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I’m not a big annotator on the Kindle, but I soon might be. According to Techcrunch, Amazon just added a new feature that syncs yours notes from the e-book device right to the web. The company launched a specific web site at http://kindle.amazon.com … Read More »

It blows me away that this is already the fortieth weekly column in which I share my week with you. My home office, Mobile Tech Manor (MTM), has been a bustling place this week and I have bounced from one thing to another. I … Read More »

 
 

I am probably the heaviest e-book reader on the planet. Those familiar with my work know that for a fact. I read at least one, and some weeks two e-books, all electronically and on multiple devices. I was excited recently to see that Amazon had produced … Read More »

The folks at Bookeen have let slip they will be adding a new e-book reader to the Cybook line that “fits in a pocket.” The Opus is listed as light (5.3 ounces), high definition (200 dpi), and able to be operated with one hand. There … Read More »

Caution! Rumor and speculation ahead! Yup, this is just my inquiring mind at work here, but I think we’ll see a competitor to Amazon’s Kindle from Barnes & Noble within the next three months. The groundwork is there, but not everything is in order just … Read More »

I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my Amazon Kindle 2 for the past two months. Being a voracious reader (there’s that “Word of the Day Toilet Paper” coming in handy again!), I don’t think more than four or five days go by without my purchasing a book … Read More »

Amazon had the big Kindle DX press event today and I’ve been combing the massive amount of information that’s come available to try and figure this thing out. Not much was revealed today that hadn’t already been divulged, and after diving into this tower of … Read More »

The tech world has been abuzz about the larger Kindle rumored to be announced tomorrow, and more details are emerging in the fashion they usually do. The WSJ is reporting that this new, larger Kindle will be aimed at providing not only periodical content to … Read More »

Amazon is enjoying what are touted to be good sales of the Kindle 2, and the rumor mill is going full speed that a new, larger Kindle is to be announced this week. The buzz surrounds a deal that Amazon has supposedly inked with The … Read More »

Amazon’s Kindle is a popular e-book reader and that popularity is as much due to the wireless WhisperNet service as it is to how good an electronic reader the Kindle is. WhisperNet is the Sprint-based EV-DO network that pushes books and user content to the Kindle, … Read More »

We recently told you about the BeBook Reader that has been making the rounds on the web, but word comes today from our friends at MobileRead of a new, smaller version. The Mini BeBook is reported to have a 5-inch screen and is … Read More »

Just a short update on a bit of breaking news: Amazon has purchased Lexcycle. Even if you’re not familiar with Lexcycle, you might recognize their Stanza product. It’s the e-book reading platform we’ve previously reviewed for the iPhone, and it stacked up very … Read More »

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We love us some e-book action on jkOnTheRun, and one e-book reader that caught our attention is the BeBook reader from the Dutch firm Endless Ideas. What makes the BeBook a solid e-book reader is all the content formats it supports: txt, pdf, doc, html, … Read More »

Slashdot recently pointed out that the distribution restrictions of the eReader e-book retailer had changed and implied that the changes had to do with the Barnes & Noble acquisition of parent company Fictionwise. Since we’ve long been customers of eReader e-books, we wanted … Read More »

We first covered the Readius E-book reader over a year ago because the concept is quite dazzling. An electronic reader that closes into a device fitting in your hand but opens up to expose a nice E-ink display is very practical. The Readius uses a … Read More »

Well, bless my buttons, is it true? Has J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth finally arrived in a digital format for e-books? It’s not myth or legend: it’s true! I normally wouldn’t call out a specific title or series, but I can’t help myself this morning. See, … Read More »

Wow. I always wondered what the “beyond” was in Bed, Bath and Beyond stores. Today I found out. MobileRead caught a press release from ECTACO that says you’ll find the company’s jetBook on store shelves at BB&B. I’m in the market for … Read More »

You know how it is: A company upgrades their mobile device and it doesn’t take long before unintended results from the changes start rising up from the web. That’s what Amazon is seeing with the new Kindle 2. The new e-book reader has an improved screen … Read More »

Rumor on The Street has book retailer Barnes & Noble getting ready to release their own electronic e-book reader to compete with Amazon’s Kindle. B&N is supposedly one of the companies that Verizon recently admitted they were talking to about providing a 3G network … Read More »

Amazon’s Kindle has been pretty successful as e-book readers go, and that’s largely due to the Kindle’s ability to get e-books wirelessly. Amazon has done a good job making the Kindle talk to their store and network making sure that the reader is not just … Read More »

We’ve been all over the Foxit eSlick e-book reader since its announcement, as we are such big fans of the electronic book variety. The eSlick is interesting as it is to get the ability to handle e-books from eReader and that makes it a very … Read More »

The introduction of the original Kindle, now known as the Kindle 1 since the recent release of the Kindle 2, brought the world of e-books to the masses. Formerly the domain of the geeky, the Kindle 1 opened up a whole new era of purchasing … Read More »

Yesterday on FriendFeed, one of our readers was joking with me that I stole a picture of her Kindle 2. She posted a pic of her Amazon Kindle that looked extremely similar to mine in the way we were both holding the device. Then … Read More »

The second iteration of Amazon’s Kindle arrived here earlier today. Right after the obligatory hug to the UPS man, I tore open the package and got right down to business. Once Amazon announced and then delivered a Kindle application on the iPhone, I was … Read More »

The e-book space got a lot more exciting today with the announcement that Samsung is bringing their own electronic reader to market. The Papyrus has a touchscreen and stylus to be used with not only the reader, but also with a slew of applications that … Read More »

The frivolous lawsuits show no signs of abating with the recent suit against Apple filed in Virginia.  MONEC Holding Ltd., a Swiss company, has filed a patent infringement suit claiming that Apple’s promotion of the iPhone as an e-book reader violates the firm’s 2002 patent. This suit … Read More »

My new Kindle 2 is on the way, having trekked from Indiana to my home state of Pennsylvania. I was hoping it would arrive today, but it looks like tomorrow is delivery day. That’s OK. I gives me time to look at Calibre, a … Read More »

OK, fans of e-books. How many times have you wanted to purchase a digital title but weren’t sure you were getting the best deal? Obviously, the content format plays a part in your decision making process, but the price might have something to do with … Read More »

Yesterday offered me the opportunity to work with an old friend. No, not a retired computer, but a real, live person! Randall Bennett and I worked together at Weblogs, Inc. back in 2005, and I’ve always admired his passion and perseverance. He’s got a new … Read More »

This is just so cool.  Sony has cut a deal with Google to add 500,000 public domain titles produced through Google’s e-book scanning project into the Sony Reader library.  The e-books will be available to Sony Reader owners and are in the ePub format, a popular … Read More »

Folks are understandably excited over the news of the new color e-book device out of Fujitsu called FLEPia. The 385-gram device will undoubtedly be compared to Amazon’s Kindle unit, and while it might fall short in some areas, it’s actually on par or better … Read More »

I’ve been telling you about eReader Pro for the BlackBerry and been promising that it would be released soon.  That time is now, as it’s available for over-the-air download from the folks at eReader.  This initial version of eReader for the BlackBerry will … Read More »

I first mentioned a beta version of eReader for the BlackBerry platform a few weeks ago and at that time the public release was supposed to be “any day now”. That time stretched out a little longer than a few days as the eReader … Read More »

I read a lot of e-books; that’s no surprise.  I read many of them on my iPhone, which is a surprisingly good e-book reader despite the small screen.  The release this week of the Kindle for iPhone brought a lot of attention to iPhone … Read More »

I was just musing on a post about the impacts of Amazon’s Kindle for iPhone app. One of those potential thoughts was to examine what it means to independent eBook content and software providers. Fictionwise is a notable example with their eReader platform and … Read More »

News of the Kindle for iPhone app release has, as you might expect, hit the airwaves big time.  Amazon has made it clear they will be making it possible to use Kindle ebook content on other devices and they have made good with the … Read More »

The Kindle 2 has only been out a short while, and reviews of the new model are pretty much positive.  One of the most intriguing aspects of the new Kindle was indicated by Amazon  when they said they intended to make ebooks for the Kindle … Read More »

The latest-generation Kindle is now hitting customer’s hands and a lot of reviews are cropping up.  I was waiting for Matt Miller’s review as I know what he likes in mobile devices and I was interested to hear his take on the Kindle 2. Matt has Read More »

Nearly five years and four months ago, I bought my first eBook. It was October 30th, 2003 to be exact. I purchased a Terry Brooks novel in his “Shannara” series for my Toshiba e805 PocketPC and I was hooked on digital books. Back then the … Read More »

We told you about the upcoming beta of the eReader application for the BlackBerry platform.  The lack of an eReader version that worked on my BlackBerry Storm threatened to prevent my adoption of the phone for everyday use.  The folks at Fictionwise couldn’t … Read More »

It’s no secret what we think about eReader here on jkOnTheRun.  Kevin and I have both been using eReader and buying books for it for years.  One of the strengths of eReader has always been the multiple platform support, something that was last indicated with … Read More »

I was digging around for some eBook sales numbers when I found two interesting tidbits. Stanza for the iPhone and iPod Touch has over 1.3 million users, which is far more than I previously thought. It fits in with a GigaOM post I wrote … Read More »

I was excited today to hear about the next version of eReader for the iPhone, and for good reason.  Long my favorite ebook reading solution, I couldn’t think of any feature it was missing.  This new version shows how good it is that the eReader … Read More »

It’s no big secret that Amazon planned to announce a successor to their Kindle device today. We’ve already seen the leaked photos of a far-nicer looking device with rounded corners and re-designed buttons. That should address some of the usability features. I hate accidentally hitting … Read More »

Wow, all of this eBook news and it isn’t even “Read an eBook” week! Yes, that week actually does exist and it’s fast approaching: mark down March 8 -14, 2009 on your cal. Oh right: so what’s the news? Turns out that a New York … Read More »

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