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New OverDrive Site Not Meeting User Expectations?

Juli Monroe — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:49:43 +0000

Late last year, OverDrive began rolling out a new look to their site. My own library in Fairfax County had a “New Look Coming” banner up for several weeks. When I tried it out for the first time, my reaction was, “Not great, but I can live with it.” I wasn’t crazy about the new [...]

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New mobile apps from Flipboard, Evernote

Chris Meadows — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:55:08 +0000

This past week, Google launched its new Flipboard-alike Currents app, but Flipboard hasn’t been standing still either. The company launched a scaled-down version of its iPad reader app for the iPhone. (Alas, it requires at least OS 4.0, so it won’t run on my first-generation iPod Touch—not that I’m really surprised.) The app proved to [...]

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6500+ pages of ElfQuest comics readable on-line

Chris Meadows — Thu, 19 May 2011 04:53:48 +0000

A reminder that e-reading doesn’t just encompass prose: Although one commenter points out it’s actually been on-line for two years now, the Comics Beat blog (and BoingBoing) just noticed that the entire 6500+ page collection of Wendy and Richard Pini’s ElfQuest comic book series is posted online for free reading. Published beginning in 1978, ElfQuest [...]

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I love my Kobo by Mark Meadows

a TeleRead Contributor — Tue, 03 May 2011 16:06:03 +0000

I purchased a Borders-discounted Kobo Reader for my father at his request and set it up for him a few weeks ago. Now he has contributed a review of his experience with the device. –CM I have been using my new Kobo electronic book reader for a month now, so it is time for me [...]

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Safari Reader part of Apple plan to move web content to apps?

Chris Meadows — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:52:04 +0000

I’ve been trying out Safari 5, most notably the Safari Reader feature. At this point I doubt I will be switching away from my preferred browser, Chrome, but Safari Reader does make it more than a bit tempting. I find that Safari Reader works remarkably well for article reading, especially on sites such as Ars [...]

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The Kindle makes another convert

Chris Meadows — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 18:30:21 +0000

64-year-old British writer Max Hastings, a self-professed technological traditionalist, has a new best friend—an Amazon Kindle. He first encountered it in Kenya, of all places, and after he expressed an interest a friend bought him one. After a month of using it, he finds himself completely hooked. Some friends ask sceptically: ‘But isn’t it hard [...]

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How Sony lost its way

Chris Meadows — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:15:00 +0000

Gizmodo has kicked off a series of articles called “We Miss You, Sony” about how Sony, a company that used to be on top of the world thanks to the Walkman, the compact disc, and the Playstation, ended up a struggling also-ran. The first piece in the series is called “How Sony Lost Its Way” [...]

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