E Ink ebook readers have been on the decline for the past couple of years, and innovation has slowed to a crawl thanks to Amazon’s utter dominance of the ebook market. If you happen to live in Europe or parts of Asia there are lots of choices for ebook readers, but in the United States […]
New Retailer Emerges in US for Sony’s DPT-S1 Digital Paper PDF Reader
I’ve got some good news and some bad news. A new reseller for the Sony DPT-S1 PDF Reader has emerged in the United States. The bad news is they are currently out-of-stock and aren’t selling any at the moment. At least one person on MobileRead was able to buy one, and without the hassle of […]
OverDrive Adding 200,000 eBooks From Smashwords Indie Authors
Smashwords and OverDrive issued a press release today announcing a new partnership to distribute Smashwords ebooks to libraries through the OverDrive network. This will add some 200,000 ebooks from 80,000 indie authors and small independent presses to OverDrive’s catalog of ebooks available to public libraries in the OverDrive global network. OverDrive is the leading platform […]
Comparison Review: Nexus 7 2nd Gen vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4
Last week I posted a review of the new 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. One of its main competitors is the 2nd gen Nexus 7, so I wanted to put together this comparison review outlining the similarities and advantages for each. Both are very similar yet very different Android tablets. The Nexus 7 has some […]
Review: Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (Video)
I decided it was way past time that I review one of Samsung’s tablets. I’ve reviewed all the major brands of tablets before, and a lot of non-major brands, so when Samsung released their latest line of Android tablets at the beginning of this month I picked up the 7-inch model to review. I initially […]
Scribd Updates Android and iOS Reading Apps
Scribd is one of the growing ebook subscription services. They allow readers unlimited access to their catalog of 300,000 ebooks for a monthly fee of $8.99. Scribd offers apps for Android, iPad/iPhone, and Kindle Fire tablets. That’s one of the downsides of using Scribd’s service: you have to use their apps or a web browser […]
Onyx Boox i63ML Newton has Carta Screen and Android 2.3
Onyx International has announced the release of a new ebook reader for the Russian market called the Onyx Boox i63ML Newton. It has a 6-inch 1024 x 758 resolution display and is now the third ebook reader behind the Kindle Paperwhite 2 and Tolino Vision to use the latest screen technology from E Ink, called […]
Sony DPT-S1 PDF Reader Selling for Ridiculous Prices Online
Sony is one of the most perplexing companies sometimes. They led the way into the dedicated E Ink ebook reader market; they opened ebook stores in several countries—now just a few years later they’ve decided to back out of the ebook industry almost entirely. Sony may have given up on ebooks, but they are still […]