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eBooks, News April 14, 2009

Microsoft LIT, you will be missed

When I am loading up eBooks onto my iPhone, Microsoft LIT files are my favorite. For those of you new to the eBook scene, Microsoft LIT is the eBook format used for Microsoft Reader on the PC and Windows Mobile. There used to be a Microsoft eBook store that sold DRM-locked LIT books, just like [...]

Is Barnes & Noble working with Sprint on a Kindle-killer?

TheStreet.com is reporting that Barnes & Noble may be partnering with Sprint on their own eBook reader to rival Amazon’s Kindle. Last month, Barnes & Noble purchased eBook seller FictionWise for a cool $15.7 million, which would fuel the notion that B&N is looking towards ramping up their own eBook store. The Kindle uses Whispernet [...]

Email Etiquette

As a communication medium – email has had rapid adoption has become a communication standard. Statistics, extrapolations and counting by Radicati Group from August 2008 estimate the number of emails sent per day (in 2008) to be around 210 billion. 183 billion messages per day means more than 2 million emails are sent every second. [...]

Review: The Amazon Kindle 2

[Note: This is a joint review by Doug Goldring, Judie Lipsett, Dan Cohen, and Kerry Woo. It is being simultaneously posted on Just Another Mobile Monday and Gear Diary. If you haven't already, then take a look at Doug's The Kindle 2: First Look and Unboxing and Judie's Unboxing the Amazon Kindle 2.] Doug: One [...]

The Ectaco jetBook Universal Portable Reading Device Review

With all of the hullabaloo over the Amazon Kindle 2‘s recent release, one might think that there were no other eBook readers on the market; not so! Those who eschew DRM protection and who can do without the convenience of an online content store (I’m thinking of Amazon‘s and Sony‘s, specifically) should pay particular attention [...]

Unboxing the Amazon Kindle 2

I was starting to feel like I was one of the last people to get theirs, especially after enviously reading Dan’s emails and Doug‘s post about their Kindle 2s, but today my Amazon Kindle 2 finally showed up. I also got the Cole Haan Brown pebbly leather cover to go with it, since Amazon neglected [...]

Justifying the Kindle

After reading David Pogue’s New York Time’s article on the Kindle2 this morning (The Kindle: Good Before, Better Now), I posted the following tweet, which simultaneously updated my Facebook status: One of my Facebook friends, Tahelia Wagner, commented on my update by saying: I don’t get it. I completely understand the desirability of carrying multiple [...]

Giant Timeline Floor Mat for the budding Paleontologist

If a certain child you know is a budding paleontologist, then you ought to give a gift that will be sure to keep them interested and occupied for hours: a Giant Timeline Floormat from Charlie’s Playhouse. Children will enjoy reading the Timeline like a book, or spreading it out for over 18 feet of colorful [...]

Tastebook CookBook for the Epicurian

Aura Mae first introduced Gear Diary readers to the TasteBook CookBook back in February, and since the holidays are fast approaching, I thought it would be the perfect time to remind you all of what a fantastic gift it would make for any cook…

The Amazon Kindle Review

I love reading; always have. I remember the joy of checking out books from the library when I was a child: the thrill of finding a book that could transport me to other worlds and situations…and the sorrow when the time eventually came to return “my” book. It was as if I had separation anxiety [...]

Amazon Apologizes for Kindle Shipment Delays

I’m a big fan of ebooks. Unfortunately, they haven’t really lived up to their potential yet. As a fan – I’ve been watching the release of the Kindle closely. In some ways, it feels like it has to succeed if ebooks have any chance of becoming more than a niche market. I really want to [...]

GearChat: The Demise of Print Media and a Possible Reason for the Amazon Kindle

Once again, we invite you to eavesdrop on our email conversations… Wayne: R.I.P. … the Internet slays another print publication… Mitchell: I was a subscriber to PC World for about 5 years, and then I realised that I was paying for a magazine with content that I had read weeks earlier on the internet. It [...]

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Microsoft Windows Vista Book Review

“Dear Frustrated Windows User, Want to make my blood boil? Just tell me that someday, in the not-too-distant future, my refrigerator will include a computer that alerts me when I’m low on milk. Just tell me that someday my microwave oven will feature a computer that “senses” what’s inside and cooks it accordingly. Just tell [...]

The Sony Reader Review

If you read my intro to eBooks, you’ll know that I’m a big eBook fan. So I was really excited to get a look at the new Sony Reader, a dedicated eBook reader that uses the (new! revolutionary!) e-ink technology. Look, I don’t know how revolutionary the e-ink technology is, honestly. I’ve been in the [...]

eBooks and eReaders–a Short Overview

Soon I will be lucky enough to review Sony’s Reader, an eBook reader by Sony.� But before I do and give y’all a review, I thought it might be nice to give folks a brief overview of eBooks, both on devoted devices and PDAs. I’ve been in the online documentation game for a long time.� [...]