Google Currents, a news reading app from the behemoth of search, has joined the likes of Flipboard, Pulse, Zite and Livestand …
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Leanpub: How to Turn Your Blog into an Instant E-Book
So. You got a blog. You want to turn it into a e-book, with a minimal amount of fuss and hard work.
You need Leanpub. It’s a new service for writers who want to do minimalist home-grown publishing on their own terms, in a variety of formats that will suit owners of iPads, Kindles, and other e-readers.
It’s also a completely new …
Study: iPad Readers Retain Less Than Newspaper Readers
A new study from French internet company Miratech took a look at the reading patterns of newspaper readers versus iPad readers. Utilizing eye tracking technology and using subjects who already owned iPads, they were able to conclude that, for various reasons, newspaper readers were able to retain more of the information they read than …
AT&T to Sell Kindle E-Book Reader Starting Next Sunday
Starting next Sunday, March 6th, Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader will be available for purchase at AT&T’s retail locations.
It’ll cost $189 just like it does directly from Amazon, but the $139 Wi-Fi-only version won’t be available from AT&T. The $189 version uses AT&T’s 3G network to deliver books wirelessly and also contains a Wi-Fi …
Amazon: Kindle Books Finally Eclipse Paperbacks
Internet retail giant Amazon.com released its Q4 2010 earnings yesterday, highlighted by “two big milestones” according to company founder Jeff Bezos.
Amazon reported Q4 as the first quarter that it cleared $10 billion in sales—it almost hit $13 billion, actually, with the final tally settling in at $12.95 billion. The company also …
Amazon Inks Exclusivity Deal for Odyssey Editions Kindle Books
Amazon has hammered out a deal with The Wylie Agency to offer 20 of its Odyssey Editions books exclusively on the Kindle e-book platform for two years.
The deal also marks the first time the books– from authors such as Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison, John Updike, Hunter S. Thompson, and more–have been available electronically.
The …
Pandigital Novel: Color Screen, Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Hold the phone. Pandigital’s 7-inch “Novel” eBook reader has a color screen, full web browser, and access to Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore. I like it. It’s different. Novel, if you will.
You won’t enjoy the easy-on-the-eyes, week-long battery life that a reader with an electronic ink display gives you but the Novel …
Kobo eReader from Borders Now Available for Preorder at $150
Like the idea of the Kindle or the Nook but don’t want to shell out $260? Borders has you covered with the $150 Kobo eReader. It’s lacking the all-over 3G wireless connections found in its competitors but it costs over $100 less and features a Bluetooth connection that can be used to synchronize it “wirelessly with select …
Updated Nook Software Features Web Browser and Games
Barnes & Noble Nook, you take the lead in e-book readers this round. Amazon, we’re awaiting your counterpoint software update.
The Nook’s version 1.3 software update, available today, brings the following new features to Barnes & Noble’s e-book reader:
- Improved page turn speed.
- Updated home screen featuring new Web, …
Kobo Reader To Sell For $150 At Borders, Looks Like The Kindle
This Kobo e-book reader looks like a Kindle without a keyboard. It also lacks the Kindle’s 3G connection and $260 price tag, although it will have access to a nice variety of content thanks to its partnership with Borders.
The device will sell for $150 this summer (no hard-and-fast launch date yet) and supports the ePub format. …
Amazon Pushes Kindle For Mac
Mac users can now download Amazon’s Kindle software, which will synchronize books between an actual Kindle, compatible mobile devices (currently iPhone/iPod touch and BlackBerry), and the desktop client.
Like the PC version, you’ll only be able to access your books—no magazines, newspapers, or blogs can be read on anything except
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