As far as first-generation electronic gadgets are concerned, the Apple iPad has experienced a relatively smooth launch up till now. No major issues or bugs or faulty parts—new iPhone owners haven’t been so lucky. The iPad’s main issue has been with Wi-Fi. While many iPad owners haven’t experienced any issues using Wi-Fi, there’s been a […]
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Walmart.com Now Selling Hanvon eReaders
Since my local Borders stores all seem to be anti-Kobo Reader, I decided to check Walmart.com to see if they’ve started carrying it since Walmarts in Canada do. No such luck. But I did find that Walmart.com is now selling 4 Hanvon Wisereaders, and the prices are lower than expected: $228 for the touchscreen model […]
Barnes and Noble’s New Weekly Series of Free Classic eBooks
Barnes and Noble’s PR department is working hard this week. 3 press releases in 5 days. This time B&N has announced a new weekly promotion for free classic ebooks. Normally, Barnes and Noble’s classic ebooks cost $1.99. They are the same public domain titles that you can get elsewhere for free, but B&N, like most […]
Barnes and Noble Partners with Blackboard
Barnes and Noble’s pursuit of the higher education market continues to move forward as they’ve partnered with Blackboard to make it easier for millions college students to access interactive e-textbooks as part of their online courses. The partnership between the two companies will give students more options for digital learning material through the Blackboard Learn […]
New iRiver Story WiFi up for Pre Order
Just happened to check this morning and the new iRiver Story with WiFi is up for pre-order on WHSmith in the UK, with a release date of July 28th, 2010. When the new WiFi Story was first announced last week, the price was listed at £250, and a lot of folks grumbled about the £100 […]
Read:OutLoud University Edition eBook Reader
Today Don Johnston, a company designed to help students with unique learning disabilities use specialized technology and resources to maximize learning, announced the Read:OutLoud University Edition eBook Reader. Here’s some of the key details from the press release: The Read:OutLoud University Edition ereader comes at a time when government and disability advocates are urging equitable […]
NOOKstudy: B&N’s New Online Reading and Study Platform
Today Barnes and Noble announced plans for a new online study program called NOOKstudy. NOOKstudy is a free application for PC and Mac computers developed for the higher education market that gives students easy access to eTextbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, etc., with features like being able to add notes, highlight, search, zoom, and have multiple […]
Another eBook Reader Company Bites the Dust
Some of the smaller companies in the growing ereader field are starting to thin out. The next to go is the Cool-er ebook reader by Interead. It has been confirmed that Interead has been put into liquidation as of June 8th, according to a petition submitted to the Liverpool District Court in late March by […]