If you don't have a Barnes and Noble in your neck of the woods and are looking to get your hands on one of the most affordable e-readers on the market, Office Depot has you covered. The company announced it will begin carrying the $199 tablet starting today.The Nook Tablet 8GB model is the companies answer to the Kindle Fire and Kobo Vox that both retail for $199. The Nook … [Read more...] about Office Depot stocking the new Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 8GB
Archives for February 2012
The Transformer Pad Infinity 700 Will be the New Asus Tablet Flagship
ASUS choose the CES event early in the year to let the world have a glimpse of what their new flagship tablet device will be like while making the device official at the ongoing MWC event in Barcelona. The Transformer Pad Infinity 700, as the tablet is named, will feature a high resolution Super IPS+ display with no less than 1920 Ă— 1200 pixels rendering super sharp images. … [Read more...] about The Transformer Pad Infinity 700 Will be the New Asus Tablet Flagship
Ebook of the Week: Rachel Thompson
GoodEReader’s Ebook of the Week feature is proud to feature bestselling author Rachel Thompson once again, this week with her second title, The Mancode: Exposed. Since Thompson’s first book, A Walk in the Snark, appeared as the Ebook of the Week, Thompson has remained busy with her writing, blogging, and social media consulting business, Bad Redhead Media.“I embraced … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Rachel Thompson
Penguin sees eBook growth increase by 106% in 2011
Penguin has divulged their 2011 sales today and the company has experienced tremendous growth in the digital department. eBook sales accounted for over 12% of the companies yearly sales and made them around 152 million dollars. Although sales for digital content seems to be increasing every year it is still a drop in bucket for their print business. During the course of 2011 … [Read more...] about Penguin sees eBook growth increase by 106% in 2011
Asus PadFone due to be released in April
We have heard and seen a lot of the Asus Padfone in the last year, starting in Taipei when we were at Computex. The final retail model was shown off today at the MWC event in Barcelona for the tablet and smartphone combo device to finally be revealed. Asus has not only shown off the hardware but a new release date of April. The Padfone tablet itself has been given a makeover … [Read more...] about Asus PadFone due to be released in April
Harry Potter eBooks to Be Available through OverDrive
A press release from OverDrive was issued this morning that stated the Harry Potter eBooks will be issued to public and school libraries through OverDrive. This is an awesome coup for the company, as it is the largest source of digital data for lending in the world, yet it has suffered severe blows at the hands of the Big Six publishers recently.Due to supposed concerns … [Read more...] about Harry Potter eBooks to Be Available through OverDrive
Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Revealed, Renames Tablet Lineup to Transformer Pads
Asus has just come up with a cheaper alternative for those who cannot afford the Asus Transformer Prime. Named Transformer Pad 300, the tablet is likely to sport a price tag of around $399 for the Wi-Fi only version. The tablet will be available in attractive blue, white, and red color options, while the body is now made of plastic instead of aluminium that made up the … [Read more...] about Asus Transformer Pad 300 Tablet Revealed, Renames Tablet Lineup to Transformer Pads
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Revealed
The Galaxy Note 10.1 was expected to be launched at the ongoing MWC event in Barcelona and Samsung hasn't disappointed. The big brother to the widely successful Galaxy Note device, the Note 10.1, brings along a whole new perspective to the tablet scene by including the S-Pen support, a first for a tablet this big in recent times. The last time we saw a high profile tablet that … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Revealed
Amazon under Attack Again, Now over a Patent
Besides being the largest online book retailer and a powerhouse in both the sales and publishing worlds, Amazon has a new title: cash cow. The maker of the Kindle e-reader is now being sued for violating the patent on its Kindle Special Offers screen saver technology by the company that claims to hold that patent.According to an article by Jeff Roberts for paidContent.org, … [Read more...] about Amazon under Attack Again, Now over a Patent
IndieReader Helps Connect Authors with Their Readers
One of the major components of successfully publishing a book, whether it is through the traditional publishing route or through self-publishing channels, is getting the book into the hands of consumers. If people don’t know the book exists, the obvious fate of obscurity is sealed.One tool that authors of any ilk have in the toolbox to promote their works is book reviews. … [Read more...] about IndieReader Helps Connect Authors with Their Readers
Zinio to Debut on the Blackberry Playbook in March
Zinio has informed us that their seminal magazine app is coming to the Blackberry App World sometime in March 2012. Their new application will be written exclusively for the Blackberry Playbook OS2 that just came out last week. This should give people a viable option to purchase a copious amount of magazines using their exclusive technologies.Zinio has been around for a … [Read more...] about Zinio to Debut on the Blackberry Playbook in March
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launched
The Galaxy Tab is passe and its time we wake up to the next gen Galaxy Tab 2 family of tablets. Samsung has already launched the 7 inch version of Galaxy Tab 2 and now it's time for its 10.1 inch cousin to hog the limelight. However, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is not the earth shattering sort of device that can take on the upcoming iPad 3, which is already being touted to take the … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Launched
LA Times to Adopt Paywall March 5th
The Los Angles Times online version is going the route of the paywall structure for digital content starting March 5th 2012. Users will be able to view up to 15 free stories per month and then be mandated to pay to continue reading.The LA Times is going to be offering an introductory rate of 0.99 for the first month of its digital subscription plan. After that you will have … [Read more...] about LA Times to Adopt Paywall March 5th
Jetbook Color and Kyobo Mirasol e-Reader Comparison Video
Welcome to another exclusive Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today we check out the two latest entrants to the color e-paper market with e-Ink Triton and Mirasol. These two technologies give you a taste of color e-paper in very distinctive ways.e-Ink Triton is e-Ink Holdings' first venture into producing true color e-paper. e-Ink Pearl is their previous generation … [Read more...] about Jetbook Color and Kyobo Mirasol e-Reader Comparison Video