This article outlines how to convert EPUB files and other file types into a format compatible with a Kindle. One option is to use the Kindle Personal Document Service and have Amazon convert the files into their proprietary AZW format. The downside is that only certain formats can be converted. For other file types you’ll […]
7″ Elonex 710EB Color eReader Coming to the UK
Elonex is a UK-based consumer electronics and IT service provider company that is best known for their laptop computers and digital photo frames. Elonex first stepped into the ebook reader market last year with their rebranded version of the Netronix EB600, the Elonex eBook. The device sold exclusively from Waterstone’s in the UK, but didn’t […]
Graphite Kindle DX PDF Review and Video
Free ePub eBooks: Borders Giving Away 5 Top-Selling eBooks
Borders just gave everyone a huge incentive to download one of the new Borders apps for PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, and Android. They are giving away 5 free top-selling ebooks that you can’t get free anywhere else. All you have to do is download a free app, sign up an account with an email […]
Pandigital Novel Update
The Pandigital Novel finally got another firmware update on July 4th of all days (at least that’s the date on the zip file). The update can be found on Pandigital’s download page, and requires the use of an SD memory card. Working on the review for the new Kindle DX, I haven’t had much time […]
Graphite Kindle DX First Impressions, E Ink Pearl Mini Review
The new Graphite Kindle DX arrived today. And it’s the first ebook reader to feature the new screen technology from E Ink, the leading supplier of epaper screens for most current ereaders. Update: Several more pictures and a video review have been added to our new Kindle DX PDF review page. First thing, I’m not […]
Entourage Edge Comes to the Netherlands, Costs a Mint
The first dualscreen ebook reader laptop hybrid, aka the Entourage Edge, has reached the windmill-swept plains of the Netherlands. The most surprising news of this is the €599 starting price for midnight blue model, and €639 for the black, white, red, and ice blue models. The latter price converts to about $800 USD! In the […]
Samsung E-6 Removed From JR.com, US Release Doubtful
As noted in the previous post about the Samsung E-60 being available in France, Korea, and the Netherlands, I had sent an email to JR.com inquiring about the US version of the Samsung ebook reader, the E-6, that has been listed for pre-order on their website for several months. Yesterday I received two emails from […]