Yesterday, thanks to a tip via MobileRead, I discovered a simple trick to get the Sony PRS-T1 to enter into a semi-permanent partial page refresh state. This is very handy for scrolling through lists like with the Dropbox app and root explorer, and makes some games and other Android apps work better too. This probably […]
Submit Your Own eReader Reviews and Articles to The eBook Reader.com!
Good news! You can now submit your own ereader reviews and articles to The eBook Reader.com and have them appear on this website, complete with pictures, comments, and email notifications (if you choose to receive them). This feature isn’t entirely new. I used to accept user-submitted reviews and articles a long time ago after first […]
How to Get Landscape Mode on Kindle Touch (Video)
There’s now a simple way to active landscape mode on the Kindle Touch. For some reason Amazon neglected to give the Kindle Touch landscape mode and they’ve yet to issue a firmware update to add it, but thanks to developers at MobileRead, activating landscape mode on the Kindle Touch is now as easy as playing […]
Hanvon C-18 Mirasol Color eReader – Photos and Videos
The Hanvon C-18 is among three new ereaders shown at CES this year with Mirasol displays. Mirasol displays are an alternate type of color screen technology that has been rumored to be used on ereader products for a couple of years and is just now starting to show up in commercial products. Unfortunately none are […]
Send to Kindle Lets You Send Documents to Your Kindle From a PC
Amazon has released a really cool new application for Windows computers called Send to Kindle that allows Kindle users to easily upload and send personal documents and non-Amazon ebooks to Kindle devices, Kindle apps, and Amazon’s cloud from a personal computer. Send to Kindle stores your personal documents and ebooks to your Kindle account for […]
Kobo Sold to Rakuten for $315 Million; Kobo eBook Discount Codes
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 […]