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Kindle Now Just $190 as Ebook Reader Price Wars Heat Up

This morning, Amazon’s Kindle set you back $260. Now, presumably in response to Nook’s steep price drop earlier today, it’s $190. That means the best ebook reader out there is now also one of the cheapest. It’s not that there aren’t budget ebook readers that still come in below Kindle’s new price. But But a…

Commerce Brian Barrett Jun 21

Nook Wi-Fi Available for $150, Nook 3G Reduced to $200

Good news all around for those of you considering a nook. An all-white, Wi-Fi only version, which leaked a bit early, goes on sale today for $150. That sounded pretty exciting…before the 3G version simultaneously dropped by $60. That’s right, the classic nook is now $200. From what we can tell, the only three differences…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 21

Where’s Waldo and I Spy For iPad: Worth Seeking Out

Where’s Waldo and I Spy are two kids books that work best when they’re held right up to the face, just like the iPad. Thankfully, both of them got gorgeous, thoughtful treatments for their newly-available iPad apps. I Spy: Spooky Mansion, presumably the first in a series of I Spy titles, takes you through a…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 17

VBookz For iPad: A Text-To-Speech Reader For Public Domain Classics

Near my iPad’s iBooks bookshelf sits a new vBookz bookshelf. It looks awfully similar, but it’s much better stocked: It has every public domain novel and text-to-speech tech to read them aloud. But a true audiobook text-to-speech is not. As far as iPad ebook readers go, iBooks is probably the most beautiful one, and in…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Jun 15

Skiff, the Giantest, Skinniest Ereader, Is Dead

Skiff looked like an ideal, if gigantic, dedicated ereader—especially as a newspaper facsimile. Dan liked it in January. News Corp. has purchased the software platform from Hearst—but not the hardware. So consider it dead, for now. [MediaMemo]

Books & Comics Matt Buchanan Jun 14

Kindle 2.1 App Released, Brings New Fonts and Search Options

The iOS’s Kindle reader app has had its first update since arriving on the iPad. Beyond UI tweaks, the 2.1 version allows iPad users to increase font sizes, while iPhone users can now search within books. The next update looks even better, however, bringing dictionary definitions and Google/Wikipedia searching. [iTunes]

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 11

Why Fahrenheit 451 Will Never Happen

The worst thing about all these eBook readers taking over? Future generations of small-minded twits will miss out on the simple pleasures of a burning pile of books. Unless, of course, they’re really committed. [xkcd]

Commerce Brian Barrett Jun 7

The Asus Eee Tablet Looks So Infuriatingly Dated

Asus’ Eee Tablet sounds incredible at first—from the company that invented the netbook, a tablet with a specially designed LCD that rivals the convenience of E-Ink tech without the lag. But are you still impressed after this clip? What we didn’t see in the initial announcement and product render was what a train wreck this…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jun 3

Borders Takes eBook Reader Price War Lead With $120 Aluratek Libre

Borders may not be the biggest name in eBook readers. They may not have the nicest devices or the most robust selection. But by god, they’re going to win on price if it kills them. Enter the $120 Aluratek Libre. https://gizmodo.com/borders-semi-official-ereader-the-kobo-on-pre-order-n-5533484 The Libre isn’t on the same level as the Kindle or even the Sony…

Books & Comics Brian Barrett Jun 1

ASUS Eee Tablet: Call It A Kindle-Slayer, Not An iPad-Killer

Normally we’d be running to the hills in fright of clocking a stylus within 50-feet of a tablet, but in ASUS’ case they’re claiming that “the humble notepad is in line for a digital makeover.” It’s more of an electronic notepad/ereader rather than a tablet (despite ASUS calling it the ASUS Eee Tablet), and has…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 31

Now Writers Can Submit Books to the iBookstore

As previously teased, writers can now submit their own books to iBookstore. I can’t wait to submit my Jane Austen fan fiction! And neither can Mr. Jean-Luc PicDarcy [iTunes Connect via MacLife]

Tech News Mark Wilson May 28

Acer Shows Off an Android Tablet (Which Looks Like an Ereader)

Regular readers will know that Acer’s been planning ereaders and tablets for some time, but the Dubai-based Shufflegazine saw Acer’s CEO fondling what looks like an ereader (check out the QWERTY keypad)—despite him calling it an Android-powered tablet. https://gizmodo.com/acer-aims-for-chrome-os-netbook-this-year-to-spite-micr-5456161 According to Shufflegazine, CEO Gianfranco Lanci said the tablet measured 7-inches, has a color screen, and…

