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Nook for Android updated

February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · software news

B&N have updated their Nook app. The new version 2.5 doesn’t really add much: A new library ‘grid view’ to see more of your book covers on one screen A progress meter when downloading books A new menu option in the shop to view or add books to your wish list But on the upside, [...]

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Quicklyst adds web based note taking to your Kindle

February 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, apps & games, tips and tricks

I came across another note taking app the other day. The developer behind Quicklyst left a comment, and as you should know I love trying out new apps. This is web based, and it’s compatible with Kindle, Android, and iOS. I’ve tried it on my Kindle, and it works rather well.

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Calibre 0.7.43 now available – adds features, fixes bugs, also makes julienne fries

January 28th, 2011 · 4 Comments · software news

Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management app that was developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a bunchaton of features, including: ebook conversion library management e-reader support news downloading content server (for accessing your library over the web) Calibre

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Calibre 0.7.42 now available – adds support for Acer Lumiread, Archos 101

January 21st, 2011 · No Comments · software news

Calibre is a free and open source e-book library management app that was developed by users of e-books for users of e-books. It has a bunchaton of features, including: ebook conversion library management e-reader support news downloading content server (for accessing your library over the web) Calibre

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MegaReader adds new feature – heads up display

January 19th, 2011 · 1 Comment · software news

Megareader (one of the many reading apps for iOS) got an update yesterday. They added a rather unusual feature in this update. You can now use the camera on the iPhone to show you what’s going on behind your phone.I’ve heard of a heads up display being used in a couple games, but this is [...]

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Aldiko 2.0 coming soon(ish) – adds support for Adobe DRM

December 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · software news

This popped up on the Aldiko home page today. Do you see where it says Adobe DRM compatible? Well, that includes B&N. It’s not out yet, unfortunately, but you can sign up to be emailed when it is.

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Calibre 0.7.28 now available – adds support for Nook Color

November 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Since Kovid does weekly updates for calibre I don’t usually announce them. But today’s update caught my eye. As always, calibre is an open source tool for converting ebooks and transferring them to e-readers. You can find out more here: http://calibre-ebook.com/ New Features Update the version of the grahical toolkit (Qt 4.7.1) used in the [...]

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Calibre 0.7.16 now available, adds K3 support

August 27th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

New Features Driver for the Kindle 3 Users can now customize what actions appear in the toolbar and context menus via Preferences->Interface->Toolbars Draw a thin broder around the cover in the edit metadata dialog. Create (almost) all temporary files in a subdirectory so as not to clutter up temp directory FB2 Output: Add option to [...]

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Papers update adds PDF annotation

July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · ipad app, iPhone app

This $15 app just got an update with an impressive set of new features. With Papers 1.8 you can now highlight and add notes to your PDF. This update also enables you to open PDF files in Papers from other applications (such as Mail and Safari). Library improvements were also added. You can now delete [...]

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Amazon add video, audio support to Kindle apps

June 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Amazon, software news

From the press release: Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a new update to Kindle for iPad and Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch, which allows readers to enjoy the benefits of embedded video and audio clips in Kindle books. The first books to take advantage of this new technology, including Rick Steves’ London by [...]

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