Tomorrow the annual Read an E-Book Week kicks off where publishers and authors offer thousands of free and discounted ebooks to help promote digital reading around the globe. Read an E-Book Week is supported by a number of publishers and authors that want to expand the reach and visibility of ebooks, making this time of […]
Pyrus Mini eBook Reader Review
Here’s the link to my Pyrus Mini review, which includes the usual written review and video review for an in-depth look, along with some pictures that compare it to the Kobo Mini and basic Kindle for size comparisons. Since most companies release new gadgets either in the summer or in the fall for the busy […]
The Nook Isn’t Dead Yet, But It’s Not Selling Well So It’s On Sale Again
Barnes and Noble released their third quarter financial results today and the numbers, as expected, were not good. Overall revenues decreased by 8.8% from last year, and even worse, Nook revenues from both digital content and Nook hardware fell by a gut-numbing 26%. Digital content sales actually rose by 6.8%, so that really shows just […]
The eBook Reader with the Darkest, Boldest Fonts is…
The latest $69 basic Kindle. Surprising, eh? The cheapest ebook reader on the market is the one with the darkest and boldest fonts. It’s not even a close contest, either. It wins hands-down. You’d think that the Kindle Paperwhite with its higher resolution screen would be better. But it’s not. Fonts are thinner and sharper […]
“Digital Ink” Screens Look Just as Good as E Ink Screens
Earlier this month I posted an article about the Trekstor Pyrus Mini ebook reader. Not only is it the world’s smallest dedicated ereader with its 4.3″ screen, it’s also one of just a handful of ebook readers to ever use an epaper screen not produced by the company E Ink. All the Kindles, Nooks, Kobos, […]
Free Kindle eBooks: 20 Popular Titles
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a free Kindle ebooks post, but there’s not a whole lot going on as far as ereaders are concerned here lately, so now is a good time to do something a little different. There are a ton of free ebooks available at Amazon, but sometimes it can […]
Project Gutenberg Needs to Stick to Giving Away Free eBooks and Not Reviewing eReaders
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 […]