The Kindle line of e-readers has always excelled in their intended roles and the latest iteration of Kindle, the Kindle 3, is the best example of this so far. What's more, the Kindle also comes bundled with other goodies such as interactive games, a web browser, and so on. About the latter, while the web browser is severely restricted in its functions, it can accomplish a … [Read more...] about Kindlefish allows Kindle to be used as a worldwide translator
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E-Readers Can Give Textbook Publishers A Run For Their Money
I teach high school English for a very special population of teenagers. Some of them have been classified to receive special education services, and many more probably fell so far through cracks that they were never identified back in elementary school. Interestingly enough, many of my students have already officially quit school and some even already have their GEDs. The … [Read more...] about E-Readers Can Give Textbook Publishers A Run For Their Money
E-readers – The Future of Public Education
I graduated from college in the mid-nineties and began my first teaching job in a rural Alabama public high school. It wasn’t long before the shine of my diploma wore off and the reality of my students’ lack of academic ability took hold of me. I did my best to help my students improve; sometimes we all enjoyed success and other times it didn’t go as well. But when I … [Read more...] about E-readers – The Future of Public Education
Borders to file for bankruptcy
Desperate times call for desperate measures and the latest to find themselves on the wrong side is Borders Groups Inc. So much that the famed Ann Arbor, Mich., bookseller is left with no other option but to file for bankruptcy, which is a clear indication of their financial woes having only worsened in recent times. Final preparations are currently on so that we might get to … [Read more...] about Borders to file for bankruptcy
Archos 70c color e-reader up for pre-order
It started out with Archos 70b, the 7 inch color e-reader that was up for pre-order in Europe back in December 2010. Well it's a new year now and Archos has decided to introduce the e-reader in the United States. But then, whether it's the time gap or the distance but there is a slight change in the e-book reader's nomenclature. It's now known as Archos 70c. Interestingly, … [Read more...] about Archos 70c color e-reader up for pre-order
Amazon sells more digital books than paperbacks
The Amazon digital book juggernaut seems unstoppable at the moment and looks like it would chew up anything and everything that comes its way. It did so with the hardcover books back in July 2010 and now the latest victim is paperbacks. "Kindle books have now overtaken paperback books as the most popular format on Amazon.com," as per the company earning release. The date was … [Read more...] about Amazon sells more digital books than paperbacks
A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Guess who is the latest entrant to the million gadgets clubs! It's our very own Amazon who claims to have sold a million Kindles in just the first 73 days of the holiday quarter. Now Amazon is notorious for not coming out with concrete figures as far as sales of its Kindle range of e-readers are concerned, leaving everyone to only just guess how many of the e-readers may have … [Read more...] about A million Amazon Kindles Sold
Do e-Book Readers prefer the iPad? Or is the survey off base?
A recent survey, published by ChangeWave research, asked the question "which of the following e-book readers are you likely to buy?" They found that the iPad got a 44% positive response while the Kindle received a 33% positive response. Their conclusion was that the iPad is gaining ground on the Kindle in the increasingly 2 horse race that is e-book readers. Well, not so … [Read more...] about Do e-Book Readers prefer the iPad? Or is the survey off base?
Archos e-reader under FCC scanner
After Barnes & Noble's NookColor, its now Archos that has lined up an e-reader running Android at the FCC. The similarities does not end here as the Archos e-reader also features an LCD display, measures 7 inches and also seems to be capable of playing back video and image files in full color. Apart from these, the very few specifications of the e-reader (bearing model … [Read more...] about Archos e-reader under FCC scanner
Asus Eee Note launching this week in Taiwan
It seems things have suddenly picked up the pace at Asus. It was just a week ago that the company came up with the name of the device that we now know as the Eee Note EA800 digital notebook - a tablet PC with an 8 inch LCD display having a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and running the Linux operating system. A good thing with the Eee Note is that it is reasonably priced at … [Read more...] about Asus Eee Note launching this week in Taiwan
Entourage Pocket Edge revealed
Entourage has finally launched the Pocket Edge a little over a month after the device was first sighted at a products display event at Mirasol, which should put to rest any doubt that anyone might be having if the Pocket Edge was meant for a commercial release or it was just a prototype device. However what's surprising it the choice of launch event as Entourage has selected … [Read more...] about Entourage Pocket Edge revealed