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Introducing Booki.sh – a new way to read Epub in your (Kindle) browser

October 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · tips and tricks

A few weeks back I posted a video that showed an Epub file being read on the Kindle. I just got an email and that Epub reader is now ready. It’s called Booki.sh, and I love it. It works on your Kindle (it might not work on the K2 or K1), but it also works [...]

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Introducing FlightCrew, the epub validator

October 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · ebook tools, software news

Valloric, the developer behind the Epub editor Sigil, has released a new Epub validator. It’s called Flight Crew, and it sounds impressive. Let me show you a few reasons why you might want to use it: Epubcheck isn’t under development anymore, doesn’t give useful error messages, and it doesn’t check as thoroughly as it could. [...]

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Introducing the Bebook Club e-reader (video)

September 2nd, 2010 · 8 Comments · hardware news, video

Bebook announced their newest e-reader today. The Bebook Club is a close cousin of the Bebook Neo. They were both designed Onyx, a Chinese e-reader company. In fact, I’ve shown you this hardware before under different brand names. I have the press kit in front of me, and it looks like the Club has the [...]

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Introducing the ToastNread

August 14th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

For those who have want all devices to support Epub: via The Elementary Studio blog

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Introducing the Moby Awards

April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · humor

Do you remember the book trailers I’ve posted? Melville House Publishing has decided to sponsor a new award for book trailers, the Moby. They’ve identified 5 categories for the award: Best Big Budget Book Trailer (big houses, or more than $500) Best Low Budget Book Trailer (indie houses, or less than $500) Best Cameo in [...]

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Introducing the Li Seng VBook

April 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Android, hardware news

Engadget China is reporting that the Astri My Interactive Device is going to be sold as the Li Seng VBook. As ou might recall, we’ve seen this device.  I’m pleased that the Astri MyID is actually going to be available (somewhere). No word yet on price or availability. Efngadget China is reporting that the Astri [...]

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Introducing the Neofonie WePad

April 12th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware news, video

Neofonie formally announced the WePad at a press conference today. I haven’t been paying  attention to the WePad because I thought it was just another tablet. It turns out that I was wrong. This tablet might be a serious alternative to the iPad. It has a 11″screen, Intel Atom CPU, 16GB Flash,  Wifi, Flash, runs [...]

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Introducing the Viewsonic VEB 620 & VEB 625

April 9th, 2010 · 4 Comments · hardware news

Viewsonic announced 2 new e-readers yesterday at The Gadget Show Live in the UK.Te details in the press release are rather sparse, but I do have some information. The VEB 620 & VEB 625 both have a 6″ epaper screen, 2GB storage, SD card slot, and an accelerometer. The VEB 625 also has Wifi and [...]

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Introducing FlexPaper – Open Source PDF Viewer

March 28th, 2010 · No Comments · software news

I just came across a new PDF viewer by the name of FlexPaper. It was developed by the Devaldi group out of Auckland. It has a similar set of features to Adobe Reader, and because it’s Flash based it can be embedded in another page (Reader has only a full screen mode). FlexPaper is an [...]

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Introducing the Teclast K3

January 27th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news, teclast

Teclast just announced an ebook reader. The K3 has a 6″ E-ink screen, 4GB storage, accelerometer, and (based on the formats listed) uses FBReader for reading software. The expected retail price is 1499 yuan (about $220). The K3 also has broad support for audio formats as well as TTS and recording capability. source You know, [...]

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