It’s the busiest time of year for holiday shopping, and once again ebook readers and tablets are on many people’s lists. But which ones are the most coveted? Both Barnes and Noble and Amazon claim they’ve sold more than double their ereaders and tablets during Black Friday and Cyber Monday than last year (although nobody […]
eBook Readers
The Best eBook Readers of 2012
I’d been waiting to get a Kobo Glo before updating the Best eBook Readers page, and now that I’ve finally gotten one and have had several days to test it out, I was able to get the page updated this morning to reflect the best ereaders of the year. So here it is, my list […]
First Look at Cybook Odyssey HD with Frontlight (Video)
The Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight is among the latest wave of ebook readers to come with small LED lights built into the frame to illuminate the screen for reading at night and in low light. Like the Kindle Paperwhite and Kobo Glo, the Cybook HD uses a 6-inch high-resolution 1024 x 758 E Ink Pearl […]
Kobo Needs to Make Setting up Their eReaders Simpler
Now that I’ve gone through the process of setting up a Kobo Mini and a Kobo Glo, it’s apparent to me that Kobo needs to completely redo the setup process on their ereaders. Right now it’s so painful it’s downright frustrating, and can easily take upwards of an hour to complete, depending on how many […]
PocketBook Unveils First eReader with Color E Ink Screen and Frontlight
Today PocketBook announced that they’ve got a new ebook reader in the works that uses a color E Ink screen combined with a frontlight. A few prototypes of color E Ink screens with frontlights have made cameo appearances in video interviews with E Ink, so it was just a matter of time before a company […]
Kobo Glo Now Available from Powell’s Books and Other Indie Stores in the US
The Kobo Glo is a 6-inch ebook reader that looks to be a big contender this holiday season with its built-in frontlight and high-resolution E Ink screen, especially with the Kindle Paperwhite on backorder until mid-December, but up until now the Kobo Glo has been unavailable for purchase in the United States despite the fact […]
Firmware Update for Kindle Paperwhite, Version 5.3.0
Amazon is now starting to roll out the first firmware update for the Kindle Paperwhite since its release about 1 month ago. The update will be delivered automatically to all Kindle Paperwhites via Wi-Fi over the “coming weeks”, or you can download it now from Amazon and install it manually. The new software is version […]
What is the Deal with Amazon and Last Year’s Basic Kindle?
Yesterday I noticed something odd over at Amazon while researching the sales and deals post. For some reason Amazon has started promoting last year’s basic Kindle over this year’s version. Last year’s model has a gray exterior (they call it graphite) and the newer one is black (onyx). The family stripe at the top of […]