For all the regular readers of this website, please feel free to ignore this article. This post is for all the sleazy marketers and annoying people out there who think it’s okay to continually email me asking for free advertising just because their product, book, or app is in some way related to ebooks. News […]
Daily Deals, Freebies & Tips – January 20th
Interesting Reads and Forum Posts Android on Kobo: “Tips and Apps” – A forum post that organizes all the info about running Android on a Kobo Glo, Touch, and Aura HD. How to Sync iBooks Across Multiple Apple Devices – A step-by-step guide on how to get all your iBooks to sync across devices and […]
Video Tour of E Ink at CES 2014
Every year at the Consumer Electronics Show or some other trade show, Charbax from ARMdevices.net posts a detailed video showing the current state of E Ink and the projects the company is working on for the future. The first device shown in the video is Sony’s new DPT-S1 Reader with a 13.3″ Mobius display that […]
A Look at Boeye’s New Android E Ink eReader (Video)
Earlier this month Charbax from ARMdevices.net posted one of his patented videos from the HKTDC Electronics Fair in Hong Kong showing an Android-powered E Ink ereader from a Shenzhen-based electronics company called Boeye. The Boeye Android ereader is yet another device that will likely never be available in the United States (you can thank Amazon […]
Daily Deals & Freebies – January 19th 2014
Extra Kindle Deals Free Coupon for Select Kindle Books for $0.99 Each – Amazon Local Deal – Expires Jan 24th The Big Deal: Kindle Books Up to 85% Off – Now through February 2nd Kindle Countdown Deals – Limited-time discounts on Kindle-exclusive ebooks Kindle Daily Deals Amazon’s main Daily Deal is a bit different today. […]
A Curious Loophole To Get a Kindle Free for 1 Year
I recently discovered an interesting loophole in Amazonland that seemingly lets you use a Kindle for a year and then return it for a full refund. I don’t know if I experienced a random occurrence, a weird glitch, or if it’s just Amazon employing an unusual sales strategy. Given Amazon’s history, I tend to suspect […]
Could Low-Power LCD Displays Replace E Ink?
Last week Japan Display announced that they’ve started mass-producing a new type of energy-efficient LCD display that could potentially be used for ebook readers in the future. The new display technology shares some similarities with E Ink—being low-power and outdoor readable—and could prove to be a worthy alternative. What’s most interesting about these new LCD […]
Daily Deals, Freebies & Tips – January 18th 2014
Interesting Reads and Forum Posts Rooting tutorial for 7″ Kindle Fire HDX – A simple process that roots Amazon’s latest tablet. New Chrome Plugin Backs Up Your Digital Comics And Strips the DRM – There’s a plugin for Chrome that lets you download and backup comics from comiXology and convert them to CBZ files without […]