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Pocketbook 360 Hands On Video(s)

12 March, 20101 September, 2016Reviews3 Comments

I was at the Publishing Business Conference and Expo this week and they were raffling off Pocketbook ereaders. I had the good fortune to win a...

The Pocketbook 360 eReader – Lean, Light, Beautiful and Blazing Fast

12 March, 20109 May, 2017Reviews4 Comments

By Roger Pelizzari Ebook readers have been arriving in ever greater tidal waves over the past few years, some loaded with features, others barely able to...

PlasticLogic Delays Que until Summer

11 March, 201011 March, 2010e-Reading HardwareOne Comment

PlasticLogic sent out the following email today. (Ten bucks says they simply cancel the Que entirely.) Dear , Thank you for being one of the first...

Blog2Print

10 March, 201010 March, 2010Digitization, eBookstore3 Comments

I found an interesting new publishing platform called Blog2Print. They provide a service that helps blogger gather the posts and comments from blogs and bundles them...

Interpark CEO says E-readers are Overhyped

5 March, 20105 March, 2010eBookstore2 Comments

The head of South Korea's second largest online bookstore was interviewed in yesterday's Korea Herald. From the article: Lee Seung-hoon, president of Interpark Corp., offered a...

Reading on an Android Tablet

4 March, 20101 September, 2016Reviews9 Comments

I'm in the middle of writing a review of the Archos 5. Becuase the review was rather long, I decided to post this section by itself....

Free PDF – Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matter

1 March, 20101 March, 2010Uncategorized4 Comments

The University of Chicago Press gives away one DRM encumbered title each month. This month the freebie is Jokes: Philosophical Thoughts on Joking Matter by Ted...

Pocketbook 302 Review, pt 1 (hands on video)

1 March, 20101 September, 2016Reviews12 Comments

I got one of the first PB302 while I was at the O'Reilly conference last week. I'm going to follow my usual pattern of posting my...

Introducing the Onda MyTile 9.7″ ebook reader – video

28 February, 201010 September, 2016e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

I just came across this dark horse entry into the ereader field. Onda Communications is an Italian tech company that specializes in wireless devices: Wifi, 3G...

Introducing the Hanvon Touchpad

27 February, 201010 September, 2016e-Reading HardwareLeave a comment

The Hanvon Touchpad made its first appearance at CES. It's a 10" tablet running Windows 7 with a multi-touch capacitive screen. Here is a video from...

Video: How a Book is Made (1947)

27 February, 201010 September, 2016Blast from the PastLeave a comment

A friend pointed me at this documentary from 1947. It was made by Encyclopedia Britannica, and shows the steps involved in turning a story into a...

Ectaco Jetbook vs Hanvon N516

20 February, 20101 September, 2016Reviews2 Comments

I'm going to be parting with the Hanvon N516 soon and I wanted to post one last time and expand upon my opinion. This post is...

Hanvon N516 review part 2

8 February, 20101 September, 2016Reviews5 Comments

You may recall from the first part of this review that I bricked my N516 while trying to install a firmware update. I got the replacement...

Iceberg Reader

8 February, 20101 September, 2016ReviewsOne Comment

I downloaded 2 apps for this review: the Iceberg Bookshelf (which came with an excerpt) and a standalone app for a series called "Gossip Girls". The...

Koobe – new e-reader with new touchscreen tech

7 February, 20107 February, 2010e-Reading Hardware3 Comments

This actually came out a few days ago, but I waiting to get more information. They're probably overwhelmed with requests. From the press release: Neonode, Inc....