The eBook Reader Blog

It’s official. Borders bookstores are closing their doors for good. Unable to procure the necessary funds after filing for bankruptcy a few months back, the remaining 399 Borders and Waldenbooks retail stores will all be closed by the end of September, with liquidation expected to start as early as Friday. If you’ve purchased any ebooks […]

Yesterday Borders filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a final attempt to save the company. As part of the restructuring process, 30 percent of Borders retail stores will be closed, which equates to about 200 stores nationwide. (more…)

A new Android-powered ereader/tablet combination was released today called the Next3, a WiFi-equipped touchscreen-enabled device that ties in with the Borders ebook store. Update: Check my hands-on Next3 review for more details on the Nextbook 8.4″ ereader. There’s a video review and instructions for installing apps as well. The Next3 is selling from HSN for […]

There’s suddenly a number of sales going on for ebook readers and tablets, with several coming in at just $99. Borders is running a sale on all of their ereaders and tablets, and Walgreens of all places has a really inexpensive Android Tablet for sale. First, Borders has the Velocity Micro Cruz Reader marked down […]

Borders and BookBrewer have partnered to launch a new ebook publishing tool called Borders – Get Published that allows any writer or blogger to easily create, format, edit, and then sell their ebooks to all the major ebook stores, including Amazon. (more…)

In a much anticipated move, Borders has lowered the price of the Kobo Reader down to $129, cutting $20 off the price so that it is now $10 cheaper than the Kindle 3 WiFi. Borders also cut the price of the Aluratek Libre by $20, making it just $99. These new prices will go into […]

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 […]

News sources all over the web are asizzle with the monumental news story that the Borders ebook store, powered by Kobo, is now live and open for business. Additionally, Borders released Android and Blackberry apps to complement their apps for the iPad, iPhone, iPod, plus PC and Mac computers. Wait. Hold on one second. What? […]