There’s some good Kindle news to report this morning. First, Amazon has finally started rolling out the Kindle Touch to countries outside the US. Second, Amazon has started selling refurbished Kindle Fires for $179. Despite the lack of an official announcement, the product page for the WiFi Kindle Touch now has the option to select […]
Sales and Discounts
Sales and Deals: Tablets and eReaders (1/31/12)
It’s been a while since I’ve done a sales and deals post. Aside from a few deals here and there, since Christmas there really hasn’t been very many sales on ereaders and tablets. Today there seems to be enough going on to scrape out a daily deals post. If you happen to find a good […]
Kobo Sold to Rakuten for $315 Million; Kobo eBook Discount Codes
Back in November Kobo announced that they would be sold to a Japanese company called Rakuten. Yesterday the acquisition was finalized: Kobo is now officially owned by Rakuten. While this may sound like bad news for Kobo, it should actually end up helping them. Rakuten is a very successful e-commerce company and Kobo will continue […]
B&N Giving Away Nook Touch and Discounting Other Nooks with Subscriptions
Barnes and Noble announced two new Nook promotions today that will be ongoing until March 9th, 2012. Basically, B&N are experimenting with the idea of offering discounts on Nook devices with the purchase of Nook subscriptions. This idea isn’t new—remember the Philly Newspapers selling the Archos Arnova 10 G2 for $99 with a subscription—but this […]
Tablet and eReader Food: Lots of eBooks On Sale, Kobo 30% Off Codes
With the explosion of new ereaders and gadgets getting into people’s hands this holiday season, there’s no better time to feed your ereader or tablet than right now. There are a slew of good deals on ebooks as this year comes to a close. Below is a list of ebooks on sale from the major […]
Nook Color On Sale for $179 New
I noticed this morning that Barnes and Noble is selling the Nook Color for $179 from their eBay store. They usually sell refurbished units on eBay but this is a brand new Nook Color. The refurbished Nooks are selling for $149. Since it is new, you’d think they would offer the same sale price at […]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Interactive Story is Free Today at Amazon
One of the all-time greatest classic Christmas stories, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, is free today only at the Amazon appstore. This is another interactive story app much like yesterday’s offering of a Charlie Brown Christmas. It is based on the 1964 TV special of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, complete with artwork and audio tracks from […]
A Charlie Brown Christmas Interactive Book is Amazon’s Free App Today
Amazon is giving away A Charlie Brown Christmas today in the Amazon Appstore as the free Android app of the day. This is an interactive book narrated by Peter Robbins, the original voice of Charlie Brown, and includes digitally remastered illustrations, animation, music, and the original dialog and voices from the cartoon version of A […]