Amazon are having a sale this week, and I have to say I’m a little tempted. You can now get any of 9 Kindle apps for under a buck. I’m not sure I want to play most of these, but at this price I’m willing to experiment. The sale runs until 27 March. SCRABBLE EA [...]
Entries from March 15th, 2011
ALA respond to HarperCollins library ebook restrictions
March 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
This press release says about what you’d expect. We Disapprove. But it doesn’t really have any kick to it, which is why it kept getting bumped to the bottom of my to-do list. Have you read Cory Doctorow’s editorial in The Guardian? Now _that_ was worth a read. The logic, the passion, the insightful arguments [...]
Kindle iOS app updated
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · software news
A new update for the Kindle app showed up in iTunes today. The only change is a minor bug fix from the previous version. But it is interesting that Apple continue to allow the app to be updated. it looks like we really may see this come to a showdown in June. iTunes
The free Kindle is here
March 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Amazon, hardware news
But Amazon aren’t the one giving it away. For the longest time I’ve said that Amazon wouldn’t give away the Kindle and so far I’ve been right.TBF, every time I’ve argued against it, one or more commenters have suggested that it would be “given away” under a cell phone style monthly contract. That is what’s [...]
Amazon AppStore now Open! (Almost!)
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, app store news
Yesterday I predicted that the Amazon Appstore would open sometime in the next week. I’m going to revise that estimate and tell you that I think it’s going to launch today or tommorow. There’s a high level redirect for the Appstore at Amazon.com/apps. The link is now live, but there are no apps in the [...]
The 2 Asus e-readers (video)
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware reviews, Sipix, video
Notebook Italia got their hands on both of the new Asus e-readers when they were at CeBIT a couple weeks ago. This is the first video I’ve seen that compared the 2, and the differences are fascinating. I especially like this photo they took shoiwng the edges of the 2 gadgets. It really brings the [...]
Books as Art: Georgia Russell
March 15th, 2011 · No Comments · books as art
This is a Scottish artist who works with a scalpel instead of a brush or a pen, creating constructions that transform found ephemera, such as books, music scores, maps, newspapers, currency and photographs. This is one of the less satisfying finds. With most artists you can find high resolution images that display the work at [...]
Kobo is doubling down on Europe
March 15th, 2011 · 17 Comments · ebookstore news
Late last year Kobo hired their first Manager for the European market. Pieter Swinkels is the head of Pub. & Ind. Relations, and he’s responsible for driving forward Kobo’s ambitious expansion into the European market. A few days ago ereaders.nl caught up with him and they asked him a few questions. It turns out Kobo [...]
Apple stores to open early with iPads in stock
March 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Apple, hardware news
Unwired View and others are reporting that Apple stores will be opening an hour early today. Some stores have confirmed this, and some have even admitted to having gotten more iPad 2 in stock last night. This could be good news, considering that the iPad 2 sold out within minutes of its launch last Friday. [...]
Apple will cripple the Kindle web app
March 15th, 2011 · 3 Comments · opinion
If you’ve been following the Apple in-app purchase fracas of late, then you might know that a log of people are hoping that web apps will be able to get around the need to pay Apple’s vig. If not, then let me explain. The way a web app works is that it uses HTLM5 to [...]
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