Tag Archives: ereaders

Alternatives to Stanza on iOS

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Chris Walters

Update: Forget all of this! Stanza delivered a surprise update to the Apple app store on November 10th, 2011, that restored functionality on iOS 5. But only update if you need to: this latest version breaks the app if you’re … Continue reading →

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Amazon Silk, or Amazon Browses the Web So You Don’t Have To

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Chris Walters

The Kindle Fire doesn’t come with a normal web browser, but with something Amazon is calling Amazon Silk, which is Amazon’s attempt at improving page rendering speed, browser responsiveness, and hardware limitations. Amazon has launched a blog about Amazon Silk, … Continue reading →

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Amazon says, “Kindles for everyone, even the poor!”

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Chris Walters

Someone at Amazon must have figured out that things aren’t looking good for the middle class, because the four new Kindle models announced today are all ridiculously cheap, both compared to previous Kindles and the competition. Before the end of … Continue reading →

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Erotica publisher Ellora’s Cave plans to launch its own ereader device

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Chris Walters

I recently interviewed Susan Edwards, the COO of Ellora’s Cave, about news that the publisher is about to launch its own ereader device. Dubbed the ECave C71, the ereader is a Chinese-made LCD model that will be branded by the … Continue reading →

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ReadBeam makes it easy to read newspapers and blogs on your ereader

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Chris Walters

If you don’t want to use Calibre, or can’t be bothered to figure out how to use it to subscribe to news feeds and send them to your ereader, you might want to give ReadBeam a try. The service offers … Continue reading →

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Want to see ConsumerReports.org’s ereader reviews and ratings? Free access today only

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Chris Walters

Consumer Reports is one of the original paywall publications, and for good reason—they don’t take outside advertising or have corporate sponsors, and they are complete geeks when it comes to thoroughly testing every product they review. (Believe me, I’ve visited … Continue reading →

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No time to look for good articles? Let Delivereads do it

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Chris Walters

Look at how many awesome tools we now have to keep ourselves stocked with high-quality reading material: Instapaper and Read It Later are great services if you’ve found an article you want to save for later; Readability and Readable do … Continue reading →

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Amazon repurposes screensavers as billboards, introduces ad-sponsored Kindle for $114

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Chris Walters

Amazon just widened the gap between its cheapest Kindle and the competition, with a new ad-supported Wi-Fi model for $114. Continue reading →

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