Thanks to new, easier to use platforms and software, digital publishing is even more widely available than ever. While some relatively new companies are providing full-complement publishing capabilities to authors, some well-established sites are reaching out to unpublished writers as well.Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble, longtime book sellers, have offered writers the … [Read more...] about Leading Digital Publishers Bring Different Services to the Table
Archives for April 2011
Amazon’s plans for Europeon Domination
Amazon.com, the world’s largest online book retailer, has expanded its e-book market to its first non-English speaking country, launching Amazon.de’s Kindle store to Germany on April 23rd and releasing over 650,000 Kindle titles, many in German, as well as popular newspaper and magazine subscriptionsEven more newsworthy than the availability of Kindle titles to the German … [Read more...] about Amazon’s plans for Europeon Domination
Nook Color owners can get eBooks autographed
Barnes and Noble will be employing the Autography software we wrote about a few weeks ago, to allow authors to digitally sign ebooks!Autography is a software based touchscreen solution that allows authors to autograph ebooks. It is a positive step in the right direction allowing eBooks to bear the once in a lifetime signing that makes tangible books so attractive. Often … [Read more...] about Nook Color owners can get eBooks autographed
Dell to sell Streak 7 Wi-Fi for $400 plus more news
The Streak 7 tablet has been stripped off the 'coming soon' tag at Dell's own website. Instead, one can now place orders at the Dell site for the Streak 7 tablet though the price being mentioned - $399.99 is still $20 more than the $379.99 that Amazon is selling the same piece of hardware for. Dell is also behind Amazon as far as shipping date is concerned as the earliest the … [Read more...] about Dell to sell Streak 7 Wi-Fi for $400 plus more news
Nook Color gets Apps, Email and Flash with new Update
The much awaited Android 2.2 Froyo update for the Nook Color is now available, marking the first official transition of the popular e-reader into the tablet realm. Barnes & Noble though is still sticking to the 'e-reader first' tagline irrespective of the fact that the device has already been rooted by a lot of users in order to run not only Android 2.2 Froyo but even the … [Read more...] about Nook Color gets Apps, Email and Flash with new Update
Galaxy Tab now priced $299 in Australia
Samsung already has its hands full with two more tablet PCs to launch after the Galaxy Tab. These include the Galaxy Tab 2 with a 10.1 inch display and the 8.9 inch sized tablet which though is yet to get a name. Both the tablets run the latest Android 3.0 Honeycomb which is one reason the two tablets might be seen eating into the market share of the original Galaxy Tab. More … [Read more...] about Galaxy Tab now priced $299 in Australia
HTC Flyer pre-order at Bestbuy on Monday and more News
The HTC Flyer tablet is getting closer to us. Those really impatient for the 7 inch tablet can start queuing up in front of Best Buy stores from Monday the 25th of this month to pre-order their Flyers. It would have started from today itself but Best Buy has postponed it to the next day, that is on Monday. However, nor HTC or Best Buy is yet to come up with any specific time … [Read more...] about HTC Flyer pre-order at Bestbuy on Monday and more News
iPad’s E-reader App Makes Key Publishers Cautious
There are devices that can do it all, at least in the eyes of the consumer, and then there are devices that fail to live up to the expectations of the people who are investing the serious money behind the product, the publishers.Conde Nast, publisher of such magazines in the fashion, technology, food and travel sector as Wired, Vogue, Brides, and GQ, just to name a few of … [Read more...] about iPad’s E-reader App Makes Key Publishers Cautious
Gazelle to sell 1st generation Apple iPads soon
With Apple iPad 2 now in the thick of things and getting rave reviews, it was only natural for the first gen iPads to pile up with those who sell or recycle old gadgets. Gazelle is one such company - one of the largest in the US - and they are already sitting on a stockpile of about 17,000 original iPads. Normally, the Massachusetts based company would pass on these to other … [Read more...] about Gazelle to sell 1st generation Apple iPads soon
Nook Color might have the Froyo update on April 25
All of this is still unconfirmed though there has been some developments on the Nook front that is suggesting the update to Android Froyo for the Nook Color is coming soon. In fact, it might be as soon as Monday the 25th of April itself. At least, a few forum posts made by some Barnes & Noble employees is suggestive of this.Like some employees revealed they are to … [Read more...] about Nook Color might have the Froyo update on April 25
Toshiba tablet now gets a name – Regza AT300
The new Toshiba tablet has finally got a name - Toshiba Regza AT300. However, that is not likely to be the only name that the tablet will be known by. On the contrary, the Japanese company is expected to have different names for the tablet for different world markets. So what will be the Regza - name of a popular consumer brand - in the domestic market, the same might be … [Read more...] about Toshiba tablet now gets a name – Regza AT300
Shop e-Readers Easter Weekend Sale
Our retail sponsor Shop e-Readers is having a Easter Weekend sale where they have tons of deals on screen protectors, carrying cases, and even e-readers!Shop e-Readers is the leading online webstore devoted exclusively to e-readers and tablet computers! This weekend they have a number of Barnes & Noble and Amazon carrying cases and pouches on sale. If you are in the … [Read more...] about Shop e-Readers Easter Weekend Sale
Review of the Blackberry Playbook
The Playbook is the first tablet from Canadian based company Research in Motion. They have had a long standing tradition focusing on enterprise level hardware in the form of smartphones and delivering strong email access. The Playbook marks the company's first foray into the realms of Tablet PCs. We're wondering if it delivers the goods or is it worse than the … [Read more...] about Review of the Blackberry Playbook
G-Slate price less by $100 if you ask for it
Here is something of a believe-it-or-not sort of thing though in today's fast paced world where something as basic as survival is at stake at all times, it shouldn't be much of a surprise. T-Mobile is willing to slash $100 off the price of the G-Slate tablet. The only requirement - you got to ask for it. The thing goes like this:T-Mobile, the official carrier of the LG … [Read more...] about G-Slate price less by $100 if you ask for it