Refurbished Nook Colors are on sale yet again, this time for one day only at 1saleaday.com. They are selling them for $179. However, that website is known to take their sweet time shipping products so if you are in a hurry to get it (let’s face it, who wouldn’t be) Buy.com is selling them for […]
Pandigital Nova Digital Reader Android Tablet
Pandigital has another new ereader on the loose, this one is called the Pandigital Nova. It is nearly identical to the Pandigital Planet that was also recently introduced, but there are a few subtle differences. For one, the Pandigital Nova comes with 2x more internal memory, 4GB, and it runs Android 2.3 instead of 2.2. […]
Review: Kobo Touch Newspaper Subscriptions via Kobo and Calibre (Video)
When doing the review for the Kobo Touch last month, I had attempted to test various periodicals but they would not download to the device. Apparently there was an issue with the servers that deliver periodicals, but that issue has since been resolved and now newspaper and magazine subscriptions automatically download to the Kobo Touch […]
Nook Touch Working Apps List
The Nook Touch is the most versatile E Ink ebook reader ever created thanks to its hackable Android operating system. A surprising number of Android apps work exceptionally well on a rooted Nook Touch, including several ereading apps. Below is a list of apps that I’ve personally gotten to work on a rooted Nook Touch. […]
Did Apple Force Kobo to Remove Blog Post Regarding App Rule Changes?
Last Saturday Kobo posted on their blog about having to change their reading apps for iPad and iPhone to remove the built-in reading store and any references to Kobo’s website because of new rules instituted by Apple regarding in-app purchases. The blog post received hundreds of comments from people angry with Apple for making Kobo […]
Aiptek A8 8″ Budget Tablet with Andriod 2.2 and Android Market
Here’s an interesting tablet that a reader came across and commented about on an earlier post, the Aiptek A8 Android Tablet. The Aiptek A8 is a budget tablet (it is currently $178 on Amazon) but surprisingly it comes with Android 2.2 and full Android Market access, which is rather unusual for a device without a […]
Ereading Apps for Apple Devices Getting Updated to Remove In-app Shopping
After selling a gazillion or so iDevices, Apple has suddenly decided that it doesn’t like the fact that people are buying ebooks from Amazon, B&N, Kobo and other competitors from within apps without giving them a 30% cut of the purchase. So now all the ereading apps in the Apple iTunes store are getting updated […]
Google eBooks Needs to Add an eBook Uploading Option
While reviewing the iriver Story HD and getting a closer look at how the Google ebookstore works, I think that Google should add the option to let users upload their own ebook library into Google eBooks, similar to Ibis Reader where you can upload DRM-free ePub ebooks to your library. Google first launched their ebookstore […]