Graphene is one of the strongest materials ever made and is designed to be totally flexible. It is more conductive than copper and it only has a layer of carbon one-atom thick. Discovered just under a decade ago, researchers have fervently been developing practical applications.Cambridge researchers have just developed a flexible e-paper display screen using Graphene. The … [Read more...] about e-Readers of the Future to use Flexible Graphene Displays
Kobo Unveils New Mystery Contest for $5,000 in Cash and H20 e-Reader
When you release a new e-reader, how do you generate enough buzz without an expensive marketing campaign and a slew of television commercials? You appeal to the base of voracious readers that are most likely to buy it. In anticipation of the release of  the movie versions of Gillian Flynn’s hit suspense novels Gone Girl and Dark Places, Kobo has launched a new mystery campaign … [Read more...] about Kobo Unveils New Mystery Contest for $5,000 in Cash and H20 e-Reader
New Margaret Atwood Book to be Locked in a Time Capsule
Margaret Atwood is a Man Booker prize-winning novelist and her latest title will not be released for one hundred years. She is joining the Future Library, which will see 99 other authors lock their books away in a time capsule.The Future Library was the brainchild of Scottish artist Katie Paterson, the project is based in Norway, where the city of Oslo has gifted a patch of … [Read more...] about New Margaret Atwood Book to be Locked in a Time Capsule
14 million images from 2 million eBooks being Uploaded to Flickr
The Internet Archive and Open Library offers over 6,000,000 fully accessible public domain eBooks for free.  This massive content pool has inspired Kalev Leetaru, a Yahoo researcher at Georgetown to extract over 14 million images from 2 million public domain books and upload them to Flickr.In a statement on the Flickr blog "Perhaps what is most remarkable about this … [Read more...] about 14 million images from 2 million eBooks being Uploaded to Flickr
Pocketbook Announces SurfPad 4 Tablets
Pocketbook has formally announced a trio of next generation of tablets that are absolutely brimming with cutting edge specs. The company is betting that they will outshine the competition on the hardware front on the match towards the holiday shopping season.PocketBook SURFpad 4 M (7.9 inch screen) and PocketBook SURFpad 4 L (9.7 inch screen) models have  IPS displays with … [Read more...] about Pocketbook Announces SurfPad 4 Tablets
PocketBook Sense with KENZO Cover Unveiled at IFA
The Pocketbook Sense has just been unveiled at the IFA event in Germany.  This new e-reader is aimed primarily at women, as they have teamed up with  Kenzo, a French Luxury House. When you order the e-reader it comes with a sweet embossed crocodile leather case.The PocketBook 630 Fashion features a six inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 758 pixels. One of … [Read more...] about PocketBook Sense with KENZO Cover Unveiled at IFA
Kobo Arc 10 HD vs Kobo Aura H2O
The Kobo Arc 10 HD and Kobo Aura H20 are two of the latest generation devices that are in Chapters bookstores all over Canada. Obviously with all of the holiday foot traffic, people will inevitably be drawn to the big display areas where all the tech gadgets are. If you are looking to do your digital reading on either of these devices, which one performs better?The purpose … [Read more...] about Kobo Arc 10 HD vs Kobo Aura H2O
Sony Launches Support System for Digital Paper e-Reader
The Sony Digital Paper (DPT-S1) is becoming a runaway success and hundreds of units are being sold on a weekly basis. Now that Sony is selling these e-readers directly to customers there will obviously have to be some sort of support network to handle warranty and troubleshooting. Today, Sony announced that they have created a new support system and also will be establishing a … [Read more...] about Sony Launches Support System for Digital Paper e-Reader
Independent Author Network Launches Author Pages
The Independent Author Network is a new service aimed at self-published authors. It was designed to serve as an unified author page, that tells the public what the author is all about and also links to their books and social media networks.Amazon and other bookselling companies allow authors to setup their own pages, but tend to only promote books that that are for sale on … [Read more...] about Independent Author Network Launches Author Pages
iPad Mini With Retina vs Samsung Nook
Today we look at the brand new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook and the Apple iPad Mini with Retina. The main intention behind this video is to primarily evaluate the overall reading experience. This is accomplished by looking at a magazine, eBook and how you go about buying content. If you are looking to purchase any one of these devices for the purpose of reading, you don't want to … [Read more...] about iPad Mini With Retina vs Samsung Nook
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook vs Nook HD
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Comparison Video! Today, we look at the latest generation Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook and the Nook HD. If you are thinking of upgrading to the latest model, there are some important things you need to know.The purpose of this comparison is to look at the Nook HD, which came out last year and the new Samsung Nook that was just released. You … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook vs Nook HD
Amazon to Announce new e-Readers Soon
Apple is a well known case study for controlled leaks to the public and workers in the supply chain trying to garner their fifteen minutes of fame by posting a picture of an upcoming iPhone CPU, Battery or rear shell. It really seems like we have a clear picture of the new iWatch, iPhone or iPad well before the September 9th product launch, but things are always … [Read more...] about Amazon to Announce new e-Readers Soon
Amazon Launches Kindle Kids’ Book Creator
Amazon has always offered plenty of tools for authors to craft their own eBook, but kids books are a different story. In order to make Kindle Direct Publishing more relevant to children's authors, Amazon has just unveiled a standalone program called Kindle Kids’ Book Creator.Kindle Kids’ Book Creator is a free tool for authors and publishers to turn their illustrated … [Read more...] about Amazon Launches Kindle Kids’ Book Creator