JaneEbooksKindle / Kindle Fire / Kobo / Multifunction-Device / Nook / nook color / Nook Tablet68 Comments

Updated on November 7, 2011, to reflect the release of the Nook Talbet. Price decreases of the other nooks include: Nook Touch $99 Nook Color $199 Kindle Fire Kobo Vox Nook Color Nook Tablet Screen 7″ multi-touch display with IPS (in-plane switching) technology and anti-reflective treatment, 1024 x 600 pixel ... more >

September 18, 2011

The No Name Tablets and Customer Confidence

JaneEbooksKindle / Multifunction-Device / nook color47 Comments

Why buy a Nook Color at $249 or a Kindle Tablet at $250 when you could buy a Lenovo IdeaPad running Android for $199?  Lenovo has announced that it will sell at an Android tablet for $199.  It has a 7″, 1024×600, capacitive touchscreen and runs on a single-core processor. ... more >

July 17, 2011

Ebook Buyer’s Guide: Know When to Buy an eReader and When to Wait

JaneEbooksereader device / Google eBooks / Kindle / Kobo / nook color / Nookcolor / Sony Reader40 Comments

Updated: April 12, 2012 Mac Rumors has an awesome site that collects rumors around the internet to help people decide whether should buy a Mac product or when they should Wait. I figured we needed one for ebook readers. The following is a list of the most popular ebook readers ... more >

BrianEbooksBarnes & Noble / ebook technology / Ebooks / nook color / Nookcolor25 Comments

Below are some of the questions I’m commonly asked by users about the Nook Color along with their answers.   How do I take a screenshot? Hold down the n (Home) button and then hold the volume down button for a very short time.  A little camera icon will appear ... more >

May 1, 2011

Nook Color: The 1.2 Update

BrianEbooksBarnes & Noble / ebook technology / Ebooks / nook color / Nookcolor15 Comments

On Monday Barnes & Noble released a much anticipated update for the Nook Color.  This adds some more tablet like features to the “Readers Tablet” and I’m sure will be well received by many. So what does this update add? The NOOK Color Ver1.2.0 update contains new features and enhancements, ... more >

April 25, 2011

Monday Midday Links: Beverly Barton has passed away.

JanePublishing News19th century / Google / Nook / nook color / Young-Adult47 Comments

Romance author Beverly Barton passed away last week. Harlequin community is hosting a virtual memorial. ****** Nookcolor has undergone a pretty major update. Froyo is one of the newer Android operating systems and with the Froyo update, you get Adobe Flash (can I watch hulu on this sucker?) and access ... more >