In an odd marketing twist that appears to be a big middle finger to those of us who bought a new Sony Touch or Sony Pocket when they were first released, there are suddenly a couple of really good deals on the Sony PRS-650 and PRS-350. First, some of Sony’s retailers like B&H Photo and […]
Kobo WiFi: Kobo’s Wireless eReader Now Shipping
After being up for pre-order for about 3 weeks, the new Kobo WiFi eReader is now shipping to the United States and Canada. The Kobo WiFi is Kobo’s second generation ereader. It looks a lot like the old model, but comes with WiFi for a direct connection to ebook shopping from the Kobo ebook store. […]
Kindle 3 Covers
Now that the Kindle 3 has been out for a couple of months, there are a number of new Kindle 3 covers starting to emerge. M-Edge is one of the leading brands for ebook reader accessories since 2006, and they just announced a whole new line of accessories today for the Kindle 3, including 20 […]
Nook Firmware Update 1.5 Coming Soon
It was announced yesterday on the official Barnes and Noble Nook blog that the biggest firmware update since the Nook was launched is coming next month. The update version 1.5 is said to “dramatically increase” page-turn speed and include feature and performance enhancements most requested by Nook owners. Other improvements mentioned include improved search functions, […]
Sony PRS 650 and 350: Shortcuts, Tips and Tricks
This post is a list of shortcuts for the Sony PRS 650 Touch Edition and PRS 350 Pocket Edition, along with some helpful tips and tricks. Here are links to some earlier Sony Reader posts that you may find useful as well: How to get free news feeds for a Sony Reader with Calibre’s news […]
Kindle Games: 20+ Free and Paid Kindle Games, Puzzles, Crosswords
There have been several new games added to the Kindle recently, some free and some paid, that are pretty fun. This post lists ten of the most popular Kindle games and puzzles, and this second page lists several more. It turns out that there are a lot more Kindle games and crosswords than I thought.
The New Pandigital Novel Personal eReader
Pandigital has just announced a new ebook reader that will go on sale later this month, the Pandigital Novel Personal eReader (as opposed to all the non-personal ones). Unlike Pandigital’s two other ereaders that have color LCD displays, this new one has a monochrome epaper screen like the Kindle and Sony. The difference, however, is […]
The Elonex 500EB 5″ Color eReader
Elonex is a UK electronics company that has had a few different ereaders on the market over the past 2 years, and they just released another one, the Elonex 500EB, a color ereader and multimedia player rolled into one. Selling from Waterstones for £99, the Elonex 500EB has a 5-inch TFT LCD display with an […]