A couple of announcements this week from the OverDrive blog, they’ve released an ebook and audiobook app for the Apple iPad and are adding a collection of nearly 700 classic and new Digital Books from Disney to library’s digital catalogs. The OverDrive Media Console iOS app has been optimized for the large screen of the […]
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Borders Files for Bankruptcy, Will Continue to Sell eBooks
Yesterday Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a final attempt to save the company. As part of the restructuring process, 30 percent of Borders retail stores will be closed, which equates to about 200 stores nationwide.
Kindle 3 Firmware Update Adds New Features
Amazon is getting set to release a new firmware update, version 3.1, for the Kindle 3G and Kindle WiFi that adds some interesting new features. If you want an early preview of the new software update you can download and install it manually by visiting Amazon’s Kindle Software page and following the directions. Otherwise it […]
Sony Reader iPhone App Rejected by Apple
So the big news this morning is that Apple rejected Sony’s iPhone app because “Apple changed the way it enforces its rules”, according to Sony. The problem with the Sony Reader app, according to reports, is that in has in-app buying without giving Apple their 30% cut, which is required for all in-app purchases. To […]
3G Nook Being Phased Out; Nook 2 Coming Soon?
There’s an article at Engadget that has prompted a lot of “Nook 3G not selling well” and “Barnes and Noble dropping 3G Nook” articles. According to the report, Engadget has “hard evidence” from within B&N that the Nook 3G is being discontinued, with sales to seemingly continue until stock is exhausted, and that B&N is […]
OverDrive Updates Android and iPhone Apps
Yesterday OverDrive updated their Media Console apps for iPhone and Android to add some new features. They added one-click automatic downloads to reduce the number of steps required to download ebooks and audiobooks from libraries. Access to 15,000 DRM-free EPUB Project Gutenberg ebooks was added to each library’s “Virtual Branch” for downloading whenever you want […]
B&N’s ePeriodical Subscriptions Thriving Thanks to Nook Color
Barnes and Noble issued a press release today with some surprising statistics about their NOOKnewsstand, B&N’s online store for digital newspaper and magazine subscriptions. According to the press release, digital periodical sales have exceeded expectations with more than 650,000 total subscriptions and single copy sales driven by Nook Color customers. Another interesting stat, since Christmas […]
Read eBooks While Driving and Walking with MegaReader
Are you tired of driving into trees and causing ten car pileups while trying to read and drive at the same time? Tired of always falling into open manholes or getting run over by buses when walking down the street while trying to read your favorite novel? If this has happened to you then you […]