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News February 20, 2013

GoodReader Releases SDK for 3rd-party iPhone and iPad App Developers

If you’re not in high-tech and are reading this web site from the point of view of a typical consumer, here’s a bit of jargon for you: Software development kit, or SDK. An SDK is a package of software that companies offer (sometimes for a fee, sometimes not) to encourage other companies and individual programmers [...]

eBooks November 27, 2012

by Carly Z

Barnes and Noble and the Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Fictionwise Shutdown

The Barnes and Noble transition of Fictionwise and eReader to NOOK has been steadily going from bad to worse. First, they had difficulties moving books to the NOOK platform. Then, a huge swath of customers (including both Judie and I) received an error message that our email addresses were not recognized. The Thanksgiving holiday intervened, [...]

R.I.P., Fictionwise and eReader

This has been a long time coming, but Barnes and Noble is finally putting Fictionwise and eReader out to pasture. They purchased the sites three years ago, and from that purchase the NOOK was born. But now that the NOOK clearly outshines its older siblings, Barnes and Noble apparently feels there isn’t a benefit to [...]

Astraware Games Now Available for the Nook HD and HD+

I don’t know about you, but I absolutely loved Michael’s video comparison of the various 7″ tablets that he posted the other day. I am planning to wait until the iPad mini is a year old before I make the plunge into the 7″ market (or get a new full-sized iPad; mine is the iPad [...]

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eBooks November 4, 2012

by Carly Z

Barnes and Noble Drops Prices on the NOOK Tablet and Color

Looking for a really cheap ebook reader, but hate eInk screens? You’re in luck! Barnes and Noble is selling the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color at rock bottom prices, $159 and $139, respectively. The downsides are that you won’t get NOOK Video and the other bells and whistles of the NOOK HD … but you [...]

Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD Sales Surge, Bucking Trends and Challenging the iPad Mini

Image courtesy of Pinoytutorial There is one very clear reason (or rather – TWO) that Apple needed an iPad Mini this year: the success of the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire. I wrote about things I love about each device recently, and I also noted an analyst report that pegged Google-based sales of the device [...]

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Editorials November 1, 2012

by Michael Anderson

5 Reasons (Each) Why I Love the Nexus 7 and the Kindle Fire HD

I have been highly critical of Android tablets (shock, I know) for a number of reasons, and 7″ tablets in specific. But as has been pointed out, I also tout enjoying the Google Nexus 7 quite a bit for a number of reasons. I was also the last one holding on to my launch-day Kindle [...]

Bookeen Announces the Cybook Odyssey HD Frontlight

Which came first, the ecosystem or the hardware? When it comes to ebooks, it’s a tough call. There were eBookstores going back to the original Palm Pilot, and there were hardware ebook readers like the Franklin eBookman long before the Kindle was even a beginning prototype for Amazon. Then you had devices like the Sony Reader, [...]

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eBooks September 7, 2012

by Carly Z

Amazon’s Hardware Announcements Showcase Their Software Advantage

Amazon may only release Kindles once a year, but when they do, it is worth noting. Last year, they rolled out the Kindle Fire, and this year they not only upgraded the Fire line, they also answered the NOOK with Glowlight, addressed head-on their hardware and software priorities, and basically nailed every expectation out there. [...]

Join Us for the Amazon Press Event! New Kindles and More? Maybe!

Will Amazon take on the iPad market by announcing a new 10″ Kindle Fire? Or will they simply introduce an ad-supported 7″ Kindle Fire and a second updated 7″ Kindle Fire with a faster processor, increased resolution, a camera, Paperwhite display, HDMI port, volume controls. and a new interface? Will there be an Amazon Phone? [...]

Speck FitFolio Case for Kindle Fire Review

I love my Kindle Fire and use it regularly, nestled in the Oberon ‘Celtic Hounds’ design case. I am very happy with the feel and utility of that case, so anything else has a tough road against the incumbent. Speck recently sent us a FitFolio case to review for the Kindle Fire, so let’s have [...]

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eBooks, Quickies May 16, 2012

by Carly Z

Shop Rite Has Great Deals On … the Kindle Fire?

Shop Rite is my favorite local grocery store. Their meat selection is decent, the prices are good, and the store is convenient. Like all grocery stores they branch out into non-food related sidelines sometimes, but their latest offering is definitely not edible: a Kindle Fire for $179.99. Apparently this is the next step in grocery [...]

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eBooks May 4, 2012

by Carly Z

Barnes & Noble NOOK with Glowlight Breaks into Television

Now that it is May, and we are in the Mother’s Day/Father’s Day/Graduation season, Barnes and Noble is unleashing a huge ad campaign to promote the NOOK Simple Touch With Glowlight. They’ve put together a cute video that highlights the benefits of being able to read in bed with the lights off, but still have [...]

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eBooks, How to Do It Yourself! March 6, 2012

by Travis Ehrlich

How To Replace a Kindle Keyboard Battery

On a recent game day, I charged up my Kindle in anticipation for the long trip since it was not my turn to drive. I planned on staying relaxed before we played while following the adventures of Katniss Everdeen fighting to survive in the arena, but when I laid back with my neck pillow, the [...]

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Reviews December 28, 2011

by Dan Cohen

ePillow Tablet Pillow review

Every now and then we are invited to review something that just looks… well… ridiculous but we end up agreeing to take a look anyway. When the “ridiculous review item” first arrives and we open the box our first impressions are, for the most part, confirmed. Yes, more often than not the product is silly, [...]

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