The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2 has suffered from a major PDF error since the unit was first unveiled last year. If you loaded in a PDF over 50 MB, you would often have a very slow experience and in some cases the rendering engine would crash. If you loaded in a file over 100 MB you could not even do anything with the e-reader before the whole thing just froze out. This … [Read more...] about Amazon Solves PDF Crashing Issues with New Paperwhite Update
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OAXIS Launches New e-Ink Case For Smartphones
OAXIS has followed up its earlier attempt at an e-ink smartphone case with a new take on the concept which was unveiled at the ongoing MWC event. The InkCase Lite adds a secondary 3.5 inch 360 X 600 resolution Mobius e-ink display at the rear. It comes with its own battery and CPU which means it does not have to poach on the resources of the smartphone it is clamped on to. … [Read more...] about OAXIS Launches New e-Ink Case For Smartphones
Amazon Prime Instant Video Will Make UK Debut on Feb 26
Amazon is all set to unleash its Prime services in the UK which will enable Britishers to avail of unlimited access to Amazon’s video library, next-day deliveries and ebooks downloads all as part of a single package that cost £79 a year. The online retail giant said the above mentioned cost is 35 percent cheaper if users subscribe to LoveFilms and one day delivery schemes … [Read more...] about Amazon Prime Instant Video Will Make UK Debut on Feb 26
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
We're a day late with the digital comics best-sellers due to some technical difficulties, but here's what's topping the digital charts on Monday evening.ComiXology1. The Walking Dead #121 2. Injustice: Year Two #3 3. Batman #28 4. All-New X-Men #23 5. Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW 6. Justice League of America #12 7. Avengers, vol. 5 #26 8. Superman/Wonder Woman … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
Amazon: Game Changer or Whipping Boy?
Warning: you'll need your tissue box handy when you read this piece for The New Yorker about how Amazon has ruthlessly destroyed every single aspect of the entire book industry. You're free to ignore the fact that it was written by an author who has no less than eight books are currently available on Amazon, a couple of which are even at the top of Amazon's rankings; the author … [Read more...] about Amazon: Game Changer or Whipping Boy?
Can Kindle e-Readers get a Virus?
The world is getting filled up with malware and viruses that target the Android ecosystem. It is becoming increasingly harder to download an app and it not be filled with tracking code, cookies and malicious code on your smartphone or tablet. What about e-readers? Can they also get viruses or are they somehow immune?Amazon has been selling e-ink based readers since 2007 … [Read more...] about Can Kindle e-Readers get a Virus?
Our Love Affair with the e-Reader Continues
The e-Reader continues to enjoy modest growth and peoples love affair with reading on the go, continues. Anyone who has ever ravenously devoured a trilogy of books, one after the other can attest, e-readers are far easier on the eyes than a tablet. When it comes to e-readers, people have fonder memories of their experiences, than any other device.e-Reader sales peaked in … [Read more...] about Our Love Affair with the e-Reader Continues
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014
Three of the four charts are oddly skewed this week, with Hawkeye, DC comics, and The Walking Dead each taking over a different top ten. ComiXology1. Forever Evil #5 2. Ms. Marvel #1 3. Earth 2 #20 4. New Avengers, vol. 3 #14 5. Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 6. Hawkeye #11 7. Hawkeye #6 8. Hawkeye #9 9. Hawkeye #10 10. Hawkeye #8Marvel dominates the comiXology top … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014
Amazon Begins Selling Kindle e-Readers in Brazil
Amazon has been selling eBooks in Brazil since 2012 and the only way you can buy the e-readers is if you purchased them through a 3rd party. Today, Amazon has announced they will begin selling their entire line of Kindle readers in Brazil.The Brazilian Kindle division is being run by Alex Szapiro, a former Apple executive who is charge of deployment. According to industry … [Read more...] about Amazon Begins Selling Kindle e-Readers in Brazil
Amazon Q4 2013 Profits Surge on Back of Strong Holiday Sales
Amazon reportedly posted another great fourth quarter, thanks to an increase in sales of Kindle range of tablet and e-readers, and increased membership in its subscription services such as the Prime membership. Amazon Web Services is another service from the Seattle-based company, and counts among its clients some major organizations such as NASA and the CIA. Analysts believe … [Read more...] about Amazon Q4 2013 Profits Surge on Back of Strong Holiday Sales
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 26, 2014
The Walking Dead hits three of the four charts we're looking at this week, and so does Injustice: Year Two, but the Nook chart remains solidly impervious to these trends and continues with remarkable consistency from week to week.ComiXology1. The Walking Dead #120 2. Injustice: Year Two #2 3. Batman #27 4. Justice League #27 5. All-New X-Men #22.NOW 6. Hawkeye … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 26, 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 12, 2014
It's time again to take a look at what comics are topping the digital best-seller lists.ComiXology1. The Walking Dead #119 2. Injustice: Year Two #1 3. Avengers World #1 4. Earth 2 #19 5. Detective Comics #27 6. All-New X-Factor #1 7. Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #3 8. Punisher: War Zone #1 9. Young Avengers, vol. 2 #15 10. Batman/Superman #7The … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for January 12, 2014
Hitler’s Book Rising in Non-Fiction Charts
Move over, ebook authors, there's a new bestselling author to watch out for. The fact that he was evil and responsible for the slaughter of millions of people shouldn't matter, right? Hopefully that's not what the consumers who have been snapping up digital editions of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf are thinking.An article in Salon by Mary Elizabeth Williams explained an even … [Read more...] about Hitler’s Book Rising in Non-Fiction Charts
Amazon Sets Up Vending Machine to Sell Kindle Tablets And eReaders
Amazon has hit upon a novel method of selling its wares – read Kindle tablets and ereaders as wel as related accessories – via vending machines set up at strategic locations. Named Kindle Kiosks, this would perhaps make the first attempt to sell tablet and ereaders via vending machines in the US. Such vending machines are yet to be commonplace though a few were spotted at some … [Read more...] about Amazon Sets Up Vending Machine to Sell Kindle Tablets And eReaders