The Sony Reader PRS-T1 is my top pick for an ebook reader this holiday season under $100. When it was first released, the Sony PRS-T1 sold for $149. Then Sony dropped the price to $129, and now it is on sale until December 24th for just $99 with free shipping. A thirty three percent price […]
Archives for 2011
Review: Kindle Touch 3G with Special Offers
Here’s the link to the Kindle Touch review. It ended up taking longer than usual to finish but it’s finally done. The first page of the review covers the general features and ereading features, and includes some pictures and screenshots and a video walkthrough highlighting all the Kindle Touch’s features. On the second page you […]
Aldiko eBook Reader App Updated for Tablets
Aldiko is one of the best ebook reading apps for Android and it just got better. Aldiko just issued an update that officially adds support for tablets, adding a new user interface and some new features. They made some changes to the phone version as well, with some visual improvements and new navigation icons, app […]
B&N and Overstock Partner to Launch the Most Pointless eBookstore Ever
This one is a serious head-scratcher. Yesterday Barnes and Noble issued a press release announcing a partnership with Overstock.com to sell B&N Nook books. That sounds all well and good but there’s no actual selling going on. Here’s the new page over at Overstock with the Nook eBooks. Take a good look. Then click a […]
Sales and Deals: $99 Sony PRS-T1, $49 7″ Tablet, and More
Christmas is drawing near so the deals keep rolling in. Just a couple of days ago I posted about the Sony PRS-T1 being on sale for as low as $114, but that deal is gone and a better one has taken its place. The Sony PRS-T1 can be had for just $99 from Amazon through […]
A Closer Look at the Cybook Odyssey and its High Speed E Ink (Videos)
Last week Bookeen uploaded four videos on YouTube showing off their new Cybook Odyssey ebook reader. It is the first device to use a new high speed E Ink display technology called HSIS that was developed by Bookeen. The first video I posted a couple of weeks ago showing the Cybook Odyssey in action didn’t […]
The Tale of the $1,500 Color eReader
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. […]
JetBook Color to Release in January, First Color E Ink eReader
Color E Ink has been out for over a year now, and finally the first ebook reader to use color E Ink is about to arrive here in the United States. I’ve posted about it before; the device is called the jetBook Color, and is aimed at the eduction market, not the ebook reader market. […]