E-Ink-Info has posted a brief interview with Pixel-Qi’s CEO, Mary Lou Jepsen. She explains the technology, and also tells us that they have signed up more customers. It’ll be interesting to see the new devices that use this great technology!
Entries from February 26th, 2010
A Brief interview with PixelQi founder Mary Lou Jepsen
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
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Interesting video on differences between touch screen tech
February 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · hardware reviews
A whole slew of e-readers with touchscreens are coming out in the next few months, and they’re using a variety of technologies. I’ve been wanting to write a post about the differences, and today I came across a video that demonstrates the difference between capacitive and resistive touch screens. While writing this post, I went [...]
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OverDrive Releases BlackBerry Audiobook App
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
From the press release: OverDrive (www.overdrive.com), the leading global distributor of audiobooks and eBooks to libraries and retailers, today announced the public beta release of an audiobook app for BlackBerry® smartphones. OverDrive’s BlackBerry audiobook app enables the wireless download of MP3 audiobooks from more than 10,000 libraries and major online retailers, including BarnesAndNoble.com, BooksOnBoard.com, and [...]
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Mark Serbinis’ Top 10 eReading Insights
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors, software rumors
The head of Kobo Books posted a list of 10 predictions a couple days ago. The full list is worth a read, but I don’t agree with all of his predictions. 1. A $99 eReader. That will definitely happen this year. The sub $200 price point is crowded; market pressure is going to force prices [...]
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Read it Later adds new feature – Digest
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Read it Later is a browser plugin that lets you build a list of bookmarks so you can “read it later”. I haven’t tried it (I prefer Instapaper), but I’m told it’s really good. They just announced a new feature today. It’s called Digest, and it’s in beta. You now have the option of seeing [...]
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New digital-only short story publisher launched
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
There is one thing that sets Commutabooks apart from other publishers, and that is their decision to focus on a particular niche: publishing only short stories and only releasing them in a digital format. They already have their first title in the AppStore, and expect to release more titles shortly. The one title I found [...]
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Bmorn B60 – vapor e-reader from China
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware rumors
This one is still a rumor at this point, and I’m looking into it. But one of my source blogs has posted a few images they say they received from BMorn. I’ve looked into the company, and it’s a maker of PMPs and MIDs. I’ve found a mention of another product by this company actually [...]
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Penguin head unfazed by ebook challenges
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
From the Daily Mail: Penguin boss John Makinson likens the rise of the ebook to the moment when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in the 15th century. With the invention of movable type, this obscure German goldsmith swept away the age-old tradition of monks transcribing texts onto parchment, paving the way for the Enlightenment [...]
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Thousands of authors opt out of Google book settlement
February 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment · digitization projects
From an article in The Guardian: Former children’s laureates Quentin Blake, Anne Fine and Jacqueline Wilson, bestselling authors Jeffrey Archer and Louis de Bernières and critical favourites Thomas Pynchon, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson have all opted out of the controversial Google book settlement, court documents have revealed. Authors who did not wish their books [...]
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Aldiko supports Read an E-Book Week
February 25th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This isn’t much in the way of news, but I wanted to give Read an E-Book Week another plug. From the press release: Aldiko Limited announced today that it is supporting Read an Ebook Week, an international literary event which will be held in March 7-13. The purpose of the Read an Ebook Week is [...]
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