Yesterday marked the launch of Google eBooks in Canada, giving Canadian readers access to hundreds of thousands of titles from publishers like Random House, McClelland & Stewart, Douglas & McIntyre, House of Anansi, Dundurn, and others. Google’s two million public domain ebooks are included too, or course. Google also partnered with the Campus eBookstore and […]
Angry Birds and Other Games Do Work on the Nook Touch, Kind of
Hacking the Sony PRS-T1 and experimenting with installing various Android apps has gotten me curious about trying different things on the Nook Touch all over again since it works a lot better rooted than the Sony does at this point. A lot of it has to do with the way each device refreshes. The Sony […]
New Flexible LED Light Film Brings Light to eReaders
A reader tipped me a few weeks back about this Flex Lighting website that advertises a new type of lighting technology designed for ebook readers with reflective displays such as E Ink. One of the shortfalls of E Ink ebook readers like the Kindle and Nook is that they can’t be used at night or […]
Nook Touch: Testing Animation Speed with Live Wallpapers (Video)
A few days ago I tried installing a video game on my rooted Nook Touch. The game didn’t play right but the speed of the animation was surprisingly fast. So I decided to try some different apps to see just how fast the animation can be on the Nook Touch. I figured live wallpapers were […]
Kobo Vox Orders Delayed Until November 7th
An email from Kobo turned up in my spam folder a couple of hours ago proclaiming the delay of the Kobo Vox. The Vox was supposed to start shipping on October 28th, but now it won’t be going out until November 7th. That’s interesting because they’ve already started selling them in a number of stores […]
The Best eBook Readers for Less Than $100
Here’s a list of the best ebook readers that can be had for under $100. A couple of these are refurbished units where noted, but most of them are brand new. This list consists of dedicated ebook readers only, no tablets. I’ll put together a separate post for low-cost tablets in the near future.
Nook Color 2 Incoming? B&N Doubling Size of Nook Boutiques
Barnes and Noble is starting to send out hints that they are getting set to release a new Nook, and since they already released a new E Ink device the year, the Nook Touch, that means the time is drawing near to upgrade the Nook Color. The Wall Street Journal posted an article and video […]
How Does Amazon Sell the Nook Color for Less Than B&N?
I noticed this a while back and it continues to this day. The Nook Color typically sells for less from Amazon.com than it does from Barnes and Noble. How does that make any sense? It’s not Amazon selling them directly, it’s through partners in their marketplace, so let’s get that bit of information out of […]