BrianEbooksAndroid / Ebooks31 Comments

The world of Android reading apps can be overwhelming and confusing. To help with that Jane asked that I put together this post in hopes it will guide folks through what’s out there. There are currently a huge number of reading apps available to Android users in the Android Market. ... 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 >

August 15, 2010

What are the Best Apps for Book Inventory on the Droid?

JaneDear JaneAndroid20 Comments

Dear Jane: I’ve purchased a new Android-based phone and I’m looking for a good book catalogue app. DA is the site I go to for book tech comparisons but I haven’t read or found anything by search here for it. Perhaps I’ve missed it. Do any of your contributors use ... more >

JanePublishing NewsAdobe / Android / Barnes & Noble / book business / book-sales / Kindle20 Comments

It’s been a while since I’ve posted a news roundup so I’ll try not to overload you with information.   Probably the most important news is that Amazon and Penguin have kissed and made up.   Kindle versions of the April and May books are already appearing in the bookstore.   This news ... more >

January 17, 2010

CES 2010: The Ebook Hardware Highlights

JaneEbooksAndroid / dedicated device / ereader device / Multifunction-Device32 Comments

There were a number of eink prototypes at CES, so many that it prompted this article at Gizmodo calling eink readers the spam of the show. There will soon be two kinds of happy ebook-reader owners. The people who paid a fair amount for a reputable ebook reader from one ... more >

November 22, 2009

My Experience with Reading Digital Books on the New Droid Phone by Gwen Hayes

JaneEbooksAndroid / ereader device / shortcovers29 Comments

Author Gwen Hayes emailed me that she had recently purchased a Droid phone from Verizon.   A Droid phone is a smartphone that runs on the Google Android system.   I asked her what she thought of the device for reading and she agreed to write a post for Dear Author. (Beware ... more >