Today the Good e-Reader staff was in Toronto getting exclusive hands on time with the Kobo Vox Tablet. The CEO of Kobo, Michael Serbinis, walked us through some of the new features found on the device.The tablet is very responsive and is bundled with a wide array of programs that make this device unlike most traditional Android experiences. It ships with 3 or 4 new programs … [Read more...] about Kobo Vox Preview
Archives for October 2011
Zinio Explore Offers Free Content to Android Tablet Owners
Zinio happens to be the world's most sought after newsstand right now, and may have enhanced its appeal even more with the launch of its latest offering Explore. Zinio apps allow for purchasing and reading content on either iOS or Android platforms, and while the app itself came free of cost, the content needed to be purchased. Zinio Explore changes the rules by offering all … [Read more...] about Zinio Explore Offers Free Content to Android Tablet Owners
Amazon forced to amp up productions to produce millions more Kindle Fire Tablets
HP has already proved any product that is well made but priced super cheap can always set the sales chart on fire. Amazon had conceptualized the Kindle Fire along similar lines and the result is similar too, with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stating they are "building millions more than we’d already planned." Amazon has never been comfortable revealing the number of devices they have … [Read more...] about Amazon forced to amp up productions to produce millions more Kindle Fire Tablets
T-Mobile sets Galaxy Tab 10.1, Springboard launch dates
The Springboard will be there for the taking from the 9th of November, revealed T-Mobile. However, while that takes care of one aspect of the 7 inch tablet's launch story, the other aspect, and an important one at that, the price is yet anybody's guess. Rumor mills though are pegging the price at around the $200 mark which, if it turns out to be true won't be a bad thing. … [Read more...] about T-Mobile sets Galaxy Tab 10.1, Springboard launch dates
Rumor: RIM Playbook OS 2.0 update set for February 17 2012 release
Much unlike what HP boffins did to the TouchPad, the PlayBook tablet from RIM has not been pushed into oblivion in spite of it also not faring too well in the market. However, the PlayBook is not expected to do any better anytime soon as the much awaited update that will enable the PlayBook to play host to Android apps is not likely to come along anytime soon. The good thing … [Read more...] about Rumor: RIM Playbook OS 2.0 update set for February 17 2012 release
Tablet PCs owners like to read news on it, but don’t like to pay for it
Tablet PCs are here and they are here to stay far longer than anyone might have envisioned. What is even more intriguing is the impact the tablets have had so far in the span of a little over a year that the mobile computing devices has come to stay with us in a big way. Something that a survey by Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism and The Economist … [Read more...] about Tablet PCs owners like to read news on it, but don’t like to pay for it
Inkling famous for textbooks is making a go of Cookbooks
Inkling is a San Francisco based start-up and has been cutting its teeth with various iOS exclusives in the form of magazines. The company has announced that they are branching out and making a cookbook app.On Friday the company is set to release The Professional Chef, the official textbook of the Culinary Institute of America. You might have heard about the institute via … [Read more...] about Inkling famous for textbooks is making a go of Cookbooks
BookBrewer Brings New Author-Centric App To SelfPub BookExpo
BookBrewer, a well-known name in ebook distribution, showed off its new AuthorApps at the SelfPub BookExpo this past weekend in New York. GoodEReader was at the event and spoke with Dan Pacheco, the founder of BookBrewer and CEO of FeedBrewer, Inc.While BookBrewer is known for its ebook distribution, its print-on-demand hard copy editions, and some of the highest author … [Read more...] about BookBrewer Brings New Author-Centric App To SelfPub BookExpo
Amazon Third Quarter Revenue Heads in Both Directions
Amazon is usually pretty tight-lipped about things like how many Kindle e-readers they have sold or how many ebooks consumers have bought to date. They are also really good at keeping a lid on their secrets, especially when it comes to releasing big news concerning unreleased technology. But there’s one area that the online giant can’t sweep under the rug, and that’s the … [Read more...] about Amazon Third Quarter Revenue Heads in Both Directions
The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
New CEO Meg Whitman is re-evaluating the decision to both kill of their entire PC division and the HP TouchPad. The first tablet issued by HP received a lukewarm response by the media and experienced lackluster sales in the retail sphere. It was not until the device came down to $99 was everyone breaking down doors to find one. HP has told Fox News that the HP TouchPad may live … [Read more...] about The HP TouchPad May Live on with Windows 8
iPad Devices Clogging Hotel WIFI Access
Good e-Reader travels to many conferences and tradeshows every year and if one thing is for sure, Hotel Wi-Fi internet access is getting slower and slower. Hotels have a good answer; multiple iPads and other tablets streaming video and other content in the guests' rooms. Hotels are straining under the pressure and most people suffer from very slow speeds.“The iPad is the … [Read more...] about iPad Devices Clogging Hotel WIFI Access
Free eBook of the Week: Kait Nolan
Once again this week, GoodEReader.com is highlighting an additional international ebook through the ebook distribution platform XinXii. This week’s second title is the YA paranormal romance Red by Kait Nolan. In the author’s words, Red involves a young girl fighting for control over her emergence into a wolf shifter who must avoid execution by a man bent on exterminating her … [Read more...] about Free eBook of the Week: Kait Nolan
WH Smith Looking to the Future with Kobo
WH Smith has now officially begun to sell the Kobo line of e-readers in their locations this week. The United Kingdom based company has trained nearly 6,000 staff members on the technical details on the ebook readers they are putting in stock.WH Smith, when they came to Canada, was eventually bought out and formed Chapters/Indigo books, who were the main financial backer of … [Read more...] about WH Smith Looking to the Future with Kobo