Kobo has taken a page from Amazon by jumping on the ad-supported ereader bandwagon. That’s right. Kobo just quietly introduced the Kobo Touch with Offers for $99. That’s $30 off the regular price. Like the Kindle with Special Offers, the Kobo Touch with Offers features advertisements on the screensavers when the device is turned off […]
Sales and Discounts
eBook Coupon Codes for Kobo, eBooks.com, eHarlequin, and Carina Press
Here’s a roundup on ebook coupon codes for Kobo, eBooks.com, eHarlequin, and Carina Press. As usual not all publishers allow discounts on ebooks so these codes will work on non-agency ebooks only. Agency ebooks include any titles from the following publishers: Random House, Penguin, Time Warner, Harper Collins, and Simon & Schuster.
Sony Reader PRS-T1 eReader on Sale for $129, $116 for Students
The Sony Reader PRS-T1 is on sale from a number of retailers this week for $129, including Sony.com and Amazon. It’s only been out for little over a month, so it’s about time they marked the price down. It normally sells for $149. If you are a student, you can get a further discount from […]
Nook Touch Now Officially $99; Nook Touch Firmware Update 1.1.0
Barnes and Noble officially slashed the price of the Nook Touch down to $99 today at the Nook Tablet announcement. They also have a firmware update for the Nook Touch to add some improvements. First off, B&N deserves a ton of credit for dropping the price of the Nook Touch from $139 to $99 in […]
Lenovo IdeaPad A1 Tablet 16GB Pre-Order for $199 on Amazon
The Lenovo IdeaPad is the sleeper pick for 7-inch Android tablets this holiday season. It has the same $199 price as the Kindle Fire, Nook Color, and Kobo Vox, and comes with features all of those lack. Like its similarly-priced competitors, the Lenovo IdeaPad has a 7″ 1024 x 600 pixel resolution display, it runs […]
Nook Color Getting $199 Price, Hulu Plus, and More Streaming Music
Amid a whirlwind of leaked documents, it looks like Barnes and Noble intends to keep selling the Nook Color even though they are releasing a new Nook Tablet on November 16th. The Nook Color will be getting a $50 price drop down to $199, making it the same price as the Kobo Vox and Kindle […]
$99 Nook Touch Incoming, Plus Firmware Update to Add Multi-touch and other Features
Next week’s big Nook announcement has come early thanks to some leaked documents. Aside from the Nook Color getting Hulu Plus and the unveiling of the new Nook Tablet, the Nook Touch is getting a price drop down to $99 and a couple of new features to boot. That’s $40 less than the Nook Touch […]
How Does Amazon Sell the Nook Color for Less Than B&N?
I noticed this a while back and it continues to this day. The Nook Color typically sells for less from Amazon.com than it does from Barnes and Noble. How does that make any sense? It’s not Amazon selling them directly, it’s through partners in their marketplace, so let’s get that bit of information out of […]