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Given the iPhone SDK availability, this should come as no surprise, but it’s nice to see confirmation. Mobipocket will be introducing an eBook client for … Read More »

Last week, news hit that Barnes & Noble teamed up with one of my favorite mobile services: Zinio. Thanks to Zinio, I have very few print magazine subscriptions clogging up … Read More »

 
 

There’s no final price yet, but Astak’s eBook reader with five-inch display might be the reader for folks on a budget. Rumors are that the device … Read More »

The included case for the Amazon Kindle is adequate… in a utilitarian kind of way. But we love us some WaterField cases for our devices. See here, here and Read More »

OK, you’ll have to like Star Wars for this deal to be of any value, so if you don’t, stop reading now. Hmm… I feel in the Force … Read More »

I’m not sure how many titles are truly new releases, but has anyone noticed that eReader is adding new titles at an amazing rate? I’m gauging this observation on my RSS … Read More »

What’s an iLiad owner to do when they just don’t feel like reading eBook content? Play some games! Over at MobileRead, a forum member ported the “Ace of Penguins” game pack over to the standalone reading device and they don’t look half bad. The … Read More »

Sierra Modro of GottaBeMobile has posted the first of two promised video reviews of the iRex Iliad ebook reader and I must say this device looks really nice.  The Iliad is the first ebook reader I am aware of that sports a Wacom digitizer and … Read More »

The whole “over-the-air” bookstore space is heating up quite nicely. The now free eReader Pro for WinMo got direct downloads back in October and of course the Kindle offers instant … Read More »

MobileRead found an interesting up-and-coming entry to the eBook market in the form of a 9.7-inch device from Netronix. The E-Ink display is only a four grayscale unit like the … Read More »

Diesel eBooks has long been supporting ebooks in Adobe, Microsoft Reader and Palm/eReader formats and tomorrow they will announce the addition of Mobipocket format ebooks to their inventory.  The addition of Mobipocket format will bring their current inventory to over 200,000 books which is pretty … Read More »

Personal note from me to the Sony Reader hackers: please stop making the device incrementally more appealing! I really want to like the standalone eBook readers like the PRS500 / … Read More »

More Must Reads

  In Starbucks and the first Kindle I’ve seen here.  I spoke with the gentleman who is quite happy with the Kindle and new to ebooks.  He is the exact target market that the Kindle is designed to reach, not a heavy computer user but one … Read More »

Yesterday I mentioned TextOnPhone, an eBook web app for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. Here’s an eleven-minute walkthrough to give you an idea of what it offers. I specifically did this demo in a “worst-case” scenario by using EDGE, i.e.; I shut my … Read More »

I just walked into in the door and see reports of an Amazon Kindle software update. Very limited info on version 1.0.4 is available over at Amazon. … Read More »

Matt Miller has been a very busy boy in Barcelona this week and got a great hands-on look at the most innovative ebook reader to come along yet, the Readius.  It’s a nicely constructed device with that innovative foldout e-Ink screen and even has an … Read More »

I’ve been so busy reading eBooks on my UMPC of late that TextOnPhone somehow slipped past my radar. This web service is compatible with both the Apple iPhone and … Read More »

Fictionwise hasn’t wasted any time getting the eReader site revamped which portends good things for the acquisition of eReader.  The eReader store site was down for a day as they made updates to the site and it’s back up now and seems better than ever.  The … Read More »

Since picking up a Kindle when they first went on sale I have tried so hard to use it for my only ebook reading solution.  I love ebooks and have … Read More »

The changes at eReader have already started now that Fictionwise has purchased the company. Instead of changes for the worse, which is unfortunately typical of a buyout deal, this … Read More »

One of the cool things about having a highly visible forum like jkOnTheRun to speak my concerns about different topics is that sometimes we get responses from those involved in the topic.  This happened today because I recently voiced my concerns that the Fictionwise purchase … Read More »

While many of us were in Las Vegas at the CES this past week ebook retailer Fictionwise announced they have purchased the eReader retail unit from Motricity.  Fictionwise says this purchase will push them into the forefront of online ebook retailers by making them one … Read More »

Yesterday’s news that the sold-out Kindle is going for upwards of $1500 on eBay got me scratching my head. I think we paid less than that for a full … Read More »

We’ve mentioned this concept in the past to use your Zune as an eBook reader: convert the text of your content into images as a workaround. … Read More »

I have been using the Kindle for a few days now and should share my feelings about the reading experience since I can do so with some real usage impressions.  I have … Read More »

Much of the eBook attention lately is on Amazon’s Kindle, and rightly so. I resisted my early-adopter genes and didn’t pull the trigger on a Kindle, so eReader continues to … Read More »

The Amazon Kindle is not particularly new as there have been dedicated ebook readers for years.  What Amazon brings to the table is a huge marketing system that can possibly set the ebook market on fire.  My Kindle arrived today and I shot a Read More »

I know, everybody’s talking about the Amazon Kindle and how it’s either going to revolutionize the ebook business or prove without a doubt that the business is not viable.  That is a worthy discussion but there are five reasons why I bought one so for all … Read More »

You’re no doubt sick of hearing about Kindle news today so I’m happy to save you from some more of that.  I did just receive this via email a few minutes ago.  Yep, a Kindle is on its way to Mobile Tech Manor for sharing with … Read More »

Oh, the timing of press releases. Looks like Zinio, my favorite electronic magazine provider, isn’t taking the Amazon Kindle release lying down. They’ve got a press release for … Read More »

Quick follow up on James’ post regarding today’s upcoming announcement from Amazon. The Kindle should be unveiled under an hour from the time I write this. As an avid eBook reader, I wanted to comment on something but it looks like Robert Scoble beat … Read More »

Kevin’s early warning last week was accurate we now believe as Amazon’s CEO says that the online retailer will be releasing their innovative ebook reader, the … Read More »

Word on the street web out of CNET is that Monday is the day that Amazon unleashes their Kindle eBook reader. Expected at $399, the electronic device has to compete … Read More »

Looks like Adobe just caught up to the rest of us and admits that maybe… just MAYBE… people will want to read digital content on more than one … Read More »

Bookeen has their newest Cybook available for ordering direct on their website. The initial price is $350, which is for just the reader that uses Vizplex E-Ink on a … Read More »

Now hold on: I’m using "web addicts" as a compliment here. After all, my entire daily routine consists of Internet activity. ‘cept for the coffee and I’m working on a … Read More »

TeleRead shares some info on the new Sony Reader PRS-505, indicating that the page rendering is 20% faster. The timing of that news is serendipitous because I just got my … Read More »

Sony announced an update to its electronic book device this morning; the PRS 505 will retail for around $300 and be available in silver or dark blue. Improvements over the … Read More »

Time for another Mobipocket update since I’m happily reading ebooks on my BlackBerry again.   Remember I’ve had problems with Mobipocket since their DRM server went down a few weeks ago.   The end result of that down time was my Blackberry wouldn’t run the Mobipocket reader … Read More »

My history with ebooks is easy to recount, I happily used eReader for years because I think they have the best DRM scheme around.  If you have to put up with DRM then at least make it trouble-free for the consumer, and eReader does that just … Read More »

Engadget has discovered that Sony is set to release an update to the Sony Reader.  The PRS-505 will come in either silver or blue and still cost $300.  It looks like some of the buttons have been moved around but not much else is different, … Read More »

Maybe I hold grudges too long, but since the Kindle eBook reader is coming from Amazon, I won’t touch it. Sure, the $400 to $500 device … Read More »

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