That was quick. Apparently Engadget had it right. This morning Best Buy has the new Nook WiFi-only available for pre-order on their website. Looking at the specs, the Nook WiFi appears to share all the same characteristics and features as the original Nook, just not the 3G. It has 2GB of internal memory, a microSD […]
Nook WiFi Coming Wednesday for $149?
Engadget is reporting that an anonymous tipster has set them a screenshot from the Barnes and Noble internal systems that shows a product called the Nook WiFi with a date of Wednesday, June 23rd. The image shows a price of $149, a product number, and a “class code” labeled future use. That’s about it, no […]
Copia Coming in July?
According to this press release, the Senior Vice President of Copia Interactive, Anthony Antolino, will be speaking at the Connected World Conference on Thursday, June 17 in Chicago, IL. Copia is a new digital content delivery platform for newspapers, magazines, and ebooks with a focus on social networking. Copia was expected to release their new […]
Free eBook: Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson, author of the popular Mistborn trilogy and the writer chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s epic Wheel of Time series, released one of his novels, Warbreaker, as he wrote it so that student writers could learn about the evolution of a novel from beginning to end. Brandon also believed that by giving away one […]
Getting Started with Calibre eBook Management
Calibre Overview If you haven’t yet started using Calibre (pronounced Caliber) for managing your ebook collection, now is a good time to learn how to get started. Calibre is undisputedly the best ebook managing tool on the planet. And the best part is, it’s free. Calibre can do everything from displaying ebooks in its ebook […]
Kindle 2 and DX Firmware Update – Folders, Finally
Better late than never, Amazon has officially released an updated version of firmware for the Kindle 2 and Kindle DX. The update downloads automatically to the device if you own one, or you can visit Amazon’s Kindle software page for instructions on how to manually update. The most anticipated new feature is folders, or “collections” […]
Foxit eSlick eReader Price Drop
Foxit, known for their PDF software, issued a press release yesterday proclaiming a price drop for the Foxit eSlick ereader to $199. The device comes with a synthetic leather cover, 2GB SD card, 20 classic ebooks, free Foxit PDF Reader Pro Pack, and Foxit PDF Creator. Foxit PDF Creator is in essence a virtual printer […]
Kobo Goes Android; Software Update for Kobo eReader
Kobo just released their new app for Android, adding to the other smartphone apps for Blackberry, iPhone, and Palm Pre. If you have already have a Kobo account you can simply login with the new Android application and read or download any ebook that you have already purchased. If not, it’s easy to sign up […]