Shaking Down the Kindle Store and Software by John Miedema
The ereader is changing the way we read books, but it has yet to enhance the way we discover titles. I am in the middle of shaking down my new Kindle....
The first ereader for the iPad, Ibis, is available now
Threepress Consulting has gotten their Ibis Reader ready for the iPad. According to them if you have access to the iPad simulator you can run the Ibis Reader on it....
Quick Note: Pros and cons of iPad magazines
ReadWriteWeb has an article on this today. They look at two examples and compare the user experience (not the business model), Wired and Zinio.
I still prefer print magazines...
Kindle exclusive for Russia sought by phone company
The Kindle in Russia will cost 47 percent more than Americans pay for the same hardware---so calculates Kindle Review. But what if the MTS phone company in Russia can...
Bowker: British Kids Read Their e-Books On a Bigger Screen & More UK Adults...
From the Bowker Announcement:
British children aged 10 and under are reading e-books, but on laptops rather than designated devices like the Amazon Kindle. Once they turn 11, they embrace the...
New Jersey school district plans iPad-only algebra course
From an article in eSchool News by Jenna Zwang:
New Jersey’s Edison Township School District will be the first in the state to implement an entirely iPad-based Algebra 1 curriculum.
The program will pilot...
enTourage Pocket eDGe ereader on sale at Woot for $150
I check Woot every morning that that is what I found. The specs are: 7" touchscreen LCD, 6" e-ink screen, Android OS, microSD, WiFi, Bluetooth. It lists for $400 and Amazon is...
Quick Note: Links to Kindle 3 documentation
Thanks to reader Don Lloyd for pointing this out in a comment. For ease of reference here are direct links to Kindle 3 documentation at the Amazon site:
Kindle User's Guide...
Think Ereader Summit: Growth of the ereader market in next 10 years
Nick Hampshire, Senior Analyst, mediaIDEAS
Expect prices to drop to $50 by 2020. Color display technology development will be especially important and will replace black and white displays by 2015 and...
Review of the Viewsonic VEB620 ereader – not a winner says The Register
The European-oriented reader is not given good marks, according to The Register.
The reviewer finds it overpriced and says:
The tiresome part here is that the processor is slow. It really...
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A sad tale of Amazon monetization: eReaderIQ and the affiliate program
Courtesy of the Kboards, a worrying item about struggling e-book sites and their ability to monetize engagement with Amazon - or not - has...
