A crafty code sleuth over at MobileRead uncovered one of Amazon’s secrets while investigating source code trying find a picture of the new Kindle Tablet that everyone is expecting Amazon to announce at a press conference they scheduled on September 28th. I did some investigating of my own and it does indeed appear as if […]
Black Sony Reader Wi-Fi Now In Stock and Shipping
The black Sony Reader Wi-Fi is now officially “in stock” at Sony.com and has just started shipping today (I just got my shipping notice!). The red and white models, however, have been pushed back to an October 16th release. They were initially listed as being available on October 2nd, the black model was too, so […]
Tutorial: Kindle Library eBooks, Everything You Need To Know (Video)
Now that the Kindle and Kindle apps for Android, iPad, and other mobile devices can get free ebooks from libraries, it’s time for an in-depth tutorial that explains everything you need to know about Kindle library ebooks. Library ebooks aren’t new. Other devices have had that perk for a long time. But the Kindle does […]
Library eBooks for Non-Residents: Where to Get eBooks if Your Library is Lacking
Here’s a list of public libraries that offer library cards to non-residents so that you can barrow library ebooks for a Kindle, Nook, Sony Reader, or a multitude of other devices even if your local library doesn’t have ebooks or if it is lacking in selection and availability. This list comes from the How To […]
$89 Ematic Twig is Mini-Tablet with Android 2.2 and 4.3″ Screen
Here’s something different. The 4.3″ Ematic Twig. I can’t decide which name is funnier, the Ematic Twig or the Naxa Noodle that turned up back in July. This is the second new Ematic device in as many months. The other one is a 7″ touchscreen ereader that comes with Kobo eBooks and looks like a […]
Cool Reader App for Nook Touch has Partial Refresh and Page Button Support (Video)
The developer of the Cool Reader Android app has created a version of the Cool Reader app specifically for the Nook Touch. What’s great about the app is that it has settings for partial page refresh. Not only that but the Nook’s page turn buttons work too, and you can even remap them for functions […]
Pandigital Star Android 2.2 Tablet Turns Up for $139
The Pandigital Star just turned up today on the QVC website. It’s the fourth different tablet from Pandigital in the past few months. At $139, the Pandigital Star is the least expensive of the bunch. It’s pretty much exactly the same as the Pandigital Planet and Pandigital Nova, combining elements from both of them. The […]
Kindle Library Books Now Officially Available at 11,000 Public Libraries
Today Amazon officially announced the launch of library ebooks on the Kindle and Kindle apps at 11,000 libraries across the United States. The story of library ebooks on the Kindle already broke two days ago when a couple of Seattle libraries started listing a section for Kindle ebooks.