Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Tutorial! Today we teach you how to load ebooks on the new Barnes and Noble Simple Touch with Glowlight! We use three different programs that handle your book loading process quite differently. The ones we focus on today is Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions, and Windows Explorer. The Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight primarily handles EPUB … [Read more...] about How to Load eBooks on the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight
Archives for May 2012
Barnes and Noble Nook Color Contest Winner!
Last month we did a contest where you could win a free Barnes and Noble Nook Color with our website! To enter, all you had to do was send us a Tweet or Message on Facebook! The draw is all over and we would like to thank everyone who entered it! The winner of the Nook Color is Milos Todorovic @todorovicdesign! Congratulations! … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Color Contest Winner!
Plastic Logic’s Color Flexible eReader Screen Available for Demo
Engadget posted a video today of Plastic Logic’s prototype flexible color ereader. The screen, which boasts over 1 million transistors and has over 4,000 hues, can maintain its flexibility and its image integrity at the same time. This development was possible in part due to the success of Plastic Logic’s basic ereader, the Plastic Logic 100, that made its way into Russian … [Read more...] about Plastic Logic’s Color Flexible eReader Screen Available for Demo
Wiley Takes on Verizon Over Piracy Concerns
John Wiley and Sons, publishers of the widely popular bestselling For Dummies series of titles, have been doing battle of late over piracy of its ebooks. As recently as last month, Wiley estimated that more than 74,000 of one of its popular titles alone had been illegally downloaded. In April, the publisher filed a lawsuit against 200 people based on the IP addresses after a … [Read more...] about Wiley Takes on Verizon Over Piracy Concerns
Amazon to Release New Glow in the Dark Kindle in July
Amazon has been working on a glow in the dark device will before Barnes and Noble ever released their Glowlight e-reader earlier this month. Anonymous sources in the company told Reuters today that Amazon is working on an e-Reader with glow in the dark function that is set for a July release, and a new version of the Kindle Fire for the holiday season. "I do see demand for a … [Read more...] about Amazon to Release New Glow in the Dark Kindle in July
eBook Review: The Witness by Nora Roberts
Verdict: 4.5 Stars Roberts is one of those rare writers who can blend genres as easily as flipping on a light switch. Part literary fiction, part romance, and still completely a mystery/spy novel, The Witness really brought something for every reader to the table. When sixteen-year-old Stepford child Elizabeth Fitch commits one completely typical act of teenage rebellion, … [Read more...] about eBook Review: The Witness by Nora Roberts
Can Digital eBook Lending from Libraries Hamper Book Sales?
At a recent event in London many publishers and booksellers got together to talk about the current state of affairs in the world of digital publishing. One of the hot topics of the day entailed libraries lending out digital books and how it effects bookstores. Waterstones m.d. James Daunt said that library e-lending could be disruptive to brick-and-mortar booksellers. “If you … [Read more...] about Can Digital eBook Lending from Libraries Hamper Book Sales?
Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
The Blackberry Playbook got a second lease on life when the Android Emulator hit the scene via the OS2 update. In the last four months, our very own Good e-Reader Playbook App Store has attained over 700 fully functional Playbook Apps that have been converted from their native Android. Our top 10 list runs down the most downloaded apps in the last month. Text Me! - Free … [Read more...] about Top 10 Playbook Android APPS for May 2012
Asus Eee Pad Slider Receiving Android ICS Update
The Eee Pad Slider is another tablet offering from Asus that also incorporates a slide out keyboard. This appeals to those who'd like to have the benefits of a tablet device but also need to type on a physical keyboard. The Eee Pad Slider mimics a mini laptop when the keyboard is fully deployed, but the tablet never garnered the same attention that the Transformer Prime had … [Read more...] about Asus Eee Pad Slider Receiving Android ICS Update
HP Confirms Their Upcoming Slate 8 Windows Tablet
Top brass at HP have officially confirmed one of their upcoming tablet computers will be based on Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 8. This should put to rest a long standing rumor that the company was developing one in the shadows. The new device is going to be known as the Slate 8. HP has clearly made some ground making up for the TouchPad debacle of last year. … [Read more...] about HP Confirms Their Upcoming Slate 8 Windows Tablet