September 14, 2012

Friday News: iPhone 5; Athletes Reading; Sexy Buses

JanePublishing NewsiPhone / reader communities17 Comments

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 essay for SBNation about the value of reading for athletes. ... more >

October 16, 2011

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

JaneEbooksApple / iPad / iPhone / iTouch29 Comments

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. 1.  eBook Search.  Free but ad supported. $.99 to remove ... more >

July 31, 2011

Buying Books on the iThings Now that the Catalogs Are Gone

JaneDear JaneiPad / iPhone / iTouch10 Comments

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 buy links have been removed and the apps cannot mention ... more >

July 24, 2011

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

JaneEbooksCalibre / cloud computing / iPhone / Stanza224 Comments

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 ebook format has been announced.  I’m getting pretty fed up ... more >

June 23, 2011

Thursday Midday Links: Loveswept Is Coming Back

JanePublishing NewsAmazon / Apple / Barnes & Noble / Harry-Potter / iPhone / JK-Rowling / Loveswept / Nook / Random-House34 Comments

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 2011 Loveswept publishing program – a digital-exclusive imprint, comprised of ... more >

June 5, 2011

Ten Must Have iPad Apps for Readers

JaneEbooksDigital Reading Apps / iPad / iPhone31 Comments

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 free. 1-3. Reading Apps (all Free) Nook App – download ... more >