There’s going to be a lot of news about the new Copia eReaders, the Copia Tablet, and the Copia Marketplace in the coming weeks and months, so let’s get things started with a first look at the preliminary specs and prices on the 5 new devices set to launch this fall. The folks at Copia […]
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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 […]
New Sony Reader PRS-350 and Sony PRS-650 Coming Very Soon
Over at SonyInsider, there’s an interesting article about two new Sony Readers set to launch soon, the PRS-350 and the PRS-650. Both are upgraded versions of the current 5 and 6-inch models. Given Sony’s history of releasing new ereaders at this time of year, expect an official announcement within the next few weeks. According to […]
E Ink Says Color Displays on the Way (Yet Again) This Time With Touchscreens
There’s an article over at Digitimes about E Ink, the company behind the display technology used in most ebook readers today, sampling out two new color touchscreen electrophoretic displays to their vendors. One of the new displays uses a capacitive touchscreen similar to those used on some cellphones and the Apple iPad, and the other […]
Plastic Logic Moving to Russia?
According to an article on the Financial Times, Plastic Logic is looking for funding and are in advanced talks with a Russian state-owned company called Rusnano. Rusnano is a nanotechnology corporation that, if the deal goes through, would get control of the UK-based company and require it to move its production facility for the next […]
iRex Back From the Dead, Lost E, Now IRX
Back in early June, iRex Technologies applied for suspension of payments in large part because of disappointing sales in the US. Every media source proclaimed iRex dead and gone, saying they’d gone bankrupt. Well, that wasn’t exactly accurate, as iRex has found a new undisclosed company to partner up with, bringing iRex Technologies back in […]
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 […]
iRiver Cover Story Touch Edition
While some ebook reader companies are calling it quits in light of the heated competition and price wars, iRiver (it’s supposed to be a lowercase R, but I’m a rebel) continues to advance their ereader product line. Just recently iRiver announced the new iRiver Cover Story with WiFi that connects directly to the WHSmith ebook […]