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Barnes & Noble Nook Review [Ebook Readers]
Gizmodo —
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Its a relief to finally lay hands on the Nook. The dual-screen reader was just a prop at its unveiling so Im happy to report it works (pretty) well. It cant kill Kindle yet, but its an alternative worth considering. A Two-Horse Race Do this now: Disregard all other ebook readers on the market besides Nook and ...10 hours ago -
Barnes & Noble Nook Review [Ebook Readers]
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It’s a relief to finally lay hands on the Nook. The dual-screen reader was just a prop at its unveiling so I’m happy to report it works (pretty) well. It can’t kill Kindle yet, but it’s an alternative worth considering. Continued here: Barnes & ...10 hours ago -
Barnes & Noble Nook
Recent White Papers, Webcasts and Case Studies - ZDNet —
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While it has a few kinks, the Nooks extra features make it a worthy and enticing alternative to the Kindle.11 hours ago -
Bezos ducks the questions; Kindle e-books bleed money from Amazon
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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David has already remarked upon the “bathtub” quote from Deborah Solomon’s New York Times interview with Jeff Bezos . I thought that was cute, but not the most interesting part of the article. The most interesting parts were also the most annoying parts, as Jeff Bezos coyly sidestepped a number of ...12 hours ago -
Jeff Bezos on e-books, bathtubs and Ziploc bags
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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Is Jeff Bezos , Amazon CEO, reading TeleRead or other e-book blogs? Very possibly. For many months, people here have suggested heavy-duty plastic bags if you want to laze back in the bathtub and enjoy your e-reader . Now read a snippet from Deborah Solomon’s interview with Bezos for the New York Times . ...13 hours ago -
Holiday online sales 4 percent higher than last year
Gadget Reviews —
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Bookmark this categoryThe holiday online shopping season is going pretty good, all things considered. Holiday online spending rose 4 percent to $15.3 billion from $14.8 billion a year ago, according to market researcher comScore.Those results are from Nov. 1 to Dec. 5, counting the first 34 days of the shopping ...16 hours ago -
Holiday online sales up 4 percent compared to a year ago, with larger online retailers gaining most
Gadget Reviews —
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Bookmark this categoryThe holiday online shopping season is going pretty good, all things considered. Holiday online spending rose 4 percent to $15.3 billion from $14.8 billion a year ago, according to market researcher comScore.Those results are from Nov. 1 to Dec. 5, counting the first 34 days of the shopping ...17 hours ago -
Opening up PG site for Kindles AND other mobiles: Help Webmaster with donated gizmos or money to buy them
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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For years, Project Gutenberg ’s people debated whether to offer books in ePub, the standard format. Then Marcello Perathoner , the PG Webmaster, just made ePub happen —as one of a bunch for formats created through a conversion scheme. Now Marcelo has a new goal: make the PG site easier to use for Kindles, ...21 hours ago -
Amazon said to be secretly planning brick-and-mortar stores for the U.K.
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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Imagine stepping into a brick-and-mortar store to try out the latest Kindle or buy a DVD. That could happen, at least in the UK, if the Times is correct . Here’s a snippet: Amazon, the world’s biggest online retailer and scourge of bookshops everywhere, is planning a surprise invasion of the British ...23 hours ago -
The eDGe reader: Loser for schools
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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The twin-screen eDGe reader —one screen E Ink, one a color LCD—is in the New York Times today with mention of a $490 price and a February 2010 debut. Students are to use the former screen for reading; the latter screen, for looking at illustrations. But what if Pixel Qi or another technology can combine the ...1 day ago -
What Michael Hart likes best and least about ebooks
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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Project Gutenberg News has an article by Hart with this title today. I’ll quote from the section about what Hart likes least about ebooks because I think it’s important for him to get is message out there. Meanwhile, in a short note at the end, David will provide another perspective. The thing I perhaps like ...1 day ago -
BeBook – Ebook Reader – The 1st Competitor To The Australian Kindle
BookOffers.com.au —
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I met recently with Harold Wiegers the Australian distributor of the BeBook – the ebook reader that both Dymocks and The Co-Op Bookshop are selling. Unlike the Australian Kindle by Amazon.com, the BeBook does not tie you into buying all your books through Amazon and offers support for a very large number ...1 day ago -
Australian Kindle Review By Choice Magazine
BookOffers.com.au —
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Australia’s excellent Choice Magazine has just put the Australian Kindle by Amazon.com through its paces and has posted a very favourable review, giving it three stars. If you are thinking of buying an Australian Kindle then make sure you read BookOffers Australian Kindle Buyers Guide , the BookOffers Top ...1 day ago -
Five publishers ‘combine their powers’ to create new digital storefront
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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A popular trope in children’s television is the “five team,” exemplified by shows like Power Rangers or Voltron : the heroes are a team made up of five individuals with different (often clashing) personalities who invariably have to get over their differences and combine their powers at the end to fight off ...1 day ago -
An Update on the Nook
AndroidGuys —
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For those of you interested in the Android-based nook from Barnes & Noble , you’ll be happy to learn the following bit of information. Display models of nooks will be delivered to stores within the next couple days but not put on display for another 5-7 days so employees can become acquainted with the ...2 days ago -
Ode to Books, or Why E-Book Readers Will Never Replace Them
GeekDad —
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Photo by Marieke Kuijjer; used under CC license. There is a lot of talk these days about the Kindle and other e-book readers. Will they replace the traditional paper book? How will they revolutionize the way we do things? Some early adopters have bought one version or another, but most people seem to be waiting for ...2 days ago -
Latest Kindle exclusive: Atlantic-chosen short stories—and the authors can’t even republish ‘em in other formats
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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Christopher Buckley , the novelist, wrote a 15,000-word story about two young sailors. The Atlantic Magazine in the past would have couldn’t have run it because of the length; besides, the Atlantic no longer even publishes monthly fiction on paper. And yet the story was too short for a book. Now, however, thanks ...2 days ago -
The right way to be an e-book skeptic
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
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Not so coincidentally, the guy behind The E-book Skeptic site is co-owner of The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, North Carolina . His name is Tom Campell , and actually he makes some great points—citing, for example, the Kindle fiasco at Princeton University . Look, I’ve been talking up e-books since the ...2 days ago -
Ambiance Technology Outs A New e-Book Reader
TOYS and GADGETs | News | Reviews | Videos —
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Netherlands based Ambiance Technology has rolled out their latest e-Book reader for the mass market called the Digibook ADB-106. Measuring 178mm x 128.4mm x 9.9mm and weighing 228 grams, this portable device is equipped with a 6-inch 600 x 800 E-ink display, a Samsung Arm 9 Core processor, a 64MB RAM, a microSD card ...2 days ago -
Ambiance Technology Outs A New e-Book Reader
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide —
Authority: 665
Netherlands based Ambiance Technology has rolled out their latest e-Book reader for the mass market called the Digibook ADB-106. Measuring 178mm x 128.4mm x 9.9mm and weighing 228 grams, this portable device is equipped with a 6-inch 600 x 800 E-ink display, a Samsung Arm 9 Core processor, a 64MB RAM, a microSD card ...2 days ago
