PocketBook, the third largest ereader company behind Amazon and Sony, plans to unveil their new line of ebook readers and a new tablet at the 2010 IFA consumer electronics trade show in Berlin on September 3rd. PocketBook’s four new E Ink ebook readers include the PocketBook Pro 602 and Pro 902 and the upgraded versions […]
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Black Pandigital Novel
Pandigital officially announced today a new black Pandigital Novel that has some upgrades in features over the white model that I reviewed a couple of months ago. The new Pandigital Novel is expected to hit stores next month for the suggested retail price of $199. Like the white version, this one ties in with Barnes […]
B&N Releases Nook for Android App
We all knew the Barnes and Noble ebook application for Android was coming sooner or later, and now it’s officially available for download from the Android Marketplace. Instead of calling it the “eReader” app for Android, as B&N refers to all their other apps, they’ve decided to call it Nook for Android. In fact, the […]
Kindle News From This Past Week
Amazon issued a number of press releases this week regarding the Kindle and Kindle ebooks. Instead of doing separate posts for each of them, this post will review all the recent Kindle news, with the exception of the new graphite Kindle DX, which is posted here. Kindle Books with Audio and Video On Sunday the […]
Interesting Results on a Notion Ink Adam Poll
Everyone in tablet-land is waiting for a new device that can take on the iPad, something that supports Adobe Flash and isn’t hampered by Apple’s proprietary closed-in software. One of the main contenders for this onerous task, according to main-stream-media, is Notion Ink, a startup company based in India. Notion Ink’s device is called the […]
Kobo Goes Android; Software Update for Kobo eReader
Kobo just released their new app for Android, adding to the other smartphone apps for Blackberry, iPhone, and Palm Pre. If you have already have a Kobo account you can simply login with the new Android application and read or download any ebook that you have already purchased. If not, it’s easy to sign up […]
Pandigital Novel Review: First Impressions
(Update: Here’s the full, updated Pandigital Novel Review.) So the Pandigital Novel that I ordered from Kohl’s arrived earlier today and I’ve been testing it out all afternoon. The first thing I did was install the latest firmware from Pandigital’s website because they are still in the process of refining it. The Pandigital Novel reminds […]
Aldiko: Free ePub eBook Reader App for Android
If you have an Android phone or tablet, there’s this free ebook reader app called Aldiko that you can use to read any DRM-free ePub ebook. Here’s a look at it on a 7″ Android-based tablet. Aldiko eBook Reader Features Browse ebooks and download ebooks from online catalog, which features ebooks from Feedbooks, Smashwords, All […]