Suddenly, the competition for ebook readers in Australia is starting to heat up. Kogan, an Australian consumer electronics company, has announced the new Kogan ebook reader to take on the Kobo Reader and Amazon Kindle. At $189 AUD, the Kogan reader costs $10 less than the Kobo and roughly $50 less than the Kindle 2 […]
Kindle Sales Triple; Amazon Selling More Kindle Books Than Hardcovers
Amazon issued a press release today saying that Kindle sales have increased each month in the 2nd quarter and that sales have tripled since the $70 price-cut down to $189. Even bigger news, Amazon is now selling 43% more Kindle Books than hardcover books over the past 3 months. As always, they haven’t revealed any […]
New Page: Ectaco jetBook, plus jetBook News
The Ectaco jetBook ereaders are very popular in some circles and I’ve been meaning to add them to the site for a long time. So here it is, the new Ectaco jetBook page, complete with specs, photos, and a video review of the jetBook Lite from YouTube. Check it out for a quick look at […]
The iPad Comes to Nine More Countries on Friday
Apple issued a press release this morning announcing that nine more countries have been added to the iPad’s accepted list. The press release states that people in the countries listed below can buy all models of the Apple iPad starting this Friday, July 23rd from Apple retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers. Oddly, it does […]
The eBook Reader Blog Week in Review – July 12th – July 18th
This Week’s Top Posts Augen The Book e-Reader Video Review, First Impressions – The new Augen ebook reader/multimedia gadget has arrived in an unlikely place and is selling for just $89. It doesn’t exactly do anything great, but it does do some things well enough to consider for the price. Hands-on Kindle DX Video Review […]
The Humane Reader – Read eBooks on TV
Found an interesting article this morning over on the Linux Journal about an ebook reader project that aims to make digital content available to schools and homes around the world that don’t have access to the internet. The device, called the Humane Reader, can be plugged into any typical television set, and can be produced […]
Augen The Book e-Reader Video Review, First Impressions
(Update: The full written review is now finished and is located on this new Augen The Book Review page.) There’s a new inexpensive color ereader on the market that goes by the name of Augen “The Book” (try to work that into a grammatically correct sentence). In addition to reading and downloading ebooks, the Augen […]
Kindle Font Hacks and Screensaver Hacks
A frequent question that we receive here at The-eBook-Reader.com is whether or not the Kindle supports foreign language fonts. Considering Amazon sells the Kindles to countries like Russia and Japan, you’d think that the Kindle would support multiple types of fonts, especially given the fact that many ereaders from smaller companies support all kinds of […]