Yesterday Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a final attempt to save the company. As part of the restructuring process, 30 percent of Borders retail stores will be closed, which equates to about 200 stores nationwide.
Archives for 2011
Nook Color: Hands-on Honeycomb Review and Video Walkthrough
Remember that post from a couple of weeks ago about how someone at XDA forums got Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the latest version of Android designed for tablets, to work on the Nook Color? It turns out the process is far simpler than I thought. There’s no hacking or rooting required. All you need is a […]
Discount Codes for Kobo eBooks, Kobo eReader Bundles, Free eBooks
As usual, Kobo has several ways for you to save money on your next ebook purchase with discount codes and special offers on non-agency books. They’ve also put together some limited time Kobo ereader bundles and a $20 off discount code for the Kobo WiFi. First off, here’s a couple of free romance ebooks for […]
New Kindle Games and Kindle Active Content
Several new Kindle games, crosswords, and interactive ebooks (similar to choose your own adventure books) have been added to the Kindle store over the past couple of months. In fact, Amazon recently created a new sub-section specifically for Kindle games and active content. Here’s a list of 18 new additions. Make sure to get this […]
Video Playing Smoothly on E Ink Pearl Screen
Bookeen posted a YouTube video (below) on their blog today showing video playback on an E Ink Pearl display, the same type of screen the Kindle 3 and Sony Readers use. Back at CES, Freescale demoed their latest ereader processor hooked up to a Pearl panel running at 8 frames per second.
NextBook Next3 Review; Next4, Next5, Next6 Preview
My Nextbook Next3 review unit finally arrived a couple of weeks ago so I’ve been thoroughly testing it and experimenting with different apps trying to figure out how the Next3 stands up against the competition. So far I’ve been fairly impressed with the device given its 8.4″ screen, Android 2.1 operating system, and sub-$200 price, […]
EReaders Under $100 – Nook and Kobo WiFi, Others
Ebook readers are dropping in price all the time. It looks like Borders has permanently lowered the price of the Kobo Wireless eReader from $139 to $99. One year ago a $99 E Ink ereader was unheard of, a threshold that many said an E Ink ereader couldn’t reach because of the high cost of […]
Kindle 3 Firmware Update Adds New Features
Amazon is getting set to release a new firmware update, version 3.1, for the Kindle 3G and Kindle WiFi that adds some interesting new features. If you want an early preview of the new software update you can download and install it manually by visiting Amazon’s Kindle Software page and following the directions. Otherwise it […]