Tech News Kat Hannaford May 27

Barnes & Noble’s iPad App: The iPad Ebook War Just Got Real(er)

Barnes & Noble’s free eReader app is here, and shockingly, it’s probably the best ebook app on the iPad, for now. Better than Kindle, and better than iBooks. https://gizmodo.com/the-barnes-noble-ereader-ipad-app-is-on-the-way-but-5491048 It’s kind of a cross between Apple’s iBooks app and Amazon’s Kindle app, bringing the best (and worst) of both into a single app, with a…

Commerce Matt Buchanan May 27

BookLover iPhone App Makes It Simple To Maintain A To-Read List

It’s tough to keep track of books you want to read or random thoughts about them sometimes, but the BookLover iPhone app makes life just a bit simpler by letting you maintain a virtual bookshelf and saving notes with ease. https://gizmodo.com/the-gizmodo-reading-room-books-we-love-5419530 The app automatically retrieves book cover and synopsis information for books you add to…

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 26

Don’t Hold Your Breath For the Color Kindle

Despite signs that they’re beefing up the Kindle team, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that the company is “still some ways out” from delivering the color Kindle, according to MarketWatch. Not much of a surprise, but a bummer nonetheless. [MarketWatch] https://gizmodo.com/amazon-beefs-up-its-kindle-team-to-take-on-the-ipad-5541760

Commerce Kyle VanHemert May 25

Free Kindle App Coming To Android Devices This Summer

This summer, Android users will finally have their very own Kindle app. The app will allow you to access the Kindle Store, synchronize bookmarks across all your devices, and do just about everything Kindle apps on other platforms can. https://gizmodo.com/the-ipad-amazons-secret-weapon-5510620 Introducing Kindle for Android Free Android app for reading allows customers to enjoy over 540,000…

Tech News Rosa Golijan May 18

Why I Steal Movies… Even Ones I’m In

Like a billion other people, I download things illegally. I’m also an actor, writer and director whose income depends on revenue from DVDs, movies and books. This leads to many conflicts in my head, in my heart, and in bars. From an industry standpoint, physical media has a great advantage: It is its own copy-protection.…

Tech News Wilson Rothman May 14

Plastic Logic Planning Color E-Reader Display For 2012

Though the Plastic Logic Que, an expensive, amply-screened ebook reader, is still in delay purgatory, the company says that it is already working on a color display that should be completed by the end of next year. https://gizmodo.com/plastic-logics-que-reader-is-tall-and-slender-with-a-fa-5442730 The company—which itself is not up for sale, thank you very much—has built a functioning color display…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert May 13

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

I wish I lived in the alternate reality where Radio Shack’s ‘Electronic Book’ was a runaway success, Amazon copied their design and every eBook reader was actually a paper book that required a tower PC to operate. [VintageAds via boingboing]

Commerce Mark Wilson May 13

Amazon Will Correct Your Error-Filled Ebooks, Nervously

If a paper book contains an embarrassing error, publishers and authors just grit their teeth until the next edition comes out. If an ebook contains the same, publishers can just issue a correction, right? For Amazon, it’s not that simple. The pragmatic approach to error correction in ebooks would be to simply update the book.…

Commerce John Herrman May 11

Kindle Now Just $190 as Ebook Reader Price Wars Heat Up

Nook Wi-Fi Available for $150, Nook 3G Reduced to $200

Where’s Waldo and I Spy For iPad: Worth Seeking Out

VBookz For iPad: A Text-To-Speech Reader For Public Domain Classics

Skiff, the Giantest, Skinniest Ereader, Is Dead

Kindle 2.1 App Released, Brings New Fonts and Search Options

Why Fahrenheit 451 Will Never Happen

The Asus Eee Tablet Looks So Infuriatingly Dated

Borders Takes eBook Reader Price War Lead With $120 Aluratek Libre

ASUS Eee Tablet: Call It A Kindle-Slayer, Not An iPad-Killer

Now Writers Can Submit Books to the iBookstore

Acer Shows Off an Android Tablet (Which Looks Like an Ereader)

Barnes & Noble’s iPad App: The iPad Ebook War Just Got Real(er)

BookLover iPhone App Makes It Simple To Maintain A To-Read List

Don’t Hold Your Breath For the Color Kindle

Free Kindle App Coming To Android Devices This Summer

Why I Steal Movies… Even Ones I’m In

Plastic Logic Planning Color E-Reader Display For 2012

The Electronic Book, Radio Shack 1986

Amazon Will Correct Your Error-Filled Ebooks, Nervously

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