Barnes and Noble has been running so many sales on their Nook devices lately that it’s hard to keep up with all the different promotions. This time around it’s more than just a sale, though. In the ever competitive market of Android tablets, the Nook Color and both models of the Nook Tablet have received […]
PSA: Don’t Order a Sony Reader PRS-T2…At Least Not Initially
Given the leaked product pages for the new Sony PRS-T2 ebook reader that turned up on J&R.com Thursday night (they’ve since been taken down) and the fact the PRS-T1 is no longer for sale on Sony’s website, there is a very good chance that Sony will make an official announcement about the release of the […]
New Sony Reader PRS-T2 Turns up For Pre-Order at J&R
We all knew Sony was planning on releasing a successor to their PRS-T1 ebook reader when the PRS-T2 went through the FCC last month, and while Sony has yet to release any official information on their new ereader, the Sony Reader PRS-T2 has turned up for pre-order for $129 from J&R.com in three colors: black, […]
Pulse RSS News Reader Comes to Web Browsers
Pulse has made a name for itself over the past couple of years as being one of the best RSS news reader apps for the iPad and iPhone as well as Android tablets and phones. Thanks to some help from Microsoft, an HTML5 version of Pulse is now available on all modern web browsers, including […]
Onyx Boox i62HD to Get Lighted Screen
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Jim Savitz, a regular reader of this blog. If you have an ereader or ebook related article or news tip you’d like to submit, feel free to send me an email. A couple of months ago Nathan posted a brief review about a new e-ink e-reader from Onyx […]
Microsoft Patents Contextual Advertising in eBooks
Microsoft has a habit of collecting lots and lots of patents and then bullying anyone who steps their toes out of line into forking over lots and lots of cash. So it’s not much of a surprise that Microsoft was just granted a patent for contextual ads placed in ebooks, even though Microsoft decided to […]
Kno Now Offers K-12 Digital Textbooks with 1 Year Rentals for $10
Just in time for the new school year, an eTextbook company called Kno has started offering digital textbook rentals for K-12 textbooks thanks to a new deal with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, one of the largest K-12 textbook publishers. Kno’s K-12 textbook rentals last for 1 year and cost $9.99 or less. They work on the […]
Things Would Be a Lot Different if I Ran B&N’s Nook Department
I’ll admit I’m the last guy who should be calling the shots for any big corporate entity given my recalcitrant nature, but I can’t help but think how different things would be for Barnes and Noble if someone like me was in charge of the Nook brand. Barnes and Noble could make a lot more […]