The folks at OverDrive posted a 10 most frequently asked questions article today with some helpful tips for librarians and people that get ebooks from public libraries. Number ten on the list highlights a feature that I didn’t know existed. Some public libraries allow customers to recommend specific ebook titles for the library to purchase […]
New eBook Readers from Energy Sistem
Energy Sistem, a Spanish brand for ebook readers, has recently launched some new ereaders. Energy Sistem is small electronics company that has been selling ebook readers since at least 2010 with the Energy Book 3050 and 4050 Touch. I haven’t posted about them since last year when the Energy eReader E4 Mini turned up on […]
Nook Deals: 50% off Bestsellers, $5 Credit, Free Magazine Back Issues
Barnes and Noble is currently running some different promotions to give customers a reason to continue supporting the Nook brand. B&N often drops the prices of their Nook devices to increase sales, but this time around we’ve got some various content deals instead. First up, Barnes and Noble is offering a magazine deal where they […]
Kobo Deals: $99 Aura with Free Cover; up to 70% off eBooks
As the holiday shopping season comes to a close, there are still some good deals to be had on Kobo ebooks and some Kobo devices. The original 6-inch Kobo Aura is marked down to $99 as part of Kobo’s Boxing Week Deals. That’s $40 off the regular price. The sale is ongoing at Kobo.com and […]
10 Free Kindle eBooks for Christmas, Plus Kindle eBook Deals
Amazon always offers lots of deals on ebooks and other digital content this time of year to fill up new Kindle ereaders and Fire tablets with a bunch of good reading material and content to better enjoy your new devices. In fact Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day offers up to 50% off Kindle […]
Fire HD and HDX: 50 Tips, Tricks & Recommended Apps
A couple years ago I posted an article with 40 Tips and Tricks for the Kindle Fire HD. Some of the tips still apply to the newer Fire HDX and Fire HD tablets for 2014, but a lot has changed since then so I wanted to put together this updated article with 50 tips, tricks […]
Amazon Giving Away $220 Worth of Android Apps
This holiday season Amazon is promoting their largest Android app giveaway in the history of the Amazon appstore. From December 24 through December 26th, you can get $220 worth of paid Android apps for free. The bundle giveaway includes a number of games such as Angry Birds and some old school games like Sonic and […]
Boeye D81: Dual Screen Tablet and E Ink eReader
Wouldn’t it be cool to have a tablet with an E Ink screen on the back? That’s basically the concept of the Boeye D81. On one side it has an 8-inch IPS display; flip it over and there’s an HD E Ink screen on the back. The device is somewhat similar to the Yotaphone, a […]