TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » Google http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Fri, 24 May 2013 19:30:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Nook HD as an Android Tablet Contender: Part 1 — The Stock Experience http://www.teleread.com/google/nook-hd-as-an-android-tablet-contender-part-1-the-stock-experience/ http://www.teleread.com/google/nook-hd-as-an-android-tablet-contender-part-1-the-stock-experience/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 18:30:16 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=84450 I’ve wanted a Nook HD from the moment they came out. The reviews of the hardware were great, but I swore after I sold my first tablet, a Nook Color, that I’d never buy another crippled device again. The Nook App store is just terrible, and while I tried to make my Nook Color work [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/google/google-fiber-app-is-now-available-for-ipad-turns-tablet-into-a-remote/feed/ 0 Mobile Magazines, Part I — Google Play Magazines http://www.teleread.com/google/mobile-magazines-part-1-google-play-magazines/ http://www.teleread.com/google/mobile-magazines-part-1-google-play-magazines/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:00:32 +0000 Juli Monroe http://www.teleread.com/?p=82816 News stories and e-books are only two things you can read on your mobile devices. Magazines have become increasingly popular, and for good reason. Just like with e-books, a tablet or e-reader can hold many publications at a time, making magazines just as portable as books. As an added bonus, e-publications don’t take up extra [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/google/mobile-magazines-part-1-google-play-magazines/feed/ 0 Arthur Frommer reacquires his guidebook brand from Google http://www.teleread.com/books/arthur-frommer-reacquires-his-guidebook-publishing-empire-from-google/ http://www.teleread.com/books/arthur-frommer-reacquires-his-guidebook-publishing-empire-from-google/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:57:05 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=82627 According to an Associated Press report that was filed less than three hours ago today, the travel publishing pioneer Arthur Frommer “said Wednesday that he has reacquired rights to his travel guidebook brand from Google, and that he intends to resume publishing Frommer guidebooks.” Back on the 22nd of March, we reported on the news [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/books/arthur-frommer-reacquires-his-guidebook-publishing-empire-from-google/feed/ 2 Google Play is Giving Away Top Apps for Communicating http://www.teleread.com/google/google-play-is-giving-away-top-apps-for-communicating/ http://www.teleread.com/google/google-play-is-giving-away-top-apps-for-communicating/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:31:41 +0000 Matthew Marchesano http://www.teleread.com/?p=82583 How do you stay connected with friends and loved ones in distant places? We all know how convenient our mobile devices are when it comes to that, though sometimes it’s hard to know which avenue is best. Google Play announced on Thursday that every top communication app is available for free download. What’s crazy is that we’re [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/google/google-nexus-5-now-rumored-to-be-compact-4-5-incher-with-ccd-camera/feed/ 0 Google kills its Frommer’s division, and the travel guidebook industry takes another step towards obscurity http://www.teleread.com/books/google-kills-its-frommers-division-and-the-travel-guidebook-industry-takes-another-step-towards-obscurity/ http://www.teleread.com/books/google-kills-its-frommers-division-and-the-travel-guidebook-industry-takes-another-step-towards-obscurity/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:10:03 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=81876 I actually made a private pact with myself yesterday that we wouldn’t run any more Google stories on TeleRead, at least for a few days. Over the past couple weeks, it almost feels as if the site has morphed into something of a Google wire service. But then Joanna Cabot filed her daily Morning Links roundup [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/books/google-kills-its-frommers-division-and-the-travel-guidebook-industry-takes-another-step-towards-obscurity/feed/ 3 Morning Links — Google reportedly kills Frommer’s http://www.teleread.com/google/morning-links-frommers/ http://www.teleread.com/google/morning-links-frommers/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:30:05 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=81851 Google Has Ceased Publication of Frommer’s Guidebooks (Good e-Reader) The Monetization Dilemma for Media (Paid Content) Scholastic Adds HarperCollins Children’s Books to Storia Platform (DBW) Books aren’t Dead Yet (Salon) Kindle Daily Deals: Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz (and 3 others)

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