Yesterday I found myself over at the Project Gutenberg website and I came across something that I was not expecting to find on one of the oldest and most well-respected distributors of free public domain ebooks. At the top of the main homepage there’s a section titled “New Kindle Fire Review”. It says “Before you […]
There is Something Seriously Wrong with Kobo
Welcome ladies and gentlemen to another edition of an ebook reader rant. Today’s topic is how utterly inefficient and backwards Kobo runs their ereader business. The way I see it, Kobo will be lucky to still be around in five years if they continue doing business the way they are now. They need to do […]
Free ADW Launcher Now Works on Kindle Fire HD for an Alternate Homescreen
Here’s some good news for Kindle Fire HD owners that are sick of Amazon’s custom interface and want a more traditional Android tablet feel. The free version of ADW Launcher now works on the Kindle Fire HD. Back in September after the 7″ Kindle Fire HD came out, I tried just about every alternate homescreen […]
The Kobo Arc Tablet Finally Arrives in the U.S.
The Kobo Arc was first announced back in early September, and then was initially released toward the end of November in Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. Now three months later it’s finally starting to become available in the United States from Indie stores like Powell’s Books. I’ve seen it listed on a few other […]
Do Kindle Screensaver Ads Really Work?
Amazon is the only company that offers ad-supported ebook readers and tablets for a discounted price. A person can save $15 on any Kindle Fire tablet or $20 on any Kindle ebook reader when buying one of these models. With tablets the ads appear on the lockscreen when waking the device up from sleep mode, […]
#1 Battery Saving Tip for Android Tablets and eReaders
The number one battery saving tip for tablets and ebook readers is quite simple: turn off Wi-Fi. Obviously you want to keep it on when you have need of it, but you’d be surprised how much Wi-Fi drains the battery when you aren’t even using the device. That’s why I always keep Wi-Fi turned off […]
Convert Movies and TV Shows Into eBooks Using Storyboard
Now here’s something you don’t see every day. Have you ever had the desire to read movies and TV shows on your ereader? That’s the gist of Storyboard, which takes a video and converts it into a PDF file with images and subtitles. Storyboard works by taking still images of an inputted video file whenever […]
NookManager: Everything You Need to Root and Restore a Nook Touch or Nook Glow
A new tool called NookManager recently became available for rooting the Nook Touch and Nook Glow. It also includes ways to create backups and it can restore your Nook to factory settings, as well as disable B&N apps and install custom plugins. I haven’t tried NookManager myself because quite frankly both my Nook Touch and […]