Barnes & Noble had a limited edition Nook Touch on sale today. I was just a moment too slow to get one, so I cannot tell you what it looks like in person. But I did come across a video on Youtube, so here is a screen shot. I thought at least some of my [...]
Entries from November 25th, 2011
First Look at the Limited Edition Nook Cream
November 25th, 2011 · 14 Comments · hardware news, video
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Self-Pub Spotlight: Bookbaby
November 25th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Self-Pub
Editor’s Note: This is the 3rd post in a new series called Self-Pub Spotlight. This series is intended to find the warts of the competing self-pub services so authors can make an informed decision. The first 2 posts (Liibook, BookCountry) were written before I realized that this was a series. If you’re in digital publishing [...]
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NookColor Now $120 on Ebay
November 25th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Daily deals
Barnes & Noble is having an unannounced sale today on the refurbished Nook Color. You can find B&N selling it on Ebay for $120. Damn. That’s $30 off the regular price for the NC refurbs. Compared to any other Android tablet on the market, this is a very good deal. Earlier this week I criticized [...]
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Who needs OverDrive? A Look at Library Ebook Alternatives
November 25th, 2011 · 14 Comments · digital library
If you’ve been paying attention to ebook news this past week then you’ve probably read about Penguin curtailing their library ebook distribution. Their actions and the debate among librarians inspired me to push ahead with a series of posts I’ve planning.
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Hands On With the Onyx Boox M92 (video)
November 24th, 2011 · 4 Comments · hardware reviews, video
Some time back I posted a review of the Boox M90, the first large screen ebook reader from Onyx, a Chinese company. Today I get to show you their second and much improved model. Booxtor, one of Onyx’s beta testers, posted this video on Youtube yesterday. As you can see in the video, the M92 [...]
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Kindle DX on Sale This Weekend – $260
November 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Daily deals
As you probably expect, Amazon is having some killer sales this weekend. There’s not much in the way of tablets and e-readers at the moment, but there is one exception. You can get Amazon 9.7″ Kindle DX ebook reader for $259. The price is good through Monday. This is a pretty good deal; I wouldn’t [...]
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New Contest: Fun With Wikipedia’s Pledge Drive
November 23rd, 2011 · 21 Comments · humor
If you’ve used Wikipedia over the past few days then you probably know that they’re asking for donations again. I strongly urge you to donate some money to this worthy cause, but once you’ve done that it’s time to have fun with the donation requests.
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Penguin Library Ebooks Have Returned to the Kindle
November 23rd, 2011 · 8 Comments · library ebooks
About 5 days ago Penguin forced OverDrive to how libraries could use their ebooks, and about 36 hours ago OverDrive copped to the restriction. I’ve just learned that the restrictions have eased somewhat; libraries cannot buy new Penguin ebooks but patrons can send current titles to their Kindles again. OverDrive posted the following on their [...]
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First look at the new Kyobo eReader w\ Mirasol screen
November 23rd, 2011 · 6 Comments · hardware reviews, video
The world’s first Mirasol e-reader was launched earlier this week, and today i can finally bring you an independent first look. Mike Cane found this video on Youtube. This is the very first video of the Kyobo eReader that wasn’t shot by Kyobo, so it’s definitely worth watching. The video was shot at the launch [...]
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I’m Returning my Nook Tablet – Here’s Why
November 23rd, 2011 · 81 Comments · hardware reviews
I got a Nook tablet on the very first day it came out, and last night I decided to send it back. This post isn’t going to be an in-depth review; everyone has done one by now so I don’t think it’s worth my time. But I do want to explain why I’m returning it. [...]
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