It’s been just over 3 weeks since the Kindle for PC app was last updated, and today Amazon released a new version of the Kindle for OSX app that adds all the same features. K4OSX finally got support for Amazon’s PDF format, Kindle Print Replica. Along with KPR it also gained support for DRM-free PDFs [...]
Entries from October 29th, 2011
Kindle for OSX Updated – PDF, Shelfari support added
October 29th, 2011 · No Comments · software news
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Collins to Ship Kobo Vox in mid-November – $299
October 28th, 2011 · No Comments · hardware news
Kobo’s new Android tablet is shipping today in the US and Canada, and Collins decided to surprise us all. They’re listing the Kobo Touch , Kobo Wifi, and the Kobo Vox on their website. All 3 models are up for pre-order, with the Vox shipping long after the other 2. Collins will be shipping the Kobo [...]
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The double space habit: Bookish nerds of the eighties were among the first computer geeks
October 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments · opinion
Bookish nerds of the eighties were among the first computer geeks. Literary skills like typing were transferable to computers. One literary habit we acquired was the double space. In typing class you learned to insert two spaces after the period at the end of a sentence. The reason was practical. The typewriter used a monospace [...]
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Asus eeeReader DR-900 Now Shipping in the UK
October 27th, 2011 · 9 Comments · hardware news
Now here’s a bit of news that I never expected to write. Asus’ 9″ ebook reader has shown up on Amazon.co.uk, with a rather high price of £280. This e-reader drew a fair amount of attention when it launched last year, but it didn’t have any real support from Asus, a major retailer, or a [...]
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Daily Deals: Pandigital Novel $70 on Ebay
October 27th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Daily deals
I got an email today from Ebay and I almost didn’t post it. You can find the old white Novel on Ebay today for $70 today. This is the 7″ Android tablet that I savaged repeatedly last year over its poor design, poor performance, and generally unsatisfactory experience. Also, I think it has the worst [...]
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CONFIRMED: Barnes & Noble to Ship New NookColor on 7 November
October 27th, 2011 · 51 Comments · hardware rumors
I’ve heard the most interesting rumor today, and while I don’t know if it is true I thought it was worth sharing. I’m sure you recall that about a month ago I posted on a leaked slide from a Barnes & Noble meeting. My source had given me proof that B&N had a new NookColor [...]
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I’m at the Books in Browsers Conference today
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · conferences & trade shows
Morning, folks. Sorry about the lack of updates yesterday; I was traveling and between being in the air most of the time and the poor 3G at airports I was pretty much cut of from the world. I didn’t even have Twitter; that bandwidth hog just wouldn’t work. I was traveling yesterday to SF for [...]
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How Do You Do It? Amazon vs. Editors (II)
October 26th, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion
My previous post discussed the problem publishers are facing with Amazon’s stepping into the role of book publisher rather than just bookseller. On October 17, 2011, one New York Times front page headline read “Amazon Signing Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal.” Reading a bit further into to article and one discovers that Amazon [...]
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Dick Smiths Now Selling the New Amazon Kindle in Australia
October 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · hardware news
The first non-US retailer to carry the K4 just announced that they have it in stock and they are ready to ship. I’m sure you know that in the US, you can find the Kindle at Best Buy, Target, Staples, Walmart, and other stores, but outside of the US is another matter. This is the [...]
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Those Awful Amazon #s
October 25th, 2011 · 9 Comments · opinion
I’m of the opinion, shared by some of my fellow independent publishers, that Amazon will only become a company you can deal with again after their stock price corrects. Talking a 60-70% drop from its peak, a la Netflix. Betting against Amazon’s stock has been a fool’s errand for well over a year now, with [...]
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