Amazon is apparently preparing to launch an Android App Store as early as this month. Meanwhile, GigaOm’s Kevin C. Tofel talks about how the real iPad challenge might come from Amazon in the form of an Android tablet. I love it! Why? I could easily jump from iPhone/iPad to the Android platform this summer because [...]
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Amazon K3 now available at Best Buy and Carphone Warehouse
March 14th, 2011 · No Comments · Amazon, hardware news
Amazon’s latest generation e-reader can now be had through a couple new chains in the UK. At least, that’s the story everyone is reporting, but I haven’t actually found the Kindle listed on the Carphone Warehouse website. But I did find it on the Best Buy UK site, where it’s being sold for £111. That’s [...]
Tell Publishers Why You Didn’t Buy A Book
March 2nd, 2011 · 2 Comments · opinion
Lost Book Sales: Every day an author and a publisher lose a sale. These are the stories why. I mentioned this site before. Things have since changed for the worse for readers. Random House has adopted the price-fixing anti-competitive Agency Model. For example, overnight The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo went from about US$5.00 to [...]
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AOL to buy Huffington Post
February 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Now this is interesting. The hot story this morning is that AOL have agreed to buy Huffington Post for $315 million USD. Founder and head of HuffPo Arianna Huffington will stay with AOL and take on the role of president and editor in chief of the Huffington Post Media Group. This is the second major [...]
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Buy this netbook and they’ll throw in free 3G
January 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · hardware news
I was walking through South Hall and I happened by this one company’s booth. They’re not offering an e-reader but I like this idea and I thought it was worth a mention. Datawind are a UK based that currently offers a 7″ and 9″ netbook under the Ubisurfer brand. They’re about to expand into the [...]
Factors to Consider When Deciding What eReader Device to Buy
November 29th, 2010 · 11 Comments · opinion
Editor’s Note: A few days ago we posted a which one should I buy article. Rich had a different opinion on how you should choose an e-reader. Since I respect his opinion, I’m reposting it here. I’ve been pretty lax recently about writing articles for this blog. I’ve been busy trying to wrap up end-of-the-year [...]
“Which ereader device should I buy?”
November 26th, 2010 · 26 Comments · opinion
by Chris Walters of Booksprung The Kindle will likely be the big e-reader champ this year, but that doesn’t mean it’s the right choice for every reader. Here’s a quick guide to figuring out which device will best meet your needs.
LostBookSales.com lets you tell publishers why you didn’t buy that ebook
November 16th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
by Chris Walters of BookSprung One of the more heated discussions about ebook reviews these days is whether it’s appropriate to leave one-star reviews on sites like Amazon if what you’re really reviewing is the price. Although it’s easy to see why people unconcerned with pricing would be annoyed, there’s still no good, public alternative [...]
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Aldiko updated – now you can buy ebooks from inside the app
November 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
Aldiko, in collaboration with Feedbooks, just released a new version of their app. It’s now fully OPDS 1.0 compliant, so you can now buy ebooks from inside the app. According to Hadrien Gardeur: The latest version of Aldiko (1.2.14) and 1.0 supports OPDS purchase in-app which means that our library is available in the application [...]
Buy 10 ebooks from bol.com, get a free e-reader
October 29th, 2010 · 7 Comments · ebookstore news
I found a news story (in Dutch) that is reporting bol.com now have an ebook bundle for 99 euros that consists of 10 ebooks and a basic e-reader. The e-reader isn’t named, but the article does say that it has an E-ink screen but not Wifi or a touchscreen. I’m still trying to verify this [...]
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