Here’s the list of coupon codes for eBooks.com for the month of February. It’s the shortest month of the year, but they managed to squeeze in plenty of offers. The ebooks from eBooks.com come in the following formats: Adobe EPUB and PDF, Microsoft LIT, MobiPocket, and they also have an app for the iPad and […]
Archives for 2011
A Color eReader for $39.99 – The Sharper Image Literati
There’s a post at MobileRead that points out a clearence sale on the Sharper Image Literati at Bed Bath and Beyond for $39.99. It isn’t the greatest ereader out there, that’s for sure, just check my review for the details, but a color ereader at that price is pretty hard to pass up. And it […]
Nook: Spotlight Pick and More In Store Offers for February
Barnes and Noble released the February line-up for the More In Store promotion where Nook owners can download exclusive content each week by visiting a B&N retail store. Barnes and Noble also announced the “Spotlight” pick for the month of February. This is a new promotion where they offer the first book in a series […]
Motorola Xoom Tablet with Honeycomb May Be Released in February
If CES was any indication, where there were over 75 tablets on display, 2011 looks to be the year of the big tablet boom. One of the first new major tablets to be released is the Motorola Xoom. And according to an article at DigiTimes, it may be arriving as soon as February, which confirms […]
Amazon Sold 115 Kindle Books for Every 100 Paperbacks Last Year
Amazon, a company that was founded on selling books, is now selling more Kindle Books than paperback books, according to Amazon’s fourth quarter sales announcement, which indicated Amazon’s sales increased 36% to $12.95 billion in Q4. Throughout all of last year Amazon sold 115 Kindle ebooks for every 100 paperbacks sold, and three times as […]
Updated NOOK 3G and NOOK Wi-Fi Review with Firmware 1.5
Here’s the link to a new updated Nook review for the original E Ink Nook 3G and Nook Wi-Fi. Thanks to Doug Pardee, a veteran Nook owner, for writing the review. It is very thorough and very accurate and draws fair comparisons between the Nook and the Kindle. Looking back at my original Nook Review […]
Nook Color Firmware Update 1.1 Now Available
Barnes and Noble just released a new firmware update for the Nook Color that adds some new features and fixes some bugs. The update is version 1.1.0 and unfortunately isn’t the BIG update we’ve been waiting for that will upgrade the Nook’s operating system to Android 2.2.
Kindle Singles – Short Kindle eBooks Introduced Today
Amazon is attempting to bring short stories, novellas, and novelettes to the Kindle and Kindle apps by launching a new campaign called Kindle Singles, short books typically ranging between 5,000 and 30,000 words. Amazon first announced this back in October, looking for authors to submit their work for publication.