Month: April 2010
Changing the Feel of Kindle
The move from paper books to eReader devices might have been inevitable, but that doesn’t always make it easy. In a lot of ways, we’ve been fairly lucky. eInk displays…
Upcoming Kobo Release Draws International Attention
As the May 1st release date for the Kobo eReader from Canada-based Indigo Books and Music Inc. draws near, people have begun to take notice. The $149 price tag alone…
nook on the Web – First Impressions
Today the latest content patch for the B&N nook rolled out and it’s made a fairly impressive showing. I played around with it for a while earlier and found little…
Audible Incentives
There are a lot of good reasons to pick up a Kindle. It’s neat to read, occasionally very useful for its ability to be a portable internet device, and it…
Kindle Available at Target Stores April 25
It looks like Amazon is taking a page from Sony and Barnes & Noble’s book by offering the Kindle in a retail outlet. The Kindle will debut in Target Stores…
Improved eInk Displays
Well, the news of the day revolves around the recently announced improvements to the eInk technology. Honestly, it looks like good news. I know, many people are holding out for…
Kindle Book Prices Starting to Climb
With the recent launch of the iPad and battle with book publishers, Amazon’s Kindle book prices are starting to rise. Books on the bestseller list that used to cap at…
eInk in the Military
I’ve always been fascinated by the way in which new applications drive new developments in technologies. What’s got me interested today is the military applications of eInk. The potential benefits…
B&N Steps Up the Competition
In recent days, as Apple steps into the market and eReaders are practically falling out of the rafters, one of the major points of comparison that has kept the Kindle…
New York Times Hikes Kindle Subscription Price
New York Times has recently announced that it is raising the price for Kindle subscriptions from $13.99 to $19.99 – a rise of whopping 43 percent. There is some respite…