Tag Archives: usability

Why I won’t buy anything from iBooks

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Chris Walters

Last month was a sad one for all ebooksellers who aren’t Apple but who offer iOS apps, as well as for ebook customers. If you use a Kindle, Kobo or Nook app on your iOS device, you probably already noticed … Continue reading →

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What Neil Gaiman likes about the Kindle, and why you should care

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Chris Walters

Hopefully you don’t need a Famous Author to validate your purchasing decisions, so I’m not posting about Neil Gaiman’s opinions on the Kindle just to make you feel better/worse about your new ereader. Instead, I thought it might provide some … Continue reading →

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Ereaders make public reading private

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Chris Walters

The Atlantic argues that the Kindle fails in part because it anonymizes your reading material. Is that really a bad thing? Continue reading →

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