Yesterday Read an E-Book Week kicked off with a number of publishers and authors offering thousands of free and discounted ebooks to help promote ebooks around the world. Read an E-Book Week was created in 2004 to help bring attention to ebooks and to educate and inform the public about the advantages of digital books. […]
Motorola XOOM Reviews, Videos, and Benchmarks
Now that the Motorola XOOM has officially been released and has started selling from stores like Verizon, Amazon, and Best Buy, a number of tech sites are starting to post in-depth reviews and videos of the Xoom in action. I thought about buying one myself to review for this site, but I think I’m going […]
This Week’s Kobo Books Promo for eBook Deals
Kobo’s marketing department is good at keeping things interesting. For the next week, from March 5th to March 12th, Kobo is running a promotion where you can get coupons based on how much you spend on your next purchase of ebooks. If you already seen this deal a couple of days ago, check the details […]
Free eBooks for the Start of March
Below is a list of free ebooks from Amazon, Sony, and Barnes and Noble. If you own a Nook or Nook Color the Sony ebooks will work on them too, as well as any other Adobe DRM-supporting device. B&N’s and Amazon’s ebooks will only work on their respective ereaders, partnered devices (like the Pandigital Novel […]
The Apple iPad 2: Videos, What’s New, Release Details
Despite being on medical leave, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad 2 today at Apple’s big iPad event. The iPad 2 will go on sale March 11th in the US from Apple Stores at 5pm and online with free shipping. It will go on sale internationally to 26 countries on March 25th, and then will continue […]
March Discount Codes for eBooks from eBooks.com
Here are the coupon codes for eBooks.com for the month of March. Each month eBooks.com offers discounts on ebooks in several categories and subjects. This month’s focus is on taxation ebooks with the income tax deadline rapidly approaching. The ebooks from eBooks.com come in the following formats: Adobe EPUB and PDF, Microsoft LIT, MobiPocket, and […]
Nook: Spotlight Pick and More In Store Offers for March
Barnes and Noble released the march line-up for the More In Store promotion where Nook owners can download exclusive content each week by visiting a B&N retail store. Barnes and Noble also announced the “Spotlight” pick for the month of March. This is a new promotion where the first book in a popular series is […]
OverDrive Adds New Help Section to Libraries: My Help
OverDrive and their partner libraries have seen an enormous growth in e-book downloads since the start of the New Year. In addition to the downloads, OverDrive and its affiliating college, school, and public libraries have had an extreme increase in questions from first-timers and upgraded “old-hands”. First-time users always have questions about how to get […]