If you haven’t been following the ebook reader industry carefully, you’ve probably never heard of little-known ereader called the Alex Reader from Spring Design. The Alex Reader was supposed to be the first ebook reader with two screens, one E Ink and the other LCD. Barnes and Noble beat Spring Design to the punch, however, […]
Aluratek Libre Color eReader Review and Video Review
Here’s the link to the Aluratek Libre Color review. A big thanks to Christopher Carvalho for writing the review and for shooting a detailed video walkthrough. The Libre Color is a relatively new ereader from Aluratek. It first started selling a couple months ago in very narrow markets and is just now starting to become […]
ZTE Light 2 Android Tablet with Pixel Qi’s 7″ Sunlight Readable Display
Last week ZTE unveiled a new Pixel Qi-equipped tablet called the ZTE Light 2 at the Mobile World Congress convention in Barcelona. The ZTE Light 2 is the first device to use Pixel Qi’s new 7″ screen that was on display at CES 2011. The 7″ screens have a pixel resolution of 1024 × 600, […]
OverDrive Adds Disney Digital eBooks to Libraries, Updates iPad App
A couple of announcements this week from the OverDrive blog, they’ve released an ebook and audiobook app for the Apple iPad and are adding a collection of nearly 700 classic and new Digital Books from Disney to library’s digital catalogs. The OverDrive Media Console iOS app has been optimized for the large screen of the […]
Borders Files for Bankruptcy, Will Continue to Sell eBooks
Yesterday Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a final attempt to save the company. As part of the restructuring process, 30 percent of Borders retail stores will be closed, which equates to about 200 stores nationwide.
Nook Color: Hands-on Honeycomb Review and Video Walkthrough
Remember that post from a couple of weeks ago about how someone at XDA forums got Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the latest version of Android designed for tablets, to work on the Nook Color? It turns out the process is far simpler than I thought. There’s no hacking or rooting required. All you need is a […]
Discount Codes for Kobo eBooks, Kobo eReader Bundles, Free eBooks
As usual, Kobo has several ways for you to save money on your next ebook purchase with discount codes and special offers on non-agency books. They’ve also put together some limited time Kobo ereader bundles and a $20 off discount code for the Kobo WiFi. First off, here’s a couple of free romance ebooks for […]
New Kindle Games and Kindle Active Content
Several new Kindle games, crosswords, and interactive ebooks (similar to choose your own adventure books) have been added to the Kindle store over the past couple of months. In fact, Amazon recently created a new sub-section specifically for Kindle games and active content. Here’s a list of 18 new additions. Make sure to get this […]