-Device / Nook46 Comments

The ebook device comparison chart has been updated. I haven’t included the various Android reading tablets like Pandigital or Literati although I can if you think that they would be helpful. Generally speaking there are three types of devices on the market today for digital readers: a true multifunction device ... more >

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