The Kindle DX isn’t the only ebook reader that has gone missing recently. The Kobo Mini has also seemingly been discontinued, without a word as to why. A complete opposite of the large-screen Kindle DX, the Kobo Mini is a diminutive ebook reader with a small 5-inch screen. I reviewed it back in November 2012 […]
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First Look at Sony’s 13.3″ PDF Reader U.S. Edition (Video)
Last month Sony announced that their 13.3″ E Ink digital paper PDF reader would be coming to the United States through a company called Worldox. Up until then it had only been available in Japan. The device, dubbed the Sony DPTS1 Digital Paper, is being marketed to business professionals as a paper replacement system, not […]
Has the Kindle DX Been Discontinued . . . Again?
Amazon has stopped selling their large-screen 9.7″ Kindle DX ebook reader. And it appears that it may have been discontinued . . . again. Usually when Amazon runs out of their current stock of Kindles, the description page will say that the item is out-of-stock or on backorder, and there’s usually an estimated date of […]
Onyx Boox Zeus: 9.7″ E Ink eReader with Android
There’s a new large-screen Android-powered ebook reader available in Russia that I sure wish I could get my hands on. The device is called the Onyx Boox M96M Zeus. Ereading must be popular in Russia because they get all the coolest ebook readers. Here is the States we’re stuck with bland Kindles and Nooks and […]
Nook GlowLight on Sale for $99, But Don’t Get the Clip Cover
This past week Barnes and Noble issued an update for the Nook GlowLight to improve the on-board shopping experience and to add a few new features. Now this week Barnes and Noble is running a sale on the Nook GlowLight to try and get it out into more people’s hands. The Nook GlowLight normally sells […]
Tolino Vision Launches in Germany, Comes with E Ink Carta Screen
The second ebook reader to use E Ink’s latest screen technology, called Carta, just launched in Germany this week. The device is called the Tolino Vision, and is a follow-up to Tolino’s first ereader, the Tolino Shine. It will be officially released on April 5th for the price of 129 euros, and will sell from […]
Firmware Updates Now Available for Sony PRS-T1, T2, and T3 eBook Readers
Now that Sony has closed down their ebook business in the United States and Canada, and have successfully transitioned most of their customers’ ebook libraries over to Kobo, they are wrapping up loose ends by issuing firmware updates to the last three generations of Sony ebook readers. The main thing the update does is swap […]
B&N Releases Software Update for Nook GlowLight
Barnes and Noble has started rolling out a firmware update for the latest Nook GlowLight ebook reader. The new software is dated today, 03-31-2014, and the new firmware version is 1.3.1. The update adds a few new features, including an improved shopping experience, better searching, an issue count for list view with Newsstand, and they’ve […]