The most daunting thing about comics these days, it seems, is the continuity: Where's the starting point for a comic that has been running since 1947? Marvel and DC have both made efforts in this direction in the past few years, with DC's New 52 and Marvel's Marvel Now touted as jumping-on points. The UK comic 2000AD has been around since 1977, and it wasn't easy to find in … [Read more...] about Digital Dredd: Jumping onto 2000AD with Prog 1824
Free Digital Comics – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
A lot of free digital comics have been dropping into my inbox lately, and it's time to share! Some of these are limited-time offers, so check 'em out right away. The Walking Dead #1 on iTunes: Wondering what all the hype is about? Check out the first issue of Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead, a 33-page comic that dumps you right into the heart of the zombie apocalypse. If … [Read more...] about Free Digital Comics – Get ‘Em While They’re Hot!
PDF Is Still Alive for eBooks
One of the oldest formats, PDF, is not so common any more since Amazon, Nook, and Kobo all use either their own formats or EPUB. To see if it's still alive at all, I poked around the major public domain sites and found the following: Project Gutenberg: I can't find any ebooks in PDF format on their site. There may be some, but a random search of 30, or so, books doesn't show … [Read more...] about PDF Is Still Alive for eBooks
Print-to-Digital Membership from 1DollarScan
1DollarScan, a cost-effective digital scanning service that recently announced its integration with EverNote, as the name implies, announced yesterday its newly unveiled membership service plan for users with high-volume digitization needs. While most users with a small amount of content to transform from print edition to PDF would find the standard one-document price of one … [Read more...] about Print-to-Digital Membership from 1DollarScan
The Best Digital Comic Apps for Windows 8
The Windows 8 app store may have over 30,000 apps, but the pickings for comics fans are pretty slim. At the moment, there appears to be only one dedicated comics app in the store, although there are several ways to read comics using other apps. One app is the behemoth of the digital comics world, Comics by comiXology, which carries over 30,000 titles from every major comics … [Read more...] about The Best Digital Comic Apps for Windows 8
File Scanning Service 1DollarScan Causes Fear of Piracy
On the surface, the concept behind San Jose-based file scanning company 1DollarScan is both simple and practical. Send a piece of print material to the company, and upon signing the user agreement and making payment, the company will send back a PDF of the material sent. This is an ideal service for companies with large volumes of documents that need to be stored, newspapers or … [Read more...] about File Scanning Service 1DollarScan Causes Fear of Piracy
DCL and DITA Strategies Host Digital Publishing Webinar
Data Conversion Laboratory is hosting a webinar tomorrow on the neutral XML platform, led by Amber Swope of DITA Strategies. GoodeReader spoke to Swope about what the platform itself entails and what it can ultimately mean for consumers. “Content is [the publishers’] product, and if it’s locked into any one delivery medium then they can’t use it for all readers. The … [Read more...] about DCL and DITA Strategies Host Digital Publishing Webinar
PDF File Viewing on the New Amazon Kindle 4
Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Review! Today we look at the full PDF capabilities in the new Amazon Kindle 4th Generation. We evaluate many different kinds of PDF files in our review. There are three different types of print we are looking at today; Magazines, Newspapers, and PDF eBooks. Witness the pros and the cons and the different settings in the e-reader to … [Read more...] about PDF File Viewing on the New Amazon Kindle 4
Ebook of the Week: Wren Emerson
This week’s GoodEReader.com Ebook of the Week is the YA paranormal work I Wish… which beguilingly unveils an entire town of witches, an eccentric author-grandmother, a pink RV, and a family on the run attempting to hide in plain sight. When Thistle Nettlebottom discovers that the matriarchal town of Desire has a hierarchy based on supernatural power aptitude and that she has … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Wren Emerson
Books-A-Million Reader from Bluefire brings e-books for mobile devices
Books-A-Million, Inc., the third largest book retailer in the United States have now joined forces with Bluefire Productions LLC to make good use of their extensive e-book library resources. What Bluefire Productions have actually done is they have developed an e-book reader application - Books-A-Million (BAM) Reader that would easily connect to the wide variety of books … [Read more...] about Books-A-Million Reader from Bluefire brings e-books for mobile devices