TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics » kindle paperwhite http://www.teleread.com News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:00:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Amazon calls all change to Kindle across German stations http://www.teleread.com/amazon/amazon-calls-all-change-to-kindle-across-german-stations/ http://www.teleread.com/amazon/amazon-calls-all-change-to-kindle-across-german-stations/#comments Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:46:07 +0000 Paul St John Mackintosh http://www.teleread.com/?p=86805 Following my earlier report on Barnes & Noble’s plans for the German market, Amazon now seems to be taking up the challenge with a new ad campaign, according to Germany’s Buchreport.de. The news and information portal of the principal magazine for the German-language book market shows a banner and tent installation campaign across the German rail [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/the-kindle-paperwhite-is-getting-around/feed/ 0 Is Amazon’s Acquisition of Ivona good or bad for disabled e-library users? http://www.teleread.com/amazon/is-amazons-acquisition-of-ivona-good-or-bad-for-disabled-e-library-users/ http://www.teleread.com/amazon/is-amazons-acquisition-of-ivona-good-or-bad-for-disabled-e-library-users/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 20:45:13 +0000 David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/?p=77395 Well, guess which Seattle-based  megaconglomerate has just bought Ivona Software (Web site here, Wikipedia entry here)—perhaps the world’s best provider of text to speech to use with e-books and other texts? That’s right, Amazon. It’s already using an Ivona voice in the Kindle Fire, and Ivona tech is also powering “Voice Guide” and “Explore by Touch.” Too bad those [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/amazons-new-kindle-e-readers-now-available-in-canada-starting-at-cad-89/feed/ 2 Morning Links — News Updates from Kobo, Amazon and Apple http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-news-updates-from-kobo-amazon-and-apple/ http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-news-updates-from-kobo-amazon-and-apple/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 14:00:40 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=77340 Tim Cook to Apple Investors: Keep Calm & Stop Listening to Rumours (GigaOM) University Libraries Test eBook Sharing (uNews) Amazon Launches Kindle Paperwhite in Canada (CBC) Kobo Hired Former Apple Director to Oversee International Strategy (Paid Content) Kindle Daily Deals: Seven Best American Stories of 2012 Books (and others)

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/morning-roundup/morning-links-news-updates-from-kobo-amazon-and-apple/feed/ 1 Calling for the demise of E Ink readers is premature http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/calling-for-the-demise-of-e-ink-readers-is-premature/ http://www.teleread.com/e-ink/calling-for-the-demise-of-e-ink-readers-is-premature/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:30:34 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=76621 By Juli Monroe I’ve been reading posts saying that “E-Ink is dead” for, well, years now. The general argument goes something like this: “People really want tablets. They don’t want a single-function device. E-ink is too slow to refresh and isn’t good for anything except reading books. And people don’t read anyway.” All of those [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/hands-on-with-the-kindle-touch-update/feed/ 5 The TeleRead Holiday Gift Guide http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/the-teleread-holiday-gift-guide/ http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/the-teleread-holiday-gift-guide/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 16:01:40 +0000 Aggregated Content http://www.teleread.com/?p=74750 By Joanna Cabot and Chris Meadows Our friends over at Good E-Reader have come out with their holiday shopping recommendations for the e-book fan. We here at TeleRead have some holiday shopping suggestions for you as well. What’s the best e-book gadget for the reader on your list? Check out our recommendations below.  * * * [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ereaders/review-kobo-glo-with-sleepcover/feed/ 5 E-reading still quite feasible without steady power supply, Paul Biba reports http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/e-reading-still-quite-feasible-without-steady-power-supply-paul-biba-reports/ http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/e-reading-still-quite-feasible-without-steady-power-supply-paul-biba-reports/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 03:15:00 +0000 Chris Meadows http://www.teleread.com/?p=74516 One of the most common complaints about e-books is that you can’t do as much with them when the power goes out. Well, our former editor Paul Biba has been caught without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, and has found that, within limits, e-reading can work just fine without a steady source of [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/e-reading-still-quite-feasible-without-steady-power-supply-paul-biba-reports/feed/ 4 Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed http://www.teleread.com/news-roundup-2/morning-roundup-stories-you-may-have-missed-2/ http://www.teleread.com/news-roundup-2/morning-roundup-stories-you-may-have-missed-2/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:35:43 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=73683 A Novel Approach to Going DRM-Free (O’Reilly Tools of Change) Wattpad Tries Serial Fiction with Help From Margaret Atwood (Paid Content) Amazon Launches Japanese Kindle Store, Will Ship Paperwhite (The Digital Reader) Where to Sell Your Digital Graphic Novels and Comics Online (Good E-Reader) Kindle Daily Deal: The Great Crash of 1929 by John Kenneth Galbraith {&} six [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/news-roundup-2/morning-roundup-%e2%80%94-stories-you-may-have-missed-11/feed/ 0 Kindle Paperwhite to be available at Waterstones by Halloween http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-paperwhite-to-be-available-at-waterstones-by-halloween/ http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-paperwhite-to-be-available-at-waterstones-by-halloween/#comments Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:21:39 +0000 Dan Eldridge http://www.teleread.com/?p=73104 The Bookseller is reporting today that the European bookstore chain Waterstones will be offering the Kindle Paperwhite for sale—in-store—before the end of October. This should come as welcome news to anyone based in Western Europe who’s been planing on buying a Paperwhite, but hasn’t actually placed an order for the device through Amazon. According to The [...]

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]]> http://www.teleread.com/kindle/kindle-paperwhite-to-be-available-at-waterstones-by-halloween/feed/ 0 Morning Roundup — Stories you may have missed http://www.teleread.com/amazon/morning-roundup-%e2%80%94-stories-you-may-have-missed-4/ http://www.teleread.com/amazon/morning-roundup-%e2%80%94-stories-you-may-have-missed-4/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:49:33 +0000 Joanna Cabot http://www.teleread.com/?p=72849 Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Available in UK, France, Italy, Spain (Good E-Reader) Amazon Expands Kindle Owner’s Lending Library to Europe (Paid Content) Court Rules Book Scanning is Fair Use, Suggesting Google Books Victory (Ars Technica) Why the Canadian eBook Market Lags Behind the U.S. (Digital Book World) Kindle Daily Deal: The Spy Lover {and} The One and Only [...]

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