I’ve just read in The Guardian about another ebook lending site, Lendle. Unfortunately the site appears to be down at the moment, so I can’t tell you anything about it. But the guardian had this to say: Just days after its launch, Lendle now has 1,045 ebooks listed as available to borrow. Users can also [...]
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Check out my new mobile site
February 6th, 2011 · 8 Comments · blog maintenance
Earlier today I helped someone set up a mobile version of their website and that finally spurred me to launch a mobile site for this blog. (WordPress makes this really easy, in case you were wondering.) Second Update: Someone showed me a better way to do it, so I’ve killed the mobile domain. Your mobile [...]
New project site launched for Augen The Book e-reader
December 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments · hardware news
I’ve just heard over at MobileRead that someone is starting a project with the goal of hacking Augen’s e-reader. His long term goal is to be able to use The Book as a limited netbook computer. This could be shiny, but only if Augen follows through and hands over the source code (as required by [...]
New site lets you share your Nook ebooks – BookFriend.me
November 29th, 2010 · 3 Comments · ebookstore news
I just heard about this site today on Twitter. I’m sure this isn’t the only site that helps you share ebooks, but it’s the first that I’ve heard of. While I don’t have any ebooks from B&N, I do approve of the principle. NookLend.me Edit: They’ve had to change the name to Bookfriend.me But they [...]
New comparison site for ebooks – Leatherbound
October 18th, 2010 · No Comments · software news
Someone created a new ebook price comparison site over the weekend. It’s called Leatherbound, and it was made as part of the Rails Rumble competition. ReadWriteWeb are reporting: Team Leatherbound is comprised of Andrew Dumont, Nathan Carnes, Adrian Pike, and Amiel Martin. Dumont, who is also the Director of Business Development at Seesmic, says that [...]
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Wattpad site traffic report released
August 26th, 2010 · No Comments · surveys & polls
Watpad have released the Metrics Report for the second quarter 2010.This report analyzes the amount of traffic their site received over the last 3 months. It’s 8 pages long and only slightly denser than a powerpoint, so I’d say it’s worth a read. You can download it here. Here are the highlights: Usage of Apple [...]
CourseSmart launch new site, announce iPad-a-day giveaway
August 13th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: ?To better serve students this fall, CourseSmart has launched a new website, specifically designed to help students easily find and instantly access their assigned eTextbooks. Additionally, CourseSmart’s release of “eTextbooks for the iPad 2.0,” an optimized application that takes full advantage of the iPad’s advanced functionality, provides students with the ultimate [...]
Project Gutenberg launch mobile site
July 24th, 2010 · No Comments · ebookstore news
From the Project Gutenberg Newsletter: Help create the “http://m.gutenberg.org” web pages!!! We are working on making all our eBooks optimized to do their best on iPads, iPhones, iPods, cellphones and PDA devices, and to do our web pages to the same degree. Let us know if you have any of these and can test them, [...]
X10 MID reviewed by Mobility Site
July 11th, 2010 · No Comments · hardware reviews
This is a 7″ tablet running Windows CE. Based on their review I’m going to pass. It currently has a huge flaw: you can’t install apps. It also doesn’t come with a reading app. Mobility Site Specs: 7?touchscreen, 800*480px CPU: Telechips 8901 720Mhz Windows CE 6.0 256MB RAM 2GB Flash microSDHC card slot USB Host [...]
Simon & Schuster launch mobile site
July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · press release
From the press release: Every day more and more consumers are using mobile devices to access the web, and Simon & Schuster Digital is pleased to now be able to connect those on-the-go consumers to a mobile-optimized version of the company’s acclaimed website, simonandschuster.com. The new site, www.simonandschuster.mobi, will appear whenever a user attempts to [...]
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