The Kobo Forma e-reader will be available next week on October 23rd and residents of the US will have to order one online. Considering Kobo is the closest alternative to Amazon right now, many people do not know where they can buy one. Thousands of Walmart locations in the US sell Kobo e-readers, but they tend only … [Read more...]
Will you buy the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4?
Amazon announced the Paperwhite 4 a few days ago and this device features a waterproof design and Bluetooth functionality for Audible audiobooks. It is going to be available in the first week of November, but pre-orders have already begun. Will you purchase the new Paperwhite, or do you have your eyes on the Kobo Forma … [Read more...]
The Amazon Kindle has a new home screen
Amazon has a new home screen for all Kindles made after 2013. One of the big features is that you can save multiple reading settings, selecting the font, boldness level, and orientation settings you prefer all from the main menu and quickly switch between those settings. This is useful if you share your Kindle with … [Read more...]
Scribd unveils premium tier subscription package for the New York Times
Scribd has just unveiled a new premium subscription tier that includes full access to New York Times. This new package will retail $12.99/month and will give full access to the entire Scribd catalog and also unlimited access to the NYTimes.com, The New York Times Digital Archive, and The New York Times app via its … [Read more...]
DoCoMo Card Keitai is a single screen E Ink Phone
DoCoMo is one of the largest telecom carriers in Japan and they have just announced the Card Keitai, which is a single screen E Ink phone. The company is billing it as their lightest phone ever, which weighs in at 47 g. It is going to be released this November for 31,552 yen, which is $280 USD. The Card Keitai has … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 vs the Kobo Forma
The Amazon Kindle Oasis 2 and Kobo Forma are two flagship e-readers that cost hundreds of dollars to purchase, but are brimming with features to captivate people who want to read ebooks.Which of these two e-readers are better? The new Kindle Oasis features a 7 inch capacitive touchscreen display with resolution of … [Read more...]
Pocketbook Touch HD 3 is waterproof and has a color temperature system
Pocketbook has just announced the Touch HD 3 at the Frankfurt Book Fair and the company is betting that their premium features will be a big draw. The device has a color temperature system called Smartlight that will help mute the bright white LED's of the front-lit display and it is also waterproof with an IPX7 … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 is Waterproof and has Bluetooth
The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 4 is going to be announced today and it features a waterproof screen and Bluetooth. This is the first Paperwhite with Audible Audiobook integration so customers can listen to them with a pair of wireless speakers or a portable speaker. The Paperwhite 4 features a 6 inch E Ink Carta HD … [Read more...]
Onyx has just developed a color e-reader
The Onyx Youngy Boox is a new 10.7 inch e-reader that displays color. This device is utilizing a special Red, Green and Blue color filter applied on top of the E Ink Carta HD layer. The resolution is only 150 DPI because the requirements that greyscale and the color filter needs to display content. This device is … [Read more...]
Pocket Redesigns iOS App and now has Amazon Polly for Article Playback
Pocket has just redesigned their flagship app for the iPad and iPhone for the first time since 2012. They have a more minimalist interface with more white space and a tremendous reduction in information density. If you prefer a dark mode or sepia mode, you can also choose that as your app-wide color scheme. Even the … [Read more...]
Onyx is going to release the Boox Nova Plus soon
The Onyx Boox Nova has a Plus edition that is going to be available soon. The specs are similar to the regular Nova edition except it has a glass based screen and an active digitizer layer for the accompanied stylus. You can think of this device as a combination ebook reader and note taker. The Nova Plus will … [Read more...]
Amazon is conducting US press briefings for the new Kindle
Over the course of the past 24 hours, Amazon has been conducting a series of press briefings for mainstream media outlets in North america. A new Kindle e-reader is going to be formally announced next week and select journalists in San Francisco and Seattle have seen it in person. I have been told that this is the new … [Read more...]