A reader tipped me to a a couple new e-readers from Prestigio. Well, they’re new to Prestigio, but I’ve seen one before and I’ve had my hands on the other. First up is the PER5162. You might recognize this Kindle clone; I believe it’s the same hardware as the Qumo Libro I showed you last [...]
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Ebrary add fiction titles to library offering
January 26th, 2011 · 1 Comment · press release
From the press release: In response to requests from the public library community, ebrary today announced that it has added popular fiction e-books to Public Library Complete™. The collection now includes more than 3,200 e-books in romance, science fiction, mysteries, children’s fiction, and other types of fiction published in 2010 and earlier.
JSTOR to add ebooks in 2012
January 12th, 2011 · 2 Comments · press release
From the press release: Five of the nation’s leading university presses – Chicago, Minnesota, North Carolina, Princeton, and Yale – are at the forefront of a new effort to publish scholarly books online as part of the non-profit service JSTOR. Their books, representing ground-breaking scholarship across the humanistic, social, and scientific disciplines, are expected to [...]
Kobo add 175k titles to ebookstore
January 8th, 2011 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Kobo, the only pure-play global eReading service built on an open platform, today introduced more than 175,000 PDFs geared towards education and self-education for much less than the cost of a textbook. Content is in digital PDF format and is available to download and read through the Kobo Desktop Application, on [...]
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Infibeam add Wiley, Elsevier, Pearson to their ebookstore
December 29th, 2010 · 2 Comments · ebookstore news
From the press release: Infibeam continues to make significant additions to its eBook store. For the first time in India, technology ebooks from publishers like Cambridge University Press, Tata McGraw Hill, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, Pearson and John Wiley & Sons have been made available on a single platform.
ePagine add support for 4 more ebookstores to their iOS app
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · iPhone app, software news
Ereaders.nl are reporting that the ePagine reading app I posted about yesterday now supports buying ebooks from ebook.nl, e-boek.org, Libris and Selexyz. This means that the app now has access to virtually all the Dutch ebooks available. I’m going to have to take his word for it. I have the app and I’m not offered [...]
CompletelyNovel.com add Lightning Source as POD partner, will launch ebookstore next year
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: CompletelyNovel.com has expanded the printing options available to the writers and publishers within its online community. Working with Lightning Source, CompletelyNovel customers can now select from a number of options to print their books in the UK and United States. Instead of having to create separate accounts with printing companies, writers [...]
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You can now add your personal ebooks to your Kobo library
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Actually, I just discovered that you can’t. But that’s not what Kobo reported on their blog: Great news for all of you that have the Kobo eReading app on your iPhone or iPad – you can now bring in books from other eBook services to your Kobo library! And, for those of you that have [...]
Digma add a 10″ e-reader to their line-up
August 16th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news
Digma, makers of the Digma 500, have announced the q100, a new 9.7″ e-reader that should be available this fall. As you can see from the picture it’s a Kdx clone, and that’s actually a first for me. Here are the specs: 9.7″, 16 level grascale screen FM Radio microSDHC card slot (32GB supported) accelerometer [...]
OverDrive add Gutenberg, other 3rd party sources to their library platform
August 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · digital library
From the Overdrive blog: On Friday, Boston Public Library became the first OverDrive library partner to add more than 15,000 public domain eBooks from Project Gutenberg to its ‘Virtual Branch’ website—at no cost to the library. This featured collection, currently in beta, enables users to discover and download thousands of DRM-free EPUB eBooks without holds, waitlists, or [...]
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