This morning Kobo released a desktop ebook reader application for PC and Mac computers. Basically, the app allows users to read and download ebooks from Kobo’s 2.2 million titles. Kobo also has dedicated reading applications for the iPad, iPhone, Android, Palm Pre, and BlackBerry. I downloaded the app and tried it out. You can download […]
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New eBook Reader App for eBooks.com; Coupon Codes for eBooks.com
There’s a new iPhone and iPad app from eBooks.com called Ebook Reader. It’s available for free from the iTunes store. According to the Ebook Reader website, the app supports iPhone/iPad format, ePub for Adobe Digital Editions, and unencrypted ePub. Not sure what they mean by iPhone/iPad format; it certainly doesn’t support Apple’s proprietary ePub DRM. […]
WHSmith Cuts eBook Prices in Response to Amazon UK
Last week when Amazon officially unveiled the new Kindle UK ebook store, I compared some of Amazon’s ebook prices with WHSmith and found that Amazon had much lower prices in most cases. Here’s the post with the information about Kindle UK and the price comparisons. So now WHSmith is countering by cutting their prices by […]
GooReader Review – An App for Google Books
The GooReader application for Windows was announced today. It allows you to search, download, and read books and magazines available on Google Books in yet another app that tries to look like a virtual bookshelf. There are two versions of the app, a free version and a paid version if you are insane enough to […]
Calibre eBook Management User Interface Tutorial
In a followup to an earlier post, getting started with Calibre ebook management, this post and video demonstrates some advanced tips and tricks for getting the most out of the Calibre user interface. Getting Familiarized With the Calibre UI There are 4 main parts to the Calibre user interface, the book list, tag list, book […]
August eBook Sales and Coupon Codes
There are a lot of coupon codes and sales this month on various types of ebooks from different ebook retailers. First, here are the codes for eBooks.com.
Kindle UK eBook Store Launches with Really, Really Low Prices
Earlier today, Amazon officially announced the opening of the new Kindle UK ebook store, “with the biggest selection and lowest prices of any e-bookstore in the UK”. A quick comparison of ebook prices reveals that they weren’t just blowing smoke with that quoted statement above. Comparing prices with other UK ebook retailers reveals that Amazon […]
How to Create eBooks from Articles Online
I recently stumbled upon a website that can take any Wikipedia article and turn it into an ebook to view offline on an ebook reader or other reading device for free. The website can also generate ebooks from various other Creative Commons websites like Medpedia, WikiTravel, and Wikia for premium members that join. It takes […]