This article was written on March 19, 2012, and found on www.bookereader.net: When you hear the word “ereader”, chance are you automatically think of the Amazon Kindle. After that initial thought, your mind goes through the rest of the list – Nook, iPad, Sony, and Kobo. It is no surprise that the Kindle has left such a lasting impression on you and… (more…)
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Sony PRS-T1 review
You don’t hear too much about the Sony Readers, but they are great units. For anyone considering one, Chip Chick has a review: In the e-reader world it seems like the Kindle and Nook have taken center stage, so it’s easy to forget that Sony was one of the first companies to jump on the e-reader bandwagon. One of their latest… (more…)
Kobo CEO: tablets are for casual ebook readers
From Shelf Awareness: There is a significant difference in usage patterns between owners of dedicated e-readers and tablets, Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis said during a panel held at the Financial Times Digital Media Conference in London last week, as reported by TabTimes. “The people buying these devices (e-readers) are reading more frequently than those with tablets,” Serbinis observed. “They read for longer sessions and are more… (more…)
The iPad of 1935
The book reader of the future (April, 1935 issue of Everyday Science and Mechanics) There’s no denying that devices like the iPad, Kindle and Nook have dramatically changed the way that many people consume media. Last year, online retailer Amazon announced that electronic book sales had surpassed print book sales for the first time in history. The future of the book has quite a few failed predictions… (more…)
Paperus: Ereader of the Future? [Video]
Dear reader, Here is something very interesting to look at, if only as a novelty. This is a very thought-provoking concept of the ereading device, designed by Paperus, Germany. The idea restores the ancient way of navigating through the book, back to the times when papyrus was being used. The design is based on rolling (or scrolling) instead of page-turning. Does it… (more…)
Video-comparison of 3 e-readers
Dear reader, I admit, this video is somewhat dated. It is from October 2011, which in current times is not exactly stone-aged yet, but close to medieval times. Still, the information presented is good, even when Amazon.com has released their Kindle Fire by now. The Fire inherited the closed format of the original Kindle, so that is still valid.
Buying a Kindle Fire for Europeans. Worth the trouble?
Dear reader, This might be an interesting article for European e-reader friends. I found it and thought it good to share: “Recently, a friendly colleague brought a Kindle Fire back to the Netherlands after his US trip. I had bugged him for weeks to buy this tablet for me because I really think the Fire matches my needs: “reading books and… (more…)
An Android tablet for Children
Oregon Scientific has announced the MEEP! Android tablet for Kids, dear reader. Now this has not directly something to do with reading and writing, I do think it is significant, because this way children will be immersed into the world of words much easier. After all, tablets are not only about pictures, also about words. The MEEP! will have a… (more…)
Kindle Devices: Availability and Prices for International Users
KINDLE 4 | PHOTO: AMAZON.CO.UK In this post I’ll track changes in prices and availability of Kindle devices for non-US customers. I’ll update it every time a price will change or a new model will become available. The chart below lists devices in Kindle Stores localized in six countries: US, UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Kindle devices from US… (more…)
E-reader lookup
Dear reader, Do you know how it feels when you have to crawl all over the internet to find information on one specific topic that can be presented in multiple ways? Well, this happened to the creator of ereaderlookup.com. This person became, as he put it, frustrated that there is no website that has all the ereaders in one place,… (more…)
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