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 […]
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 […]