The Kindle Scribe is a new hybrid e-reader and e-note. You can view and edit PDF files, freehand draw and also conduct handwriting notes in Kindle books. PDF files are a different beast on the Scribe. If you sideload them in with a USB-C to the USB-A cable to your MAC or PC, you can copy them over. Sadly, with the Scribe, if you do it this way, you actually do any markup, you … [Read more...] about How to copy large PDF files to the Kindle Scribe
Lenovo Yoga Paper E Ink tablet now on pre-order
The Lenovo Yoga Paper E Ink tablet that has been in the making for a while now is finally up for pre-sale via JD. The e-note is priced at 2699 Yuan which comes to around $390 USD as per current exchange rates. The JD page where the device is currently on pre-order mentions 4 gigs of memory and 64 GB of storage for the model listed.The device comes with a 10.3-inch E Ink … [Read more...] about Lenovo Yoga Paper E Ink tablet now on pre-order
These are the top selling manga for 2022
Manga and digital manga have been outselling traditional comic books for a number of years. Oricon tracks manga sales and have just published their findings for the bestselling manga for 2022. This list should give everyone a sense of what is most popular, if you are looking to buy a few volumes for the first time. You can buy digital manga directly on your Amazon Kindle, … [Read more...] about These are the top selling manga for 2022
Kobo renews partnership with Chapters Indigo
Kobo and Chapters Indigo business relationship goes back a longways. Kobo became an offshoot of Shortcovers, which was launched in 2009 and comprised as an eBook reading app for Android and iOS. Within a year, it was live in 200 countries and started to make millions of dollars selling eBooks. Indigo management was pleased and due to the success of the app, Shortcovers split … [Read more...] about Kobo renews partnership with Chapters Indigo
Will Kobo release a second generation Elipsa with a 300 PPI screen?
Amazon was the first company to release a 10.2-inch screen with a 300 PPI display, the Kindle Scribe. Everyone else who has issued products in this space have been 10.1, 10.2 or 10.3 and can only handle 212 to 227 PPI. Amazon did not create a special screen with E INK, they are using the same off the shelf e-paper screens as everyone else, so there is no stopping other … [Read more...] about Will Kobo release a second generation Elipsa with a 300 PPI screen?
Flipkart to offer Pratilipi e-books on its platform
Flipkart announced it has entered into a partnership with Pratilipi, the largest digital storytelling platform in India that serves as an interface between readers and writers in the country. With the deal with Flipkart, Pratilipi is hoping to reach out to a wider section of the audience while expanding its reach in the hinterlands of India. The platform right now hosts around … [Read more...] about Flipkart to offer Pratilipi e-books on its platform
E Ink playing card prototype revealed
How about playing cards where the card is in reality a small block of plastic with embedded electronics and an E Ink display on top? Howsoever outrageous that might seem, it has been turned into reality by writer Gareth Branwyn and artist John Bergin, the website BoingBoing reported. However, it isn't the playing cards that we are so used to. Rather, it is based on Emperor's … [Read more...] about E Ink playing card prototype revealed
Google launches Reading Mode app to help visually disabled to read easily
Google has introduced a new app called Reading Mode as part of its December Android update, TechCrunch reported. The new app is designed to help those with visual impairment or dyslexia to read what is on the screen. One will have to install the app via the Play Store. Post that, you will have to specifically turn on the toggle button under Accessibility settings. This will … [Read more...] about Google launches Reading Mode app to help visually disabled to read easily
Remarkable 2 vs the Amazon Kindle Scribe – What one is better?
The Remarkable 2 is one of the most prolific and well-known digital writing slates in the world. The company has sold over a million units for their first and second generation models, making over a billion dollars in revenue. Amazon has just released the Scribe, the first digital note taking device and has captured the hearts and minds of hundreds of thousands of users. The … [Read more...] about Remarkable 2 vs the Amazon Kindle Scribe – What one is better?
Amazon sold a boatload of Kindles during Thanksgiving Weekend
Amazon is excited to announce that this Thanksgiving holiday shopping weekend was its biggest ever, with customers around the world purchasing hundreds of millions of products between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. Customers also supported small businesses this holiday shopping weekend, generating more than $1 billion in sales. In their press release Amazon stated that the … [Read more...] about Amazon sold a boatload of Kindles during Thanksgiving Weekend
Orbic set to launch affordable 4G tablets in Australia
Orbic, the US-based company that specializes in offering quality tablets, smartphones, and other tech stuff at affordable prices has announced its entry into the Australian market. As Pickr reported, the company will be offering a pair of tablets - Tab8 4G and Tab 10R 4G - right now that are aimed at the general user and the worker community.As is already perceptible, the … [Read more...] about Orbic set to launch affordable 4G tablets in Australia
Ukrainian develops Blackout Logger E Ink device to keep tab on power outages
How about an E Ink device that can keep track of the daily power situation and track power outages? It is just such a device that a Ukrainian national by the name Dmytro Panin has developed, hacker.io reported. Of course, the Blackout Logger, as the device is named, has been driven by necessity given the fragile power situation they are facing at the moment owing to the ongoing … [Read more...] about Ukrainian develops Blackout Logger E Ink device to keep tab on power outages