The new Graphite Kindle DX arrived today. And it’s the first ebook reader to feature the new screen technology from E Ink, the leading supplier of epaper screens for most current ereaders. Update: Several more pictures and a video review have been added to our new Kindle DX PDF review page. First thing, I’m not […]
Entourage Edge Comes to the Netherlands, Costs a Mint
The first dualscreen ebook reader laptop hybrid, aka the Entourage Edge, has reached the windmill-swept plains of the Netherlands. The most surprising news of this is the €599 starting price for midnight blue model, and €639 for the black, white, red, and ice blue models. The latter price converts to about $800 USD! In the […]
Samsung E-6 Removed From JR.com, US Release Doubtful
As noted in the previous post about the Samsung E-60 being available in France, Korea, and the Netherlands, I had sent an email to JR.com inquiring about the US version of the Samsung ebook reader, the E-6, that has been listed for pre-order on their website for several months. Yesterday I received two emails from […]
New iRiver Story With WiFi Coming to the UK
Buried at the bottom of pages and pages of news articles about the launch of the Borders ebook store, there’s one single article with a press release that reveals an interesting story. As it turns out, there’s a new iRiver Story with WiFi coming to the UK “soon”. It will sell from WHSmith and will […]
7 Free Audiobooks from Audible.com
Below is a list of free audiobooks from Audible.com. If you haven’t tried audiobooks before, now’s a good time to try some for free—they’re great to listen to while driving and working. Audiobooks from Audible work with any computer, all of Apple’s device, the Amazon Kindle, and a laundry list of other PDA’s, cellphones, and […]
The Borders eBook Store is Now Open – Why?
News sources all over the web are asizzle with the monumental news story that the Borders ebook store, powered by Kobo, is now live and open for business. Additionally, Borders released Android and Blackberry apps to complement their apps for the iPad, iPhone, iPod, plus PC and Mac computers. Wait. Hold on one second. What? […]
Sovos 5-inch Color eBook Reader SVEBK5B
A new ereader has just been spotted for pre-order in the UK for £99, the Sovos SVEBK5B color ereader. The Sovos ebook reader is one of several new multipurpose devices that uses an LCD screen instead of electronic paper. The benefits of these types of ereaders is that they can display color images and play […]
An Interesting Twist in the Amazon vs Barnes and Noble Saga
Price wars between Amazon and Barnes and Noble are one thing, but now it’s really going to get interesting. Amazon was just granted a patent that was filed in 2006 for ebook readers with a secondary LCD display. Yeah. You read that correctly. Amazon holds the patent for the design of ebook readers like the […]