The Amazon Kindle 4th generation recently received a 2012 refresh when the company started selling the Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle HD. How does it rank up against the original and is it a viable investment in today's landscape of glowing e-readers?HardwareThe big selling point behind this new e-reader is the unit is now black and boasts 15% faster page turns. The text … [Read more...] about Review of the Amazon Kindle 5 2012 Edition
Archives for October 2012
Overdrive Media Console Now Available for Windows 8
Overdrive has just released a new app for Windows 8 that functions as your online destination for borrowing digital books from the library. You can borrow, read, and listen to audiobooks directly within the app!The new OverDrive app takes full advantage of Windows 8’s sleek, richly integrated user interface. The ebook reader gives you the option to choose single or … [Read more...] about Overdrive Media Console Now Available for Windows 8
Amazon Releases Windows 8 Kindle App
Windows 8 is due to be released at midnight and Amazon is poised to take advantage of it. The company has officially released its Kindle for Widows and is optimized for touchscreen interfaces found on the new Surface tablet. You can also pin Kindle books from your Kindle library to the Windows Start screen for instant access to your favorites. Unlike the iOS version of the app, … [Read more...] about Amazon Releases Windows 8 Kindle App
Bookeen Illuminates Us on the Cybook Odyssey HD
A few weeks ago Bookeen announced its latest e-reader, the Cybook Odyssey HD! This new device takes advantage of front lite e-ink technology that allows you to read ebooks in complete darkness. The company today disclosed to Good e-Reader exactly how the screen technology works and exact specifications of its new device.The light is guided to the surface of the display … [Read more...] about Bookeen Illuminates Us on the Cybook Odyssey HD
UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon
The BBC website published an interview this week with James Daunt, the managing director of Waterstones, the largest physical bookstore chain in the UK. While Daunt had originally had some aggressive things to say about the apparent global dominance of the online retailer, Daunt signed a deal in May of this year that would put Kindle e-readers on display in Waterstones stores. … [Read more...] about UK’s Waterstones Talks About Forging A Deal with Amazon
Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite Debut in the UK
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite e-Reader and the Kindle Fire HD are both launching in the United Kingdom today. Both devices are available to purchase on the main Amazon website and should be available on the retail level at Waterstones.One of the big hyping factors is Amazon Instant Video, which is only available to USA based customers. If you live in the UK, you will not … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Paperwhite Debut in the UK
Amazon Ordered to Pay More VAT by European Commission
Amazon and many other e-reader companies are currently enjoying a tremendous advantage in the EU by basing their operations in Luxembourg The main benefit is being able to only charge 3% VAT to any country in Europe in which they actively market ebooks. The European Commission has issued a directive to Luxembourg to close the digital loophole, and as a result ebook sales will … [Read more...] about Amazon Ordered to Pay More VAT by European Commission
OverDrive CEO Addresses UK Parliament on eBook Lending
The Libraries All Party Parliamentary Group held an ebook summit in London today, and one of the announcements from the event was that the group, joined by OverDrive’s CEO Steve Potash, addressed the British House of Commons on the importance and the data of ebook lending. OverDrive, one of the leading sources of loanable digital content for public and school libraries, was … [Read more...] about OverDrive CEO Addresses UK Parliament on eBook Lending
Top Tablet PC News — October 25, 2012
iPad 3 exchange scheme launched by SF Apple store, refurbished iPad 3 models now selling for $379While we thought iPad Mini would be the center of everyone’s attention at the just concluded Apple press event, Apple surprised us by dropping in a new iPad as well. Dubbed iPad 4, the new Apple tablet is visibly the same as its immediate predecessor, as most of the enhancements … [Read more...] about Top Tablet PC News — October 25, 2012
New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth
Bowker, the ProQuest group that supplies book information to publishers, libraries, and booksellers and is the official US agency for identifying ISBN numbers, released the results today of its most recent study on self-published books, both print and digital. According to the release on the study, available self-published books now total more than 235,000, nearly a triple … [Read more...] about New Bowker Study on eBooks Shows Self-Publishing Growth
Margaret Atwood Debuts Serial Zombie Fiction via WattPad
Margaret Atwood is joining forces with fellow novelist Naomi Alderman to debut serialized Zombie Fiction. The new project is entitled "The Happy Zombie Sunrise Home" and will be issued in thirteen different installments. This is a WattPad exclusive and can be downloaded for a myriad of platforms, including Android. The first three chapters have been officially unveiled today … [Read more...] about Margaret Atwood Debuts Serial Zombie Fiction via WattPad
Digital Publishing Software FlippingBook Offers Options
GoodeReader was recently introduced to an international company, FlippingBook, and its software that allows users to upload their content and have an ebook within minutes. Not very revolutionary, given the growing numbers of ebook platforms that let authors upload content and create a book—for free, no less—in the same time frame. Therefore, FlippingBook has been at work on … [Read more...] about Digital Publishing Software FlippingBook Offers Options
iPad Mini Coming to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint
Now that the iPad Mini is officially announced, things are slowly settling down and the missing pieces of the puzzle are coming together. While we already know the pricing structure is within the $300 price range, carrier availability details have been confirmed. The iPad Mini will be available via the big three US carriers—AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint—in both the Wi-Fi only … [Read more...] about iPad Mini Coming to Verizon, AT&T, Sprint
Apple iPad Mini, iPad 4 Clears FCC
The iPad Mini has made it past FCC regulations, which means it has been certified for regular everyday use in the US. Both the new Apple tablet devices have been granted approval in their "singular WiFi and dual cellular editions." What this means is that the iPad Mini has been approved in its Wi-Fi only mode as well as for worldwide "HSPA+, EV-DO, and LTE coverage." The … [Read more...] about Apple iPad Mini, iPad 4 Clears FCC