In news from the Netherlands, iRex Technologies has applied for suspension of payments because of disappointing sales in the US, which explains why the iRex DR-800 disappeared from Best Buy’s website last week. According to iRex CEO Hans Brons, the situation is not hopeless, but there is no cash and the banks are cautious at […]
eTextbooks: 10 Websites for Digital Textbooks, Academic Books
Digital textbooks are becoming more popular with students and universities as paper textbooks cost more and can be cumbersome to carry around everywhere. Below is a list of free textbook websites and digital textbook retailers. Also, make sure to check this earlier post about getting free ebooks from libraries, since there are a lot of […]
Win an Apple iPad and Kobo Reader from Kobo
Before the agency model went into place, Kobo used to offer all kinds of coupon codes and discounts for their ebooks. Now that agency ebooks have a fixed price, you’ve got to hand it to Kobo for coming up with new promotions to keep things interesting. This time they are giving away an Apple iPad. […]
How To Get Free eBooks From Libraries Using Overdrive
Libraries are a great resource for downloading free ebooks and audiobooks to enjoy on an ebook reader or other device. Digital media that’s checked-out from the library automatically expires after 7-21 days, depending on the particular library, so there’s no late charges or hassle to return. The ebooks come in Adobe ePUB and PDF formats, […]
June Coupon Promotions for eBooks.com
Here’s the list of coupon codes for eBooks.com for the month of June: June Coupon Promotion at eBooks.com Save $5 on $60 worth of purchase. Use coupon – EBOOKS$JUNE$cp Summer Reading Promotion at eBooks.com Enjoy $15 off on $110 or more purchase. Use code – SUMMEREBOOKScp Father’s Day Promotion at eBooks.com. Use code FATHER$TREATcp. Save […]
Sony Readers on Sale at Sony.com
Yet another week and another Sony Reader sale. This time Sony Style.com has all three readers on sale from now until June 19th. If you notice the prices versus the discounts, it appears that Sony has now lowered the MSRP on US prices just like they did with Canadian prices last week. Save $20 instantly […]
Pandigital Novel Available for Order
The Pandigital Novel is now up for order on the Kohl’s website of all places for $199. The “regular price” is listed at $259, contrary to what the initial press release stated at $199. I placed an order and it says it’s expected to arrive between June 11th and June 17th. This is based off […]
Stanza for iPad Now Available
Stanza is one of the most popular and versatile free ebook reading apps ever made, but when Amazon bought out Lexcycle, the makers of Stanza, everyone assumed Stanza would see no more improvements, and that appeared to be true since the Apple iPad was released and no new high-def Stanza app was released . . […]