It’s official. The Sony PRS-950 Daily Edition is up for pre-order on the Sony Style website. It costs $299 and the estimated date of availability is November 14th. The bad news is that it doesn’t look like the PRS-950 comes with a cover like the previous model did, so that’s going to add even more […]
Nook 2 – Nook 2 Release Date?
October 20th is the one year anniversary of the official unveiling of the Barnes and Noble Nook. At the time it was a big announcement. The Nook was the first ebook reader to offer ebook lending and to feature a color LCD display in addition to the E Ink display. Barnes and Noble priced the […]
Pink Sony Pocket Bundle Deal
For the remainder of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Sony is offering a Pink Ribbon Bundle Pocket Edition for $179.99, the same price as the regular non-bundle Pocket Reader. The bundle package comes with a Pink PRS-350, a limited edition Pink Ribbon cover, and a coupon code for two ebook downloads from the Sony eBook […]
Energy Sistem’s Color Multimedia eBook Readers, 1052, 1054, 1058
Energy Sistem, a small electronics company based in Spain, has some new color multi-purpose ebook readers, 2 of which are available now, and 2 more getting set to be released in November. All four units are very similar. There are red and blue models that both have 2GB of internal memory, a white model that […]
Kindle Singles Coming Soon to the Kindle Store
Amazon announced today a new section will soon be added to the Kindle Store for “Kindle Singles”. No, it’s not a dating website for single Kindle owners looking for romance. Kindle Singles are ebooks ranging in length from 10,000 to 30,000 words, or about 30 to 90 pages. Works of these lengths are generally considered […]
PocketBook Lowers Prices; European Pricing for new PocketBooks
While the new PocketBook ebook readers are getting set to launch next month, the prices for the PocketBook 360 and PocketBook 301 have been reduced yet again. The PocketBook 360 (shown left) is down $40 to $159 for the standard package and $179 for the bundle package. The PocketBook 301 is now selling for $169 […]
Kindle DX vs Kindle 3
When comparing the new Kindle 3 to the new Graphite Kindle DX, you’d think that the Kindle DX would have a better set of features. But it doesn’t. Amazon released the Graphite Kindle DX at the beginning of July. It was the first ebook reader to have the new higher contrast Pearl screen. But it […]
The eBook DRM Guide
If you are new to ebooks and are considering getting an ebook reader, you may be wondering what DRM encrypted ebooks are, and what that means exactly. DRM stands for Digital Rights Management, but most believe a more apt definition would be Digital Restrictions Management, because DRM restricts what you can do with your purchased […]