Blog entries tagged ebooks

J K Rowling brings magic online

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:44:38 +0100

The days of the "read-only" web are behind us. But that’s fine, because the web has become a 'Disneyland' for digital fans. Not only can we read content, but we can contribute information as well as interact with other people, software and websites across the world.

Most of us are used to clicking tabs and downloading information in a very mediocre way, but there is a website harbouring one of the most famous fantasy series the world has ever seen. Unveiling in October 2011, Read More...

The new Kindle 6" reader from Amazon

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 17:58:48 +0100

Amongst great excitement, the new Amazon Kindle arrived today. More and more books are becoming available in a digital format, so I decided that it was time to start reading books electronically rather than on paper.

I have never been a fan of digital reading. I find it difficult to read more than a few paragraphs online. Apparently I share that with most of people in the world.

Fortunately the Kindle does not look like a computer screen. It looks much moreRead More...

My iPad knockoff

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 20:05:54 +0100

Ever since seeing the first one in Star Trek: The Next Generation I’ve wanted one. “What?” you may ask? A PADD of course … (and a phasor, a teleporter and tricorder but those are subjects for other times)

What is a PADD? The definition is given as:

“PADD: Acronym for Personal Access Display Device, a hand-held computer or access terminal to a larger computer system. PADDS are outfitted wRead More...

Cool-er E-Reader. I want one

Mon, 10 May 2010 11:02:10 +0100

Heard of the Cool-Er E-Reader? (the name is a bit unoriginally taken from "cool e-reader,") the first consumer electronics product from Interead. Its been said that

"it's lighter, less expensive ($250), more colorful (it comes in eight colors), and more "open" than the Kindle, accepting a wider variety of file foRead More...

Amazon At War With Publisher(s).....

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:10:43 +0100

Amazon vs Macmillan

On Friday evening many buyers have found that books by US publishing giant, Macmillan, have vanished from Amazon's listing. Macmillan has title's such as the entire Wheel of Time series and US bestseller, The Gathering Storm under its wing. What would make Amazon take on a publisher like Macmillan who no doubt provides the online retailer with large volumes of book sales?

The New York Times has quoted an industry insider saying that Macmillan wanted to raise Read More...