It’s the busiest time of year for holiday shopping, and once again ebook readers and tablets are on many people’s lists. But which ones are the most coveted? Both Barnes and Noble and Amazon claim they’ve sold more than double their ereaders and tablets during Black Friday and Cyber Monday than last year (although nobody […]
There’s Something Fishy About the Kindle Paperwhite’s Delayed Shipments
For several weeks now, all versions of the Kindle Paperwhite—the 3G model, Wi-Fi model, and Special Offers models—have been showing an expected ship date of December 21st over on Amazon.com. I keep expecting the date to change, for them to be sold out for Christmas, but it hasn’t happened yet, and I wouldn’t be surprised […]
The Best Tablets for eReading 2012
I’ve been meaning to write an article about the Best Tablets for eReading for a long time to go along with the Best eBook Readers page, but when you start to think about it it’s not an easy task to complete given the sheer volume of tablets on the market these days. How could I […]
New Firmware Updates for Sony Reader PRS-T2 and PRS-T1 Now Available
Sony has released firmware updates for their latest ebook reader, the Sony PRS-T2, as well as last year’s model, the Sony PRS-T1. With the PRS-T2 it will notify you that the update is available after connecting to Wi-Fi and then ask to download and install it. I’m not sure if the PRS-T1 has automatic updates […]
Cyber Monday Deals for eReaders, Tablets, and eBooks
Today is Cyber Monday and there are some good deals to be had on tablets, ereaders, and ebooks, among other things of course. This year there doesn’t seem to be any truly spectacular deals, but there are a couple of good choices. I decided not to include a lot of the cheap junky tablets on […]
Software Updates for Nook Touches and Nook HD Tablets
Barnes and Noble has started rolling out firmware updates for the Nook Simple Touch, GlowLight Nook Touch, and Nook HD and HD+ tablets. According to B&N, the software update is minor. In fact it’s so minor all they give as a description for the Nook Touch is, “The NOOK Simple Touch Ver1.2.0 update provides minor […]
The Best eBook Readers of 2012
I’d been waiting to get a Kobo Glo before updating the Best eBook Readers page, and now that I’ve finally gotten one and have had several days to test it out, I was able to get the page updated this morning to reflect the best ereaders of the year. So here it is, my list […]
Nook HD+ Review
When Barnes and Noble first unveiled the Nook HD and Nook HD+ back in September, I was intrigued by the unique screen size of the 9-inch Nook HD+. But ultimately I decided to get a 7-inch Nook HD because I’ve been reviewing a lot of 7-inch tablets lately like the Kindle Fire HD and Google […]