Here’s an interesting anecdote from Me and My Kindle: And the free wireless internet access played an even bigger role for Sophia Chiang, a San Francisco entrepreneur on an extended trip through China. She reports the Kindle was a great way to buy “uncensored English magazines like Newsweek, The New Yorker, The New York Times, [...]
Entries from July 27th, 2010
New Nook firmware now available – v2.4.1
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Nookdevs announced a new firmware for the Nook yesterday. It’s based on the v1.4 firmware that B&N release some months back, but it has a number of improvements. I’ve installed it and I have to say that this version is definitely more polished than before. In case you’re wondering, one thing that sets this firmware [...]
The $99 e-reader has arrived
July 27th, 2010 · 5 Comments · opinion
I gave away my Augen The Book today. It’s a good device, but I already have a bunch and I gave it to someone who will use it. I switched back to my Ectaco Jetbook, which is my preferred budget e-reader. As I use it right now I realize that it’s really not all that [...]
Telefonica, FGEE announce partnership to advance Spanish ebook market
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Telefonica Spain and the Federation of Publishers’ Guilds of Spain (FGEE) , today signed a collaboration agreement to promote the incorporation of the phenomenon of Spanish publishers digitizing and marketing of their works over the Internet and the various reading devices.The agreement signed by Guillermo Ansaldo , president of Telefonica Spain, [...]
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New SF/Fantasy digital magazine launched
July 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I missed the initial announcement for this magazine. Flagship now have 1 issue out, and they’re accepting submissions for their second issue. They’re looking for: FlagShip is looking for stories with a positive spin. We’re not Utopians. We realize that bad stuff happens, and not everyone that wears a white hat is a good guy. [...]
Wattpad partner with Bubok
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the Wattpad blog: Each month, writers from around the world visit Wattpad online and through Wattpad mobile apps to upload their stories, interact with readers, receive feedback and promote their work to millions of readers. Now, Bubok authors may connect their work with Wattpad’s readership and increase their audience by using Wattpad’s unique social [...]
Augen Gentouch78 – 7″ Android tablet now at Kmart
July 26th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news
Kmart are showing a new Android tablet from Augen. According to Augen this tablet is running v2.1 and has full access to the Android Market. Retail is $149. Specs for the Gentouch78 are: 800×480 color TFT touch screen CPU: 800 Mhz 256MB RAM 2GB Flash SDHC card slot (16GB supported) Wi-Fi Supports Ebook Formats: Text, [...]
World’s strangest e-reader
July 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments · hardware news
This has to be one of the strangest e-readers I have ever seen. This is the first one I’ve seen with buttons along the long side of a 7″ LCD screen, not short. The Acho C301 is based on the standard 7″ LCD screen. I don’t know the rest of the hardware specs, but it [...]
DMCA updated
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Every 3 years the Library of Congress has the ability to grant exceptions to the DMCA. They have just released the results of the most recent consultation. Right now I’m looking at the new exceptions and the previous exceptions. Nothing changed for ebooks, but you can now jailbreak your phone without violating the DMCA. You [...]
New 9″ Chinese tablet clears FCC
July 26th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
This 8.9″ tablet is made by Sinchun Electronic Co., Ltd. It has a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 2GB RAM, 1.3M camera, USB Host, SD card slot, Wifi, Bluetooth, and it runs Windows XP. Weight is around 3 lbs. Between the wight and the OS I’m going to guess that this tablet will have disappointing battery [...]
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