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Posted on July 25th, 2011 by Nathan
After selling a gazillion or so iDevices, Apple has suddenly decided that it doesn’t like the fact that people are buying ebooks from Amazon, B&N, Kobo and other competitors from within apps without giving them a 30% cut of the purchase.
So now all the ereading apps in the Apple iTunes store are getting updated to remove links and options for purchasing and browsing for ebooks from within the apps; user now have to use the Safari web browser to go to the ebookstore to make purchases from there.
Filed under: Apple iPad, eBooks | Tags: apps | 8 Comments »
Posted on May 13th, 2011 by Nathan
If you’ve been paying attention the past couple of weeks, you will have noticed my reviews for the ZAGGsparq 2.0 portable battery and USB charger and the ZAGG invisibleSHIELD for the Motorola XOOM.
I have one more ZAGG product, this one to giveaway. It is the full body maximum coverage ZAGG invisibleSHIELD for the original Apple iPad, which sells for $39.99 from ZAGG. It doesn’t specify if it is for the WiFi-only version or the 3G version, but I think both are the same anyway since there is no SIM card slot, so I don’t see what the difference is.
Filed under: Apple iPad | Tags: zagg | No Comments »
Posted on May 6th, 2011 by Nathan
This week there are dozens of TextVook’s available for free in the Kindle store, Nook store, and in iBooks. Most are regular TextVooks, but there are also a handful of animated TextVooks. These usually cost $1.99 each for the regular, and $6.99 for the animated versions. They have been free all week and could expire at anytime so hurry up and get them while they are still free.
These links below direct to the Kindle Store; to find them in iBooks you need to run a search for TextVook. Here’s the link for the list of TextVooks at Barnes and Noble. The regular TextVooks from Amazon will work with any Kindle and Kindle software, but the animated ones require the Kindle apps for iPad/iPhone for the additional audio/video content. Over at B&N they only list the Nook Color as supporting the animated versions, none of the apps.
Filed under: Amazon Kindle, Apple iPad, Free eBooks, Nook | Tags: free kindle ebooks, nookbooks | 2 Comments »
Posted on April 27th, 2011 by Nathan
Here’s another comparison review, this one pits the iPad 2 vs the BlackBerry PlayBook. There are several screenshots and an HD video included in the review.
I’m sure there are plenty of things missing from the Advantages lists of both devices. If you have any you want to add, please feel free to leave them in the comment section below.
Filed under: Apple iPad, Reviews, Tablets | Tags: blackberry playbook, ipad 2 | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 20th, 2011 by Nathan
Here’s a new review that compares the iPad 2 vs the Motorola Xoom, complete with an HD video and several screenshots.
The Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom are two of the top tablets on the market. Both devices have their pluses and minuses, and each offers something the other does not. So which one is the better tablet?
If you have any questions or comments about the iPad 2 vs Motorola XOOM review please add them to the comments section below.
Filed under: Apple iPad, Reviews, Tablets | Tags: ipad 2, motorola xoom | No Comments »
Posted on March 2nd, 2011 by Nathan
Despite being on medical leave, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad 2 today at Apple’s big iPad event.
The iPad 2 will go on sale March 11th in the US from Apple Stores at 5pm and online with free shipping. It will go on sale internationally to 26 countries on March 25th, and then will continue to roll out to other countries around the world in the upcoming months.
Filed under: Apple iPad, New eBook Readers, News, Tablets | Tags: color, ipad 2 | 5 Comments »
Posted on February 17th, 2011 by Nathan
A couple of announcements this week from the OverDrive blog, they’ve released an ebook and audiobook app for the Apple iPad and are adding a collection of nearly 700 classic and new Digital Books from Disney to library’s digital catalogs.
The OverDrive Media Console iOS app has been optimized for the large screen of the iPad and has been updated to add support for both landscape and portrait modes, as well as the addition of a new calendar that shows the number of days left until a title expires.
Filed under: Apple iPad, eBooks, News | Tags: apps, overdrive | No Comments »
Posted on January 5th, 2011 by Nathan
One of Barnes and Noble’s newest additions to their ebookstore is called NOOK kids, a collection of interactive ebooks for children.
Until now they only worked on a Nook Color, but today B&N released NOOK kids for iPad, a new application designed specifically for children and the iPad. Additionally, B&N announced that they’ve added over 100 new interactive NOOK kids Books to their digital library.
Filed under: Apple iPad, Nook | Tags: nook kids, nookbooks | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 16th, 2010 by Nathan
MegaReader is an ebook reading application for iPhone and iPad that just got updated to add some new features.
The most notable updates include adding iPad universal app support, multi-column support for Apple iPad, and integration with Instapaper 2.3.3, which allows you to read Instapaper articles in MegaReader.
Filed under: Apple iPad, News | Tags: apps, ebook reader | No Comments »
Posted on December 7th, 2010 by Nathan
After enduring months of delays to overcome several legal and technical hurdles, Google has finally jumped into the ebook business by launching Google eBooks.
Filed under: Android, Apple iPad, eBooks, News | Tags: apps, google ebooks | 1 Comment »
