Back in November Kobo announced that they would be sold to a Japanese company called Rakuten. Yesterday the acquisition was finalized: Kobo is now officially owned by Rakuten. While this may sound like bad news for Kobo, it should actually end up helping them. Rakuten is a very successful e-commerce company and Kobo will continue […]
SolarKindle: A Solar-Powered Cover for Kindle eReaders (Video)
The SolarKindle is a lighted cover for Kindle ereaders that comes equipped with a solar panel on the front of the case for charging a reserve battery along with the Kindle’s battery. SolarFocus showed off demos of the SolarKindle cover at CES after announcing it last week so it has been getting plenty of news […]
$5000+ Bounty for Unlocked Nook Tablet and Bootable MicroSD Card
The people behind N2A cards for the Nook Color are offering a sizable reward to the first person who can crack the Nook Tablet’s locked bootloader and provide a bootable microSD card for Android 2.3 or Android 4.0. N2A cards are a popular aftermarket mod for the Nook Color that turns it into a open […]
B&N Giving Away Nook Touch and Discounting Other Nooks with Subscriptions
Barnes and Noble announced two new Nook promotions today that will be ongoing until March 9th, 2012. Basically, B&N are experimenting with the idea of offering discounts on Nook devices with the purchase of Nook subscriptions. This idea isn’t new—remember the Philly Newspapers selling the Archos Arnova 10 G2 for $99 with a subscription—but this […]
Seven Alternate Web Browsers for Kindle Fire; Amazon Silk Needs Work
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really liking the Kindle Fire and I haven’t even rooted it or installed any ROMs yet. But one thing I don’t like is the web browser. The Kindle Fire comes with its own special web browser called Amazon Silk that was developed by Amazon’s engineers. It is […]
Kindle eReaders: How to Use Custom Fonts for All Kindle eBooks – No Hacks
There’s a simple trick to change the default font type to use custom fonts across all ebooks for Kindle devices (except the Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire). You can customize line spacing, margins, and justification as well. And this includes both DRM protected ebooks and ebooks without DRM. The Kindle does not need to be […]
How to Add New Fonts on Sony Reader PRS-T1 (No Rooting)
The Sony PRS-T1 comes with seven font choices, but the selection doesn’t end there. Like the earlier Sony Readers, you can add OTF and TTF fonts of your choice to a font folder on the PRS-T1 and have your ebooks use those fonts instead of the default. The process of setting up and using custom […]
Nook Tablet Rooting Guide – Complete Walkthrough (Video)
Below is a step-by-step tutorial that includes a video walkthrough on how to root the Nook Tablet, install the Android Market, block OTA firmware updates, and other goodies—everything you need to turn it into a proper Android tablet not controlled by Barnes and Noble. Plus you can choose to keep the Nook’s regular features too, […]