We're happy to announce the winners of our two $25 Kobo gift card giveaways: Becca Price and Margaret Sullivan! Both recipients were Teleread readers who commented on a Kobo-related post at some point in the recent past. Congratulations, Becca and Mags, and we hope you find something terrific to read this summer....

If you'd like to spend this weekend reading a whodunit set in 7th century China, try "The Chinese Maze Murders" by Robert van Gulik, this month's free ebook from the University of Chicago Press. It was first published in the 1950s and is the first in a series of novels featuring Judge Dee, who must both solve the crimes and sentence the guilty. It sells for about $10 elsewhere. From the description: "Poisoned plums, a cryptic scroll picture, passionate love letters, and a hidden murderer with a penchant for torturing and killing women lead Judge Dee to the heart of the...

Anyone own a Sony Daily Edition? If you'd like a free Blue M-Edge Latitude case then be the third person to email me. You can find my review of the Latitude here. It's a great case, especially for traveling. Many thanks to the M-Edge people for sponsoring this series of giveaways....

In observance of the announced-for-summer Kindle Reader for Android, CNet’s Josh Lowensohn takes a look at the existing Kindle Reader versions for other platforms and compares how well they come off. My own review only compared the PC, iPhone, and iPad versions; it is interesting to learn more about the Blackberry and Macintosh versions. Gizmodo has spotted the Kindle in a slightly unusual place—being used by the evil lizard-aliens on the V revival. Amusingly, the Kindle in question is very blatantly displaying an “empty battery” screen. Gizmodo makes much of the fact that a Kindle, not...

Ok, iPad users, it's your time now. M-Edge is providing a Page Sleeve for the iPad in genuine leather and in the mocha color pictured above. The Sleeve lists or $59.99 The third person who emails me wins. Good luck! Sony Reader owners, it's your turn next week....

OK, here we go. M-Edge has donated a Nook Trip Jacket in green, picutred at the left. You can find reviews of various M-Edge products on the site by using the search function. The second person who sends me an email gets the case, which sells for $34.99. iPad and Sony owners will get their chance in the coming weeks. Update: the winner has been chosen. Sony owners stand by for next week's giveaway. PB...

Stay tuned if you own a Nook. Tomorrow morning we will be giving away a Nook case courtesy of the folks at M-Edge. ...