Category Archives: ereaders

Sony-Google Deal Adds 500k Public Domain Books to E-Reader

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Mac Slocum

Sony is adding 500,000 public domain EPUB-based titles to its Reader catalog through a partnership with Google. Paul Biba at Teleread examines Sony’s rationale: Sony’s apparent intent, meanwhile, beyond… Continue reading →

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Kindle Comes to the iPhone

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Mac Slocum

Users of the iPhone and iPod Touch can now tap into Amazon’s Kindle store with the free Kindle for iPhone application. From The New York Times: The move comes a… Continue reading →

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Hearst Gets Into the E-Reader Game

Posted on February 27, 2009 by Mac Slocum

Hearst Corp. is developing its own wireless e-reader that may debut this year. From Fortune: According to industry insiders, Hearst, which publishes magazines ranging from Cosmopolitan to Esquire and newspapers… Continue reading →

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Slides from “Survey of Current E-Readers”

Posted on February 17, 2009 by liza

I had a lot of fun putting this presentation together, and not just because it was an excuse to play with toys. It was also nice to see the PlasticLogic device up close, even though I suspect the final marketable product may be quite different from these early prototypes.
Keith and I beat pretty hard [...] Continue reading →

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At TOC: Video from Yesterday’s Kindle Announcement

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Andrew Savikas

Courtesy of Phil Torrone at makezine.com, here’s video from yesterday’s Kindle announcement:… Continue reading →

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Amazon Announces Kindle 2

Posted on February 9, 2009 by Mac Slocum

I’ve got just enough time between TOC tutorial sessions for a quick Kindle 2 post. As anticipated, Amazon unveiled Kindle 2 this morning. The $359 update is thinner (0.36… Continue reading →

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Report: 300,000 Sony Readers Sold

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Mac Slocum

The e-reader guessing game may be in its final stages. According to theBookseller, Sony confirms it has sold 300,000 Readers globally since 2006: So far three million books have been… Continue reading →

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800 Newspapers Coming to Iliad E-Reader

Posted on December 6, 2008 by Peter Brantley

iRex Technologies scores scores of newspapers for its new iLiad e-reader. From E-Reads: Digitally delivered news is gaining momentum and as we turn the corner to 2009 it’s gotten… Continue reading →

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Open Question: Standalone iPhone Ebooks vs. E-Readers

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Mac Slocum

Ebooks as iPhone applications started as a novelty/workaround, but the technique is now being used by Houghton Mifflin for a full-fledged digital rollout. From Wired’s Epicenter blog: The publisher… Continue reading →

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Q&A With Co-Creator of Classics iPhone E-Reader

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Mac Slocum

The Classics app is a little different than competing iPhone e-readers: for starters, it’s not free. Classics co-creator Phill Ryu discusses the app’s pricing, design and development in this Q&A. Continue reading →

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