Amazon has taken another step toward establishing the Kindle Lending Library. Announced in April, the system appears to have moved to beta testing at the Seattle Public Library and King County Public Library in Washington. The service is provided by OverDrive, which has agreements to manage ebook lending with 11,000 libraries in the US. Neither […]
Amazon announced that it will be start presenting deals from AmazonLocal on the Kindle with Special Offers Wi-Fi and 3G editions. The new service will kick off in New York City and roll out to all 44 AmazonLocal cities this year. The coupons appear on the Kindle’s screensaven when the e-reader is not being used, […]
Sony on Wednesday confirmed a long-expected update to its Reader e-book hardware. The Reader Wi-Fi, or PRS-T1, borrows much of its influence from the Xperia smartphone line, down to an 0.35-inch thickness and a lighter six-ounce weight dictated by a switch from aluminum to plastic. The design runs on a much newer, E Ink-made six-inch […]
Sony’s plans for a new Reader were prematurely confirmed Saturday after Dutch retailer bol posted a listing for the PRS-T1. The look shows a device with a six-inch E Ink Pearl screen and a look deliberately patterned after Sony Ericsson smartphones like the Xperia Play. The touchscreen is being upgraded to support multi-touch and would […]
Barnes & Noble outlined a forthcoming Nook Color update, version 1.3, on Tuesday. It brings with it enhanced Nook Newsstand content, allowing users to view special edition versions of People, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Time, Parents, and Fitness. At the same time, new parental controls that allow disabling the web browser are included in the update […]
A new Sony e-book reader, the PRS-T1, has just appeared at the FCC. The documents reveal the device has an 802.11n Wi-Fi radio onboard, and the model number, specifically the T, hints the device will get a touchscreen, though this isn’t guaranteed. The listing hints that the device may be out soon. The presence of […]
Amazon landed a potential coup for e-readers by getting a unique sponsorship deal for the Kindle 3G with Special Offers. The ad-sponsored e-reader now costs as much as an ad-free Wi-Fi version does, dropping down from $164 to $139. The ads will continue to surface only at the home screen or in screensavers, not in […]
Target will be the exclusive U.S. retailer for the first device that accesses the Google e-book library via Wi-Fi. Target will have a six-month exclusive on the Story HD, which will compete head-on with the Barnes & Noble Nook, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader and more than 70 lesser-known e-book readers. The Target e-reader, from iRiver, […]
While showing off its 3M Cloud Library at the annual American Library Association conference, 3M showed off its new e-book reader. While the hardware (pictured) was said to be in concept stage and may change before it reaches production, it shows the device is at least on track for a release. It’s a design seen […]
Barnes & Noble on Tuesday managed to beat Nokia’s plans for having a truly active tie-in between Angry Birds and the real world. Those who play the Nook Color version of the game while on the Wi-Fi in a Barnes & Noble store, now considered a “Magic Place” in the game, will get the Mighty […]
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