There’s an interesting detail buried at the bottom of the fact sheet for the new Nook GlowLight Plus that Barnes and Noble released today. It turns out the new Nook runs Android 4.4 KitKat. It’s locked into B&N’s custom Nook user interface, of course, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be opened up to be […]
New Waterproof 300 ppi Nook GlowLight Plus Released
Barnes and Noble has released a new dedicated ebook reader called the Nook GlowLight Plus. It’s available now online and from Barnes and Noble retail stores for $129. The Nook GlowLight Plus is a 6-inch ebook reader, like previous Nooks. What separates this model is the fact that it has the latest high resolution 300 […]
3-Day Kindle Sale: $99 Paperwhite 3, $59 Kindle, $79 Kids Kindle
Amazon is running a 3-Day sale on their line of Kindle ebook readers, all except the Kindle Voyage, which Amazon never puts on sale for some reason despite the fact that it’s majorly overpriced (you can get two Paperwhite 3’s for the same price as one Voyage—those must some really expensive page turn sensors). The […]
How to Install Google Play on 2015 Fire Tablets (Video)
For this tutorial I’m going to explain step-by-step how to install the Google Play Store on the new Fire tablets for 2015. This includes the $49 entry-level Fire tablet, and the Fire HD 8 and HD 10 tablets. Update: See this updated article with an easier way to install Google Play on Fire tablets that […]
$49 Fire Tablet vs Fire HD 8 Comparison Review (Video)
Amazon has released three new tablets for 2015. There’s the $49 Fire tablet, and the Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10. The latter two share the exact same specs; the only difference is the screen size. For this review I’m going to compare the $49 Fire tablet with the Fire HD 8. The most […]
Has Amazon Already Won the eBook War in the US?
Last week Author Earnings posting an interesting article about the current state of the US ebook market. Amazon has an even higher percentage of the market share than previously thought, with around 74% of all US ebook sales going through the Kindle Store. Earlier reports from 2014 had Amazon at about 65%, but that didn’t […]
New Harry Potter Enhanced Edition eBooks Released, Exclusive to iBooks
Last week a collection of new digitally enhanced Harry Potter ebooks were added to the Apple iBooks store. The enhanced editions are an exclusive release to iBooks and aren’t available anywhere else, even the Pottermore website. All seven books in the Harry Potter series have been digitally enhanced to add things like animated images, custom […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks and eBook Deals – 10/11/15
It’s time for another roundup of 10 free Kindle ebooks. Amazon is also running a big sale on 40 award-winning Kindle books today only as part of their Gold Box Deal of the Day. Please note that the free Kindle ebooks listed below are free as of October 10th, 2015. Most of these titles are […]