The Wexler Flex One isn’t the only ebook reader from outside the US market that is available for purchase at Amazon. Yesterday I came across a listing for the Icarus Illumina HD on Amazon for $139.95 plus $4.91 for shipping, a pretty good price considering the specs. Awhile ago I posted about two other Icarus […]
PaperFold’s Bizarre Foldable Multi-Screen ePaper Contraption
The folks at Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab are back at it again with their truly odd take on epaper prototypes. Last year they demoed what I dubbed the ridiculously laughable PaperTab. Now they’ve got another prototype building off the same idea that they are showing off and it’s just as bizarre and unlikely to […]
Wexler Flexible eReader Available on Amazon for $49.99
The Wexler Flex One ebook reader was the first device to use LG’s flexible epaper screen. It is made entirely of plastic, and has a slight contour to the shape. The device has give and can even be bent slightly. It is meant to be very durable, and Wexler claims that it is in fact […]
Too Bad the Premium Kindle Paperwhite Rumor Wasn’t True
Last November one of the editors for Techcrunch posted an article that stated quite matter-of-factly that Amazon was working on a new Kindle Paperwhite and that it would be released in early Q2 of 2014. That’s the very first thing said in the article. And now that we are entering May, the middle of the […]
Kobo Giving Away Free Kids eBooks with Happy Meals in the UK
Kobo announced today a new partnership with McDonald’s fast-food restaurants in the UK to give away free children’s ebooks with the purchase of every happy meal. I hope they are still giving out toys because can you imagine the look on a little kid’s face when he/she pulls out a coupon for an ebook download […]
List of eBook Subscription Services – Netflix-style Options for eBooks
Below is a list of ebook subscription services. Instead of buying ebooks at list price, these companies give customers the option to pay a monthly fee, usually in the $5-$10 range, to get access to as many ebooks as they want to read, depending on the individual service (some allow limited ebooks per month). Kindle […]
The Kobo Mini Appears to Have Been Quietly Discontinued
The Kindle DX isn’t the only ebook reader that has gone missing recently. The Kobo Mini has also seemingly been discontinued, without a word as to why. A complete opposite of the large-screen Kindle DX, the Kobo Mini is a diminutive ebook reader with a small 5-inch screen. I reviewed it back in November 2012 […]
How Long Before Amazon Buys Zinio?
Amazon is taking large strides toward acquiring all angles of the ereading market. Amazon has a long history of buying companies involved in the digital book industry, and I think it’s just a matter of time before they purchase Zinio, a leading digital magazine retailer. Amazon already has their own Kindle Newsstand that offers magazines […]