Scribd is one of the growing ebook subscription services. They allow readers unlimited access to their catalog of 300,000 ebooks for a monthly fee of $8.99. Scribd offers apps for Android, iPad/iPhone, and Kindle Fire tablets. That’s one of the downsides of using Scribd’s service: you have to use their apps or a web browser […]
Onyx Boox i63ML Newton has Carta Screen and Android 2.3
Onyx International has announced the release of a new ebook reader for the Russian market called the Onyx Boox i63ML Newton. It has a 6-inch 1024 x 758 resolution display and is now the third ebook reader behind the Kindle Paperwhite 2 and Tolino Vision to use the latest screen technology from E Ink, called […]
Sony DPT-S1 PDF Reader Selling for Ridiculous Prices Online
Sony is one of the most perplexing companies sometimes. They led the way into the dedicated E Ink ebook reader market; they opened ebook stores in several countries—now just a few years later they’ve decided to back out of the ebook industry almost entirely. Sony may have given up on ebooks, but they are still […]
Kindle for Android: How to Sideload eBooks and PDFs Tutorial (Video)
Have you ever tried to download a non-DRM Kindle ebook or PDF and try to read it in the Kindle for Android app? If so, you’ve probably encountered the annoying problem of the ebook or PDF not opening or not appearing in the library of the Kindle reading app. If you download a Kindle-compatible ebook […]
Samsung’s Tablet Screens are Better than the Resolution Suggests
I picked up one of the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 tablets that Samsung just released (I’ll post a full review soon), and I was surprised to find that the screen is a lot better than I expected from a tablet with lower screen resolution. I read a review somewhere that said something along the […]
Sony Exiting eBook Markets in Europe and Australia
Now that the Sony to Kobo transition is complete in the United States and Canada, Sony has announced that they are exiting other markets too. The Sony ebook stores in Europe and Australia are being closed down and all accounts are being sent to Kobo. It’s not surprising given the closures in the North America […]
Kindle for Samsung eBook App Review (Video)
A few weeks ago Amazon and Samsung announced a new partnership to offer an exclusive Kindle ebook app for Samsung tablets and phones. The new app is called Kindle for Samsung, and it’s available only in the Samsung app store. Samsung also just released a new line of Galaxy tablets, the Tab4 series, the beginning […]
OverDrive Library eBooks Now Work with Kindle FreeTime
OverDrive, the leading distributor of ebooks to libraries and schools, announced today that ebooks borrowed through OverDrive’s network of libraries can now be used on Kindle Fire tablets using Kindle FreeTime. OverDrive has supported Kindle devices for several years now, but only through ordinary means, not by using Amazon’s kid-centric Kindle FreeTime app that lets […]