It’s official. Borders bookstores are closing their doors for good. Unable to procure the necessary funds after filing for bankruptcy a few months back, the remaining 399 Borders and Waldenbooks retail stores will all be closed by the end of September, with liquidation expected to start as early as Friday. If you’ve purchased any ebooks […]
Archives for 2011
Free Nook Color Apps
Unless you own a Nook Color, it can be difficult to find what kind of selection of apps are available, and especially free apps since the Barnes and Noble website refuses to sort Nook Color apps by price. So I decided to put together this list of free apps for the Nook Color via Barnes […]
PDF Review: Nook Touch, Rooted and Stock
One of the more common questions I get asked here lately is how the Nook Touch handles PDF files. So here it is, the Nook Touch PDF Review, complete with a ten minute video tour. The review covers both the Nook Touch’s stock PDF functions as well as some different Android apps on a rooted […]
Kindle Textbook Rentals Now Available at Amazon
Today Amazon announced the launch of their new Kindle Textbook Rental service, where students can rent textbooks to read on Kindle apps and Kindle devices. The Kindle Textbook Rental service allows students to choose exactly how long they want to rent a textbook, anywhere from 30 days to 1 year. And students can choose to […]
New Firmware Update for the PocketBook IQ
PocketBook has released a firmware update, version 2.1.1, for the PocketBook IQ Android ereader. The update is available for download from the PocketBook IQ support page. Make sure to backup your apps and ebooks first and to read the upgrade manual because it says that you must have firmware version 2.0.6 installed before attempting the […]
Kobo Touch Gets Another Firmware Update, Adds New Features (Video)
The Kobo Touch keeps getting new features all the time. Kobo issued another firmware update this past week, version 1.9.6, as well as an update for the Kobo desktop software. Kobo also added PayPal to their website as another option when paying for ebooks, which can save on extra charges for some customers who had […]
Rooted Nook Touch: Fixing Market Search and Other Tips and Tricks (Video)
Since posting the Nook Touch Rooting Guide, I’ve received a lot of questions about the Android Market search not working, the buggy stock web browser, button savior, and various other details about getting started with a rooted Nook Touch. So that’s where this post and video tutorial comes in, where I’ll show you how to […]
Two New Kindles and an Amazon Tablet by October
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that confidently proclaims the upcoming release of an Amazon tablet and two new Kindles by October. The news is based off of what “people familiar with the matter” said. Of course the article talks mostly about the tablet and how it will compete with the iPad (that’s […]