BooksAMillion is not only giving away Sony Readers this month, they are also selling the PRS-505 for just $99, or $89.10 for those with a club card. They have the silver model and the red one pictured left. The Sony Reader PRS-505 is one of if not the most popular Sony Reader of all time. […]
Hands-on Kindle DX Video Review in Direct Sunlight
Here’s a look at Amazon’s new Graphite Kindle DX outside in the 90 degree blazing sunlight, showing off the new higher contrast Pearl screen from E Ink. The review demonstrates everything about the Kindle DX’s ebook viewing features, text-to-speech, how newspapers work, how to use the notepad from EduKindle, and a brief look at the […]
NOOKstudy: B&N’s New Online Reading and Study Platform
Today Barnes and Noble announced plans for a new online study program called NOOKstudy. NOOKstudy is a free application for PC and Mac computers developed for the higher education market that gives students easy access to eTextbooks, syllabi, lecture notes, etc., with features like being able to add notes, highlight, search, zoom, and have multiple […]
Another eBook Reader Company Bites the Dust
Some of the smaller companies in the growing ereader field are starting to thin out. The next to go is the Cool-er ebook reader by Interead. It has been confirmed that Interead has been put into liquidation as of June 8th, according to a petition submitted to the Liverpool District Court in late March by […]
New Pixelar MReader Available for Pre Order
Pixelar is a UK-based company that sells digital photo frames, baby monitors, and other electronics such as ebook readers. They’ve been selling HanLin ereaders for awhile now, and have just recently added the Pixelar MReader to their shop. The Pixelar MReader has a 6-inch E Ink display with 16 levels of gray and a resolution […]
The eBook Reader Blog Week in Review – July 5th to July 11th
This Week’s Top Posts Graphite Kindle DX PDF Review and Video Review – A review of how the new Graphite Kindle DX handles various types of PDF files, including single and double column layouts, regular text documents, complex graphical PDFs, and some comics and graphic novels too. Graphite Kindle DX First Impressions, E Ink Pearl […]
Kindle Format Conversion Guide
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 […]