The IA announced Friday night that they had achieved a new milestone. It’s 6 years now that they’ve been scanning and uploading public domain titles and this is the week that they released their 3,ooo,oooth title. The 3 millionth upload is from the rare book collection of the University of Toronto:
Entries from September 17th, 2011
Internet Archive Just Scanned their 3 Millionth Text
September 17th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Internet Archive
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HP TouchPad now has Android with Wifi, Android Market, and more (video)
September 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news, video
The death and subsequent clearance price on the HP TouchPad has caused developers to rush to the tablet and start hacking it. Can you blame them? It’s a 10″ tablet with a dual core CPU, Wifi, a capacitive touchscreen, and it briefly sold for $99. What’s not to love?
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Daily Deal: 45% coupon for Fictionwise
September 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Daily deals
It’s Saturday again and Fictionwise are having another sale.This one is not quite as good as the 55% off that they offered last weekend but it’s not too shabby. You’ll need to have this coupon code – 091611. Like all their past sales, the code is good for as many transactions as you like. So [...]
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Weekly Roundup 17 September
September 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Round up
It’s been a fun week here at The Digital Reader. Here are some of the popular posts you may have missed.There’s a mix of old and new stories, as well as a couple of the ever popular reviews. How to read a PDF on an Android tablet Next Kindle Coming on 8 October? Jetbook Color [...]
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TextBook Search Engines
September 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · tips and tricks
A reader commented the other day that I had left his favorite textbook site out of my list of websites where you can buy and rent textbooks. He was right; I had left it out. But his preferred site wasn’t a place to buy or rent; it was a search engine. So I thought it [...]
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Could Borders Rise From the Grave?
September 16th, 2011 · 12 Comments · bankruptcy, borders
The Borders bankruptcy saga is winding to a close, and it’s about to go into its final weeks. One of the last parts of Borders was sold off earlier this week: the IP. The liquidator specialists Hilco Streambank supervised the sale of the Borders name, URL, as well as other brand names that Borders own [...]
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Litfy reading service now in Open Beta
September 16th, 2011 · 3 Comments · ebook subscription
I’m sure you recall the leak earlier this week that Amazon are working on a Netflix-style ebook subscription service. That leak caused a small flurry of similar services to come out of the woodwork, including Flatleaf, Afictionado, and now Litfy.
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Daily Deal: NookColor now $150 at Overstock.com
September 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Daily deals
The NookColor, recently voted the most discounted tablet of 2011, is back on sale again. Overstock.com are now listing a refurbished NookColor for $149 + shipping, and that’s about $100 off retail. I’ve been saying for some time now that a new NookColor has been coming, and clearly Barnes & Noble are clearing out the [...]
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Yet Another Set of 4 Free TouchPad apps
September 15th, 2011 · No Comments · apps, free ebooks
HP sent out another newsletter tonight with a new offer for 4 more free apps. Like the last set of free apps, these are limited in quantity and probably also limited to the US. Also like the last apps, this set has a theme (Learn-Explore-Discover-Play), only this set has a more explicit and better conceived [...]
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New Sony Reader Android app out – Only Works on Sony Tablets
September 15th, 2011 · 13 Comments · apps
Sony released a new Android app last week, but good luck getting it. I heard earlier today that the new Sony Reader for Android tablets was now available in the Android Market. I immediately wnet over and tried to get the app for my Asus Transformer. I couldn’t even see it in the Marketplace when [...]
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