Google killed off the most popular RSS reader on the web earlier this month. Google is always shedding old services, so it’s not a big surprise, but the fact that Google Reader was still being used by a lot of people makes the loss questionable. It seems the real reason Google got rid of Reader […]
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B&N is Leaving the Nook Tablet Business, But Will Continue to Make Nook eReaders
Barnes and Noble announced some changes moving forward with the Nook brand today with the release of their fourth-quarter and full-year earnings report. Losses were greater than expected, so B&N is making some changes. Barnes and Noble has decided to stop making new Nook tablets, and instead will focus on partnering with other manufactures to […]
The “Limited Edition” eReader: A Future Trend?
When Kobo announced their new Aura HD eReader two days ago, I was overwhelmed with excitement. Within seconds of seeing Nathan’s post on my Google Reader feed, I was on Kobo’s website placing my pre-order. The Aura HD embodies everything I have ever wanted in an E Ink device: a real HD E Ink […]
B&N Now Paying YOU to Sell Their Nook HD Tablets
Things are starting to look bad for the Nook. Real bad. Today, Barnes & Noble announced the beginning of their “Spread the Word About Nook Program” which will run until June 14, 2013. If you can somehow convince a close friend to spend $199 on a new Nook HD, B&N will give you and the […]
Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight Headed to the U.S.
One European eReader I have always had an overseas crush on is the Cybook Odyssey HD. Now that French eReader developer Bookeen has released a 2nd-gen edition of this device—with a frontlit display—I want one even more. The Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight features a 6-inch capacitive touch HD E Ink display (1024 x 758), and its […]
The eBook Reader.com Needs Your Help
So I’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that I’ve spent the past couple of weeks getting everything on this website migrated over to a new host to improve overall performance and reliability. I know some folks have been periodically having issues getting blog pages to load over the […]
eReader Sales Slow: Are You Upgrading?
“The eReader era just arrived, but now it may be ending” declares technology reporter Greg Bensinger in a recent Wall Street Journal article. To support this claim, Bensinger cites two market research studies which show that the eReader boom might have plateaued. Market ‘intelligence’ firm IDC estimates that the sale of dedicated reading devices has dropped from 27.7 […]
Nexus 10 Will Be Back In Stock Soon
If you have been waiting to burn your holiday bonus on a new Google Nexus 10 tablet, with no indication as to when the device would be back in stock, fear no more. I just checked the 10-inch tablet’s product listing on Google Play, and, according to it, resupply units will be shipping out “in […]