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Posted on January 30th, 2012 by Nathan
I received an email from GelaSkins
the other day about how they now sell all their ereader skins with a velvety matte finish instead of the usual gloss finish.
The matte finish helps to eliminate glare, of course, an always important factor with ebook readers. The change only affects ereader skins; all the other skins from GelaSkins still have the glossy finish like always.
Filed under: News | Tags: skins | 1 Comment »
Posted on December 6th, 2011 by Nathan
I thought it was funny last week when I came across a $1,500 ebook reader and thought was even funnier when I found it again today. You’d think they would have fixed what is obviously a typo by now, but they haven’t.
The Skytex Primer is listed for $1,513 plus $7.68 for shipping on Buy.com. Is it made out of gold and diamonds or what? And you’d think they could at least throw in free shipping at that price 
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Posted on October 30th, 2011 by Nathan
Here’s a list of the best ebook readers that can be had for under $100. A couple of these are refurbished units where noted, but most of them are brand new.
This list consists of dedicated ebook readers only, no tablets. I’ll put together a separate post for low-cost tablets in the near future.
Filed under: News | Tags: ebook reader | 9 Comments »
Posted on August 15th, 2011 by Nathan
So I finally went ahead and setup a Facebook page for The eBook Reader.com. Facebook is more popular than ever with over 750 million active users and this site has been up for over 2 years now, so I guess it’s about time.
We are really late to the Facebook party, so please stop by the new eBook Reader Facebook page and give it a Like.
Filed under: News | Tags: facebook | 3 Comments »
Posted on August 7th, 2011 by Nathan
Today I turned on my iriver Story HD and it detected a firmware update. The update is version number 1.19. The previous firmware version was 1.17 (so what happened to 1.18?).
I’ve gone through all the features of the Story HD and haven’t noticed any changes with this new firmware, and there’s no changelog to be found anywhere. It must be a minor update that works behind the scenes, fixing bugs. It seems like the Story HD might be loading and reacting a little faster but it’s hard to tell for certain.
Filed under: News | Tags: firmware update, iriver story, story hd | 2 Comments »
Posted on June 9th, 2011 by Nathan
It looks like the new Kobo Touch ebook reader has already started shipping in Canada. Someone has gotten their hands on one and posted an unboxing and first look video on YouTube.
I never understood the point of unboxing videos—some kind of strange wish-fulfillment fantasy thing—but at least the video shows the Kobo Touch in action after the 45 second mark.
Filed under: Kobo, News | Tags: kobo touch | 5 Comments »
Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Nathan
Today marks the release of Samsung’s much-anticipated 10.1″ Galaxy Tab, Samsung’s first Android Honeycomb tablet. It comes in two color varieties—black and white—and there are four different models, with 16GB and 32GB variations, each are available with WiFi-only or with the option of 4G LTE from Verizon.
The price-points for the 10″ Galaxy Tabs come in at $499 for the 16GB WiFi model, $599 for the 32GB WiFi version, and $529 and $629 for the 4G models, which require a 2 year contract with Verizon, of course.
Filed under: Android, News, Tablets | Tags: samsung galaxy tab | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 8th, 2011 by Nathan
That didn’t take long. The Nook Touch just started shipping a week ago and now it has already been rooted. Better yet, directions for rooting the new Nook have been posted over at Nookdevs for anyone who wants to try it out for themselves.
The rooting process requires a 128MB or larger microSD card, WiFi access, a program that can write images to a memory card, and a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. That, and a dash of tech-savviness for good measure.
Filed under: Android, News, Nook | Tags: nook touch, root | 11 Comments »
Posted on June 7th, 2011 by Nathan
So it turns out that you don’t even need to root the new Nook Touch to get a web browser, it has one hidden in the search feature.
It’s true. All you have to do is hit the little “n” icon below the Nook Touch’s screen, tap the search icon, then enter a url into the search (just end a word with .com, .net, etc), and suddenly a hidden web browser launches! Take a look…
Filed under: How To, News, Nook | Tags: nook touch | 3 Comments »
Posted on June 1st, 2011 by Nathan
Good news. If you pre-ordered a Nook Touch last week, you’ll likely be getting a shipping notice today if you already haven’t gotten one.
That’s right, the New Nook Touch is shipping a week and a half early. Original shipping estimates stated it would ship on June 10th, but B&N is surprising everyone by releasing it early.
Filed under: News, Nook | Tags: nook touch | 5 Comments »
