I bet you’ve used Google image search to find pictures, right? Now instead of using text to find images, you can use an image itself. With Google Images you can either upload a source or provide a link to subject. gImages will give you search results much like Google always have. This isn’t a new [...]
Entries from June 22nd, 2011
A Novel use of O’Reilly books (video)
June 22nd, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
This definitely falls into the category of someone having too much time on his hands.
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Two Thirds of libraries offer ebooks
June 22nd, 2011 · 3 Comments · statistics
The American Library Association have released a new report on Monday, and the report covers the state of American libraries. This report is based on a survey sent out to all participating libraries. The report as a whole is packed tightly with information, but the one detail I’m interested in is ebooks. The number of [...]
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Daily Deals – Sony Reader, Nook on sale
June 22nd, 2011 · 7 Comments · hardware news
Well this is a first. I have come across not one but 2 ebook readers on sale today. You can find a refurbished Sony Reader Daily Edition on sale this week for $189. This is their latest generation 7″ e-reader with a zForce touchscreen, Wifi, 3G, and a pair of card slots. Second Update: I [...]
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The closing of Libwise marks the beginning of the end for Fictionwise ebookstore
June 22nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · digital library
I was digging through my archive while working on the e-reads post the other night and I came across a mention of the ebook library lending service that Fictionwise used to have. Libwise was a competitor to OverDrive, the big name in the niche, and it had been around for 8 or more years. Based [...]
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New Rumor – Amazon tablet coming in August
June 21st, 2011 · 1 Comment · hardware rumors
Our good old source DigiTimes have unearthed more details on the Amazon Tablet. The ship date of the tablets have been pinned down as being some time in August or September, and yes that is plural. There’s also word that the CPU will be provided by Texas Instruments,and Wintek providing the touchpanel. Digitimes are also [...]
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Real Numbers and Perspective for B&N’s AR
June 21st, 2011 · 7 Comments · ebookstore news
In addition to this morning’s press release where all these lovely, lovely numbers were glossed, spun, and (barely) referenced, B&N also released the actual numbers. Because they have to. It’s an SEC regulation or something. Look here: http://forinvestors.barnesandnobleinc.com/edgar.cfm and then click the link – you can download the pdf or xls file too, if you’d [...]
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It’s safe to upgrade your Nook
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Barnes & Noble have just started pushing out Update v1.7 for the original Nook. They won’t say what’s in it, just that it fixes the SD card problems in the previous firmware. You can download the firmware here.
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What to do with your old books (video)
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · video
Have you ever wondered what to do with all your old hardbacks? Grathio Labs came up with radical idea: rip the guts out and turn it into a lamp. They even posted a set of instructions. I think it’s a waste of a hardback, but it does look neat.
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Edutone launching 4 tablets for the academic market
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Edutone, a specialist in educational software, announced last week that they’re getting into hardware. they paln to have a line of ET Persona tablets on the market by the fall. They haven’t released all the details yet, just some general ones. There’s going to be a minimum of 4 Android tablets with 8″ or 10″ [...]
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