Black Friday is two weeks away and the holiday season is quickly approaching. Amazon is bringing back a program that will allow you to try a Kindle e-Reader or Fire Tablet for free for one month. At the end of the 30 days if you do not return it, they will bill your credit card for the full purchase price, send it back before the month is over and no worries.The latest … [Read more...] about How to get a Kindle e-Reader or Fire Tablet for Free
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Word Wise and Family Library Sharing Hit the New Kindle e-Readers
Amazon has issued the first major firmware update for the Kindle Voyage,  new $79 Kindle Basic Touch and the Paperwhite 2 today. A number of notable features are now available, such as the ability to share all of your purchases with family members, making it easy to accumulate a vast library of content.New features include:Word Wise—For readers learning English and … [Read more...] about Word Wise and Family Library Sharing Hit the New Kindle e-Readers
Amazon Advertising Executive Fired for Refusing To Lie
A former advertising executive for Kindle is suing Amazon for wrongful dismissal. The saga begins in 2012 with the launch of the Amazon Kindle Fire Tablet. Amazon was seeking launch partners in order to build traction with their Special Offers edition. Credit card company Discover signed on, as they normally participated with pilot projects at Amazon. Then things got … [Read more...] about Amazon Advertising Executive Fired for Refusing To Lie
WHSmith Extends Kobo Contract 4 More Years
UK bookseller WHSmith has been carrying Kobo e-Readers since 2011. Sales have been brisk and the two sides have reached a new agreement that will extend the partnership until 2018.During a recent earnings call, the bookseller has acknowledged that eBook sales have not seen the dramatic gains they have in years past. “According to publishers the rate of growth and … [Read more...] about WHSmith Extends Kobo Contract 4 More Years
Amazon Now Selling eBooks and e-Readers in the Netherlands
Amazon will be opening up their online bookstore and selling e-readers in the Netherlands this coming Wednesday. Over 20,000 eBooks will be available in Dutch and 2 million in English, giving readers a ton of content to be able to devour.In the Netherlands Amazon will be competing primarily against BOL.COM, the largest online bookstore. 60% of all eBooks currently being … [Read more...] about Amazon Now Selling eBooks and e-Readers in the Netherlands
Tolino Vision 2 Now Available – Bertelsmann has the Best Deal
The Tolino Vision 2 was announced at the Frankfurt Book Fair and the e-reader is now available at Worldview, Thalia, Club Bertelsmann and Hugendubel.The mantra of the Tolino Alliance is to battle Amazon in Germany, and not let a big company dominate the market. The Tolino Vision 2 features the latest in e-Paper innovation, e Ink Carta. This is the exact screen technology … [Read more...] about Tolino Vision 2 Now Available – Bertelsmann has the Best Deal
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 vs Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 2013
Hey everyone! Welcome back to another Good e-Reader Video Comparison. Today, we evaluate the new Amazon Fire HDX 8.9, which is the model released in late 2014 and the other model released a year ago.The new 8.9 HDX model has a few things going for it, that makes it a worthy upgrade. The main aspect is hardware based and it has a faster processor, there is also graphic … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 2014 vs Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 2013
The Benefits of an e-Reader – Fewer Notifcations
If you have a tablet or smartphone running Android or iOS you are used to a constant barrage of notifications. Notifications have been a blunt instrument for apps to try to get our attention. Every time you install something new, you get a pop-up message that asks if you want to allow it to send you notifications. If you say yes, they arrive with the same intensity as emails, … [Read more...] about The Benefits of an e-Reader – Fewer Notifcations
Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1
Amazon and Barnes and Noble both have flagship large screen tablets in the form of the Fire HDX 8.9 2014 edition and the new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1. These devices both  cost over $300 and provide large screens to read digital books, newspapers, magazines, comics and graphic novels. How well do they compete against each other head to head? Today we compare the full … [Read more...] about Amazon Fire HDX 8.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7 VS Nook 10.1
Barnes and Noble issued two new tablet devices in 2014 and they ironed out an agreement with Samsung to provide the hardware. This was the first time the hardware was outsourced and provides a very unique experience, compared to the Nook HD and HD+. Today, we look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1.In this official comparison video by Good … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 7 VS Nook 10.1
New Onyx Boox AfterGlow 2 Features Android 4.2 and Google Play
Onyx Boox dramatically enhanced their e-reader portfolio in 2014 with the advent of the T68 Lynx, M96 Universe and the Midia e-ink Smartphone. The company has just quietly released the last new product, the Afterglow 2.The Onyx Afterglow 2 features a six inch capacitive touchscreen with e-Ink Pearl HD with a resolution of 1024×758. You will be able to read in the dark via … [Read more...] about New Onyx Boox AfterGlow 2 Features Android 4.2 and Google Play
Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Review
Barnes and Noble has been making tablets since 2010 and designed all of them in-house with their RND team in California. After four generations and $1.2 billion dollars in loses they decided to outsource the hardware to Samsung and focus on developing apps. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 is the offspring of this new partnership, giving people the safety and security of … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook 10.1 Review
6 Gift Ideas for the eReader Who Has Everything
Are you struggling to think of a gift for the avid reader in your life? The obvious choice is to buy him or her an eReader so that buying and storing books is easier and cheaper. But what do you do when your loved one already has a quality eReader along with, it seems, all the accessories he or she needs with it? Check out our top six picks for gift ideas! 1. Gift … [Read more...] about 6 Gift Ideas for the eReader Who Has Everything