Amazon has quietly introduced ebook lending—no press release, no big announcement, just a brief blurb on the official Kindle Forum. Before you get too excited and uncork your favorite bottle of champagne, Amazon’s ebook lending uses the same system as Barnes and Noble uses for the Nook, so it’s not nearly as cool as it […]
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New iRiver Story HD to be Unveiled at CES 2011
CES 2011 is just around the corner (January 6th-9th) and as usual looks to be the hotspot for companies showing off new ereaders and tablets, among many other electronics and gizmos. According to reports, iRiver intends to reveal the iRiver Story HD, the first 6″ epaper ereader to use a high definition display with a […]
The WikiReader Becomes eBook Reader with 33,000 eBooks
The WikiReader, a small handheld device that contains more than three million Wikipedia articles, just got an update to add the entire Project Gutenberg library of ebooks. The update can be downloaded and added to the WikiReader by visiting the official WikiReader website, or you can sign up to have the update mailed to your […]
E Ink’s Pearl Displays are Winning Awards
E Ink, the company that makes the screens for the majority of dedicated ebook readers, announced today that their new Pearl displays have won the Best Commercialization Award at the fourth annual IDTechEx Printed Electronics Awards. This marks the second award this month. On December 1st E Ink announced that their Pearl display were selected […]
MegaReader iOS eBook Reader Gets Update
MegaReader is an ebook reading application for iPhone and iPad that just got updated to add some new features. The most notable updates include adding iPad universal app support, multi-column support for Apple iPad, and integration with Instapaper 2.3.3, which allows you to read Instapaper articles in MegaReader.
Sony PRS-950 Firmware Update
I received an email this morning from Sony about new firmware for the PRS-950 Daily Edition. The update will not be pushed over 3G so you either have to download it using the Daily Edition’s WiFi or download the firmware to your computer from the Sony support page to update manually.
Nook Color Getting Android 2.2 and App Store Next Month?
The big news story of the day is a rumor posted by SmartphoneMag about the Nook Color getting updated to Android 2.2 in January and that the update will include a Market app for downloading and installing apps. Apparently the reporter for SmartphoneMag met with a representative from Barnes and Noble and was shown a […]
Notion Ink Adam Going up for Pre-Order
The first major competitor to the Apple iPad has finally arrived in the form of the Notion Ink Adam, which will go up for pre-order tomorrow December 10th, unless you happened to leave a comment on their blog. In that case you will receive an email shortly to place an advanced pre-order (they are rewarding […]