GoodEReader has covered a variety of methods for indie authors to connect through social media to advertise their works and build relationships with other authors and professionals in the publishing industry, as well as stressed the importance of establishing oneself through social media outlets. Recently, we wrote about an equally important way that authors are using social … [Read more...] about IndiesUnite4Joshua Campaign Closes with Social Media Celebration
Archives for May 2012
Dell’s Windows 8 Tablet Won’t Be for Budget Buyers
Dell has already made it known it will be back in the tablet business with a device running Microsoft’s next gen operating system Windows 8. Details have been hard to come by, though we do have some pointers indicating the final design. The recent statement made by Dell CEO Michael Dell said their upcoming Windows 8 device won’t be for the budget segment with the Kindle Fires … [Read more...] about Dell’s Windows 8 Tablet Won’t Be for Budget Buyers
Toshiba AT300 Ready for English Debut
Toshiba has announced its AT300 tablet will be ready for an English debut by the end of June. There will be two different versions available in the form of a 16 and 32 GB of internal memory. The announcement was made in a Twitter update with further details held back for a future post. Both versions will feature a 10.1 inch display and powered by the Tegra 3 quad core CPU … [Read more...] about Toshiba AT300 Ready for English Debut
Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition To Be Launched Next Month and the A510/A511 Is Discontinued
The Iconia Tab A510 happens to be Acer's latest gen tablet offering, though things haven't turned out the way that the Taiwanese company had earlier envisioned. In fact, things are going so terrible that the A510 and A511 are no longer going to be available for sale. The revelation was made on Acer Germany's Facebook page, though no specific reasons were made available. So … [Read more...] about Acer Iconia Tab A510 Olympic Edition To Be Launched Next Month and the A510/A511 Is Discontinued
NVIDIA’s Reference Design $199 Tablet ‘Kai’ Unveiled
A $199 price tag has almost become the benchmark for an entry level tablet device and all credit goes to the Kindle Fire from Amazon. The sales numbers of the Kindle Fire found an incredible number of buyers, which has prompted others to offer tablets at that price. NVIDIA is also eager to exploit the growing tablet segment, as is evident from the recent unveiling of the Kai … [Read more...] about NVIDIA’s Reference Design $199 Tablet ‘Kai’ Unveiled
Samsung Galaxy One Windows 8 Tablet Concept
The Galaxy One is a brand new addition to Samsung's tablet lineup and it looks mighty sweet! The overall aesthetics of the device is due to noted designers Laura Hong and Charles de Belizal. The Galaxy One departs from the other Galaxy branded tablets from Samsung by using Windows 8 instead of Android. However, that is not the only special aspect of Galaxy One since the … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy One Windows 8 Tablet Concept
Worldreader Announces One Million eBook Campaign
GoodEReader has been following the workings of a non-profit group, Worldreader, and their efforts to bring digital readers and ebooks to outlying areas that are currently limited in terms of access to books, especially for public school students. They were the initiators of an ongoing years-long study on how access to Kindles affected reading test scores and attitudes towards … [Read more...] about Worldreader Announces One Million eBook Campaign
Apple Continues to Defend Its Price Schematics
Earlier this month, Apple filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed against them on behalf of reading consumers, a motion that was quickly denied by the judge on the case, Deborah Cote. Apple, along with five of the Big Six publishers, has been accused of illegally setting the price on ebooks in an effort to edge out Amazon. Three of those publishers have already agreed to … [Read more...] about Apple Continues to Defend Its Price Schematics
GlueJar CEO Eric Hellman on Creative Commons Licensing
A little over a week ago, GlueJar unveiled its new division, Unglue.it. This new venture is directed at taking away the barriers to reading for a lot of people, specifically public library patrons who are currently still at the whim of the publishers when it comes to ebook lending. CEO Eric Hellman spoke to GoodEReader about how this is supposed to improve access to … [Read more...] about GlueJar CEO Eric Hellman on Creative Commons Licensing
MS Office Coming to the iPad and Android
MS Office on an iPad might be a reality after all. Microsoft had gone on record refuting all such reports in an earlier leak by The Daily showing the popular software package running on the iPad, but now sources point out the MS Office suite will be made available for Android as well along with iOS. This means is the popular Office package can be used on an iPhone as well, … [Read more...] about MS Office Coming to the iPad and Android