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November 6, 2010

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

JaneDear JaneDear Jane / iPad / iPhone5 Comments

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 be limited to 2 per customer but reports are that ... more >

flowers and rights
October 31, 2010

How Do We Solve a Problem Like Geographic Restrictions

JaneDear Jane / EbooksEbooks / Intellectual Property Issues242 Comments

Probably once a week, I get a question by (generally) non US readers asking why a certain book isn’t available to them that they KNOW is out there because they have seen it on the torrent sites. Geographic rights have become more complicated since the growth of ebooks. There are ... more >

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October 17, 2010

Using Dropbox with your Kindle device

JaneDear JaneCalibre / Dear Jane / Kindle18 Comments

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 ... more >

October 10, 2010

Dear Jane: What Do You Think of the Android Tablets

JaneDear JaneAndroid / Dear Jane / ereader device / Multifunction-Device13 Comments

I’ve received a number of questions about the Pandigital tablet and the Cruz tablet from Borders. These are Android tablets and within the next few months and the coming year or so, we will be inundated with Android tablets. Reddit crew is keeping a Google spreadsheet of all the Android ... more >

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October 3, 2010

Dear Jane: What Is the Best Way to Read PDFs on a 6 Inch Screen

JaneDear Janebuying guide / Calibre26 Comments

I’ve received a number of questions from readers about what to do with all the PDFs they’ve purchased over the years now that they are ready to migrate to a dedicated ereader.   The fact is that there is no perfect conversion of PDFs -> 6″ screen.   PDFs were made to ... more >

Blio
September 26, 2010

Dear Jane: What’s Coming Next for eBooks?

JaneDear JaneBlio / Copia / Google eBooks11 Comments

This post is inspired by Mike Cane’s post about what we are waiting for in ebooks. Blio:   Blio is the brain child of Ray Kurzweil and everyone was super excited about it when it was first announced.   I had my own ebook tingles which waned as the software platform became ... more >

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