I’ve been experimenting with different ereading apps on the rooted Nook Touch to find out which ones work the best. Yesterday I went ahead and installed the OverDrive Android app in order to try downloading a free ebook from the library. Of course you don’t need to have the Nook rooted to read library ebooks […]
Will Amazon Release a New Kindle in 2011?
I received an email asking if I thought Amazon would be releasing a new Kindle, the “Kindle 4”, later this year, and if so what new features would it likely have. Thinking about it, that’s a really good question. With Barnes and Noble and Kobo both releasing new touchscreen ebook readers in June, and with […]
Finding Free eBooks from Amazon, B&N, Kobo, and Sony
This is going to be the last free ebooks post for awhile. To be perfectly honest free ebooks posts are more trouble than they are worth because they are time-consuming to create and then a few weeks later the posts are pretty much worthless since most free ebooks only last for a limited time. So […]
Show B&N an eReader and Get 30 Free Books with a Nook
Barnes and Noble rolled out a new marketing campaign that started yesterday. If you take an ereader into a Barnes and Noble retail store and show it to the clerk, you can get a free 2GB microSD card with 30 free ebooks on it with the purchase of a Nook Touch, Nook Color, or Nook […]
Kobo Touch Firmware Update Adds More Fonts and Layout Settings
Earlier this week Kobo issued an over-the-air software update for the Kobo Touch that added a smorgasbord of new font features in addition to various performance enhancements. There are now options to adjust line spacing, margins, and justification. Kobo also added five additional font types to choose from: Amasis, Delima, Felbridge, Gill Sans, and Rockwell. […]
How To Easily Root Nook Touch to Install Android Apps, Market (Video Tutorial)
Rooting the Nook Touch to install Android apps is a lot easier than you may think. I’ve been experimenting with a new method that’s over at the XDA forums. The entire process takes less than 10 minutes and doesn’t require any complicated steps and even includes Android Market access. I put together this Nook Touch […]
New Nook vs Kobo Touch: Battle of the Touchscreen eReaders
Here’s another comparison review, this one between two very similar touchscreen ebook readers, the new Nook and Kobo Touch. Both have a lot in common but there are plenty of differences that makes choosing one over the other a difficult decision. Hopefully this head-to-head comparison review can help.
How to Install New Fonts on the Kobo Touch eReader
The Kobo Touch just got a lot more interesting. It turns out adding new fonts to it is as easy as finding hippies at a Grateful Dead concert, and takes all of about 2 seconds to accomplish. By default the Kobo Touch has seven font types, Georgia, Avenir, Amasis, Delima, Felbridge, Gill Sans, and Rockwell. […